Teresita Sy-Coson

I was always told I had to be an example to my siblings. I was told to toe the line. So I had to behave.

I learned by example. ...As a kid you think you are just the same as other adults.

I was just born into a business family. It is really a destiny.

For the men, they are more of a risk taker, and for the women, they are more nurturing and more details. So the combination of the men and women is very good for business.

In the Philippines, we don't have that much of a problem. There's not much difference between the men and the women. In our business, we always have a good mixture of the men and the women.

I belong to a family where I think we're all fairly treated, boys or girls. Although I have to work doubly hard just to be able to be recognised. That meant long hours, but the hard work paid off.