Press Release
August 12, 2009

Gordon hails 3rd Filipina named as Pearl S. Buck Woman of the Year

Senator Richard J. Gordon today commended the third Filipina recipient of the Pearl S. Buck International (PSBI) Woman of the Year award.

Gordon, whose own mother Amelia was a recipient of the same award, filed Senate Resolution 1274 to commend Rosalind Wee, who will be honored the 2009 PSBI award for her humanitarian pursuits in favor of women and children.

"Rosalind Wee pursues her altruistic endeavors in favor of women and children with the Pearl S. Buck Foundation-Philippines with utmost commitment to health and education, and despite her visual impairment, she trudged Ormoc, Angeles City, Madapdap, Cebu and Olongapo to visit Amerasian and displaced kids," Gordon said.

Wee is the president of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation-Philippines, Inc. and the Philippine Federation of Local Councils of Women, Inc., as well as the treasurer and director of the Philippine National Red Cross-Quezon City Chapter.

Gordon said that apart from her humanitarian activities, Wee is an entrepreneur who is a living example of her advocacy of advancing the economic stability and independence of women through entrepreneurship.

The PSBI honors women who have broken barriers with professional achievements and a strong history of humanitarian pursuits, particularly related to women and children.

Former President Corazon Aquino was the first Filipina to be recognized as PSBI Woman of the Year in 1995.

Meanwhile, Amelia Gordon, former mayor and assemblywoman of Olongapo City, was given the award in 2002 for her lifelong dedication to children and adoption. Mrs. Gordon adopted more than 50 children and changed the lives of thousands more as the founder of the Boys Town and Girls Home, which provide shelter and opportunity for orphaned Filipino children of American descent in Olongapo City.

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