Tesay Glinoga

Advocacies.

Tesay has initiated the project, “March Na! An Ode to Women.” for Women’s Month. She organizes gender sensitivity seminars to men to raise their awareness on the plight of women. She also organized “Men for Women Movement that jumpstarted a 10K and 20K Race Walk among men which she envisions to become an international race in the future. She organized brisk walking trainings in Metro Manila and promoted it as a better exercise than jogging.

Interview With Manila Times.

In her small niche in her office, Bilancia, and even before that, she prefers to work quietly in an almost semi-hermitic life for the past years, modest as not to announce her little achievements, and chooses to be forgotten. With so much of humility to stay in the sidelines, Tesay now finds it difficult to advertise herself in her political battle against the perceived political giants who have learned the art and skill of making noise and empty promises during election season.

The Decision To Run For Mayor.

That Saturday during the onslaught of the typhoon, I was trapped in San Carlos Seminary from morning till afternoon. The rains were strong and the traffic was not moving anymore. A neighbor called me up to inform me that floodwater was rising to knee-deep. I was not really worried kasi mataas ang lugar ng office. When there were floods in the past, people took shelter in my office. Nagpapainom pa nga ako ng kape pag minsang merong stranded sa harap ng office. But not this time; my office was not spared. Anyway, I could not return to check my office; everywhere was flooded. I went home to my condo unit here in Legazpi Village. I was able to check on the office on Monday afternoon yet.

On September 22, 2011, Teresita Glinoga had a stroke. Her blood pressure and blood sugar were excessively high for days. Her speech was affected. Her left side is paralyzed. There was one point, according to her sister Regi, that her left leg was jerking. Angiogram was peformed. Soon after that, her blood pressure and blood sugar level stabilized and normalized.

On Friday, September 30, 2011, Regi posted an update on ICAM Alumni Association Group account on Facebook. Tess will be released from the hospital either on Monday or Tuesday. Monday is a significant day because October 3 is Tess's birthday. What a wonderful gift to her!

According to her neurologist at UERMMMC, due to the stroke, the artistic side of her got affected. However, it seems that what her doctor told her did not even bother her. She was awake the entire day, started talking about her high school days and how she danced Singkil and performed as the princess, how she won first prize for her book, "Tao Gumising Ka", which she wrote overnight. She had a lot of stories to tell. It is very true. Tess had a lot of artistic achievements.

Regi's post said:

thanks so much to all who donated for my sister,teresita glinoga of batch 74.she says thank you and appreciates your gesture. as per her neuro she can go home on monday or tuesday (in time for her 56th birthday :>) but needs to undergo PT.
yesterday,she was awake the whole day.after the neuro said that the artistic side of the brain was affected,naku she started telling stories about her hs shool days.her being the princess dancing the singkil,writing her original piece,TAO GUMISING KA,w/c she wrote overnight and won the first prize. she had a lot of stories to tell.nakakatuwa kasi despite what happened to her,she had a lot of achievements and still wanted to achieve more."

Yes, despite this episode in Tess's life, those people who know her, all agree that she will overcome this hurdle. She had overcome a lot of trials in her life, but never considered them as misfortunes, but rather, lessons to be learned and she, in turn, has unselfishly shared them to all those who needed it. Tess will come out of this triumphant again, with God's help. She will be able to continue her projects she left behind. This woman with a vision will continue to help others through her experience and knowledge. This stroke will not devastate this woman who had a lot done for he fellow Filipinos. Nothing will stop her.

For more information on the type of stroke Tesay had, you can visit St. David's Neuro Texas Institute or read the scanned version of their article on Right Brain Stroke.

Tess will go through her stroke rehabilitation for six months. Your donations will never go unnoticed. Please continue to pray for her and help her with her financial needs to pay for her ongoing medications and physical therapy. If you would like to donate, please visit the donations page or click on the "Donate" button on the right hand side of the website.

Tesay Glinoga

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Advocacies.

Interview With Manila Times.

The Decision To Run For Mayor.

Post Elections.

The Stroke, A New Journey

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