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Briones shares journey as empowered woman

EDUCATION Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones shared her educational experiences that helped her be empowered during the Asia Women's Forum 2022 last Thursday.

'I was fortunate I grew up in a family where there were no distinctions between genders. The driving ambition was to send all of us to school,' Secretary Briones shared at the virtual event, hosted by the Asia CEO Forum.

Education Secretary Leonor Briones recognizes women as rulers, warriors, healers, princesses and leaders, having equal status with men even before foreign conquerors came to the Philippines. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO