ITOGON, Benguet: Hard labor is often associated with able-bodied men while women are often elevated to doing the lighter work for being the alleged weaker gender.

However, both Fineda Gonwigon, 60, and Natty Siyao, 43, who are members of the maintenance team of Itogon Suyoc Resources Inc. (ISRI), will not be selective in the work that will be assigned to them by their superiors because their main consideration is the income they can earn to help sustain their families in Sangilo, Poblacion.

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