(born November 6, 1937, in Dagupan, Pangasinan) is a Missionary Benedictine nun, activist, educator, theologian, and author.

She also co-founded GABRIELA, federation of women's organizations and served as its national chairperson for 18 years.

She was one of the Catholics who supported the RH Bill, which guarantees access to contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care.

They are deprived of participation in the major decision-making processes and are denied full ministry in the Church.

They are just saying that the rights of everybody should also be applied to them, as a religious woman I believe in the respect, compassion, and reverence for all persons because I believe they were all made in the image and likeness of God.