In the Limelight :
The 2013 PMAP President
Interviewed by : BOBBIE CO-LAGUITAO , FPM
Last year we asked Outgoing PMAP President Arthur Luis P . Florentin , FPM questions that enabled the General Membership to know him better . This 2013 , in a similar fashion , we also asked incoming President Grace Sorongon , to engage into a “ getting-to-know-you ” interview to elicit her deeper insights .
BOBBIE : May we get to know your family ? How would you characterize your role as a spouse and doting mother ?
GRACE : My family is no different from the average Filipino family . My husband Max and I have been working very hard for our three children , two girls and a boy , the youngest . All of my children are grown-ups and are charting their own careers . My eldest is an entrepreneur ; my second is a doctor ; and my youngest is a computer engineer .
My family is my anchor and my reason for everything that I have done . We work for a Christian Ministry , and I am proud to say that it has become the centrepiece of our family life . It is also the great cushion that I have against life ’ s challenges ; and with their support , I have become what I am today .
My husband is my best friend and my partner . I have a very open , caring relationship with my children . They say I am a “ cool ” mom . Without them knowing , I have managed to remain “ cool ” on the exterior even during very tough times because it is the only way I know how to cope with difficult circumstances .
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