Profile of Senator Pia Cayetano

SENATOR PIA S. CAYETANO
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143 Dela Rosa cor. Adelentado Sts. Makati City
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Profile: Senator Pia S. Cayetano

She is the youngest woman elected in the history of the Philippine Senate. A lawyer, triathlete and mother of two, Senator Pia S. Cayetano is constantly proving there’s no limit to what Filipino women can set out to do and achieve.

Pia was voted to the Senate in 2004 with an overwhelming mandate despite entering the political arena as a total neophyte. She ran on a platform promoting health, education, environment, youth and women’s empowerment in a bid to continue the legacy of her highly esteemed father, the late Senator Compañero Rene L. Cayetano.

Pia has been responsible for sponsoring and authoring laws and bills such as the “Magna Carta of Women” which aims to end all forms of gender discrimination; “Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009” which seeks to reconstitute the Bureau of Food and Drugs into the FDA and strengthen its capacity to go after counterfeit medicines and other violative health products; “Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Law of 2008″ which provides mechanisms to ensure people’s access to affordable but quality drugs; “Renewable Energy Act of 2008” which promotes the development, utilization, and commercialization of renewable energy sources in the Philippines; “Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2007″ which integrates environmental education at each school level; “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act” which seeks to reestablish the culture of breastfeeding as the normal, natural and preferred method of feeding infants and young children and to provide specific measures to enable working mothers to continue breastfeeding; the “Expanded Senior Citizens Act” which provides more benefits for our elderly and exempts senior citizens from the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services; the “Hospital Detention Law” which protects indigent patients from the unjustifiable practice of some hospitals which refuse to discharge patients due to unsettled hospital bills; the bill creating a “Persons with Disability Affairs Office” to ensure the delivery of programs and services to persons with disabilities; and several protected area laws, all of which endeavor to maintain the essential ecological processes and life-support systems of each area, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable uses of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest extent possible.

For four years, Pia chaired the Senate Committees on Health and Demography and Environment and Natural Resources until she relinquished these posts during the leadership change in the Senate in November 2008. But losing her chairmanships did not prevent Pia from pursuing her advocacies on health and environment, as well as the most vulnerable sectors in society, namely, women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. She currently chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development.

Pia brought honor to the country after being elected President of the Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). This is the highest position ever achieved by a Filipino in the 119-year-old IPU, considered as the “United Nations” of parliamentarians around the world.

Outside the Senate halls, Pia has been actively promoting her various advocacies. These include: “Pinay in Action” which provides a venue for women to take on a healthy lifestyle and information to promote women’s empowerment; “Bike for Hope” which raises community awareness on pressing health and environmental issues; and the “12-hour Multi-Sport Event in Memory of Gabriel” which supports differently abled children in memory of her son who died from multiple complications of a rare chromosomal ailment in 2001.

A professional triathlete, Pia advocates sports as part of a holistic youth development program and in promoting a fit and healthy lifestyle. She’s an avid participant of various marathons and bike runs for health and environment causes in Metro Manila and the provinces. She actively joins local and international sporting events, including marathon, triathlon, duathlon, and ironman competitions. She is a proud finisher of the Tokyo Marathon, New York Marathon, Venice Marathon, Western Australia Ironman, Aviva Ironman 70.3 in Singapore, and the Cobra Ironman 70.3 in Camarines Sur, among others. The youngest member and captain of the Philippine volleyball team in her college days, the lady senator continues to support local athletes and programs aimed at discovering young sports talents.

Whether on the Senate floor defending a measure, out in the communities to raise awareness on health, women empowerment and the environment, or when leading sports activities for a cause, Pia is driven by the same passion and work ethics that has made her among the country’s most accomplished young leaders. The daughter of the late “Compañero” has come into her own and has made her mark in the Philippine Senate and the nation’s consciousness. #

Media officer
Mike Ac-ac, mobile 09178335000, email media@senatorpiacayetano.com

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