Faith always defeats fear; this is what Yvonne Macatingrao has believed since she was just a child. She recalled working as early as five years old, helping her mother sell ready-to-wear clothes at dry markets, traveling from one barangay to another as early as 4am.
Although her family was not among the poorest family, Yvonne just loved helping her parents. She was immersed in doing business at a young age–selling cooked saba and sweet potatoes to her classmates and working on summers to earn