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OUTSTANDING CONGRESSMAN AWARD 2021

WOmEN EmPOWERmENT AND LIVELIHOOD
Len subscribes to the belief that for the city to prosper, one
needs to empower its women. A loving wife to Steve Naguiat
and dedicated mom to Nico and Isabel, Len knows all too well
the essential role a woman plays in nation-building (yes, it starts
in the family!).

During her term as the mother of the city, she mobilized its EDUCATION
female leaders through the Kababaihan Unlad Biñan (KUB). Len, a product of Canossa School and University of Santo
Members join several trainings on micro entrepreneurship, Tomas, believes that no one should be left behind in education,
rug making, and hydroponics as well as seminars on women’s that everybody should have a chance to a good one. So her
rights, health awareness, and leadership. These women have administration made sure to give bright underprivileged students
also become frontliners in various community activities such a shot at improving their lives through the establishment of Iskolar
as Alagang LEN’s medical missions and relief operations. The ng Biñan, then Mayor Len’s flagship education scholarship
organization also holds their own programs, including sports program. Before she finished her last term as Mayor, more than
tournaments, livelihood trainings, and health-related projects. 15,000 scholars have benefitted from the well-acclaimed program.

In her maiden stint as the District Representative, Len
collaborated with the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) to help more than 3,000
Biñanenses to finish technical education and pass the National Alagang LEN’s Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), which started
Certificate II on welding, electrical installation, computer in 2017, is in partnership with the Commission on Higher
hardware servicing, driving, housekeeping, caregiving, and Education (CHED) to support college students with the financial
bread and pastry making. Some of these graduates were able aid needed to pursue their academic dreams. For SY 2017-
to start their own businesses, while some were able to help their 2018, 166 students received a grant of P6,000 per semester.
families through their overseas jobs. For SY 2018-2019, there were 413 recipients of the TDP.

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