Donya Tesoro, San Manuel Tarlac Mayor is capturing the attention of the Internet

Her name is Doña Cresencia R. Tesoro, a 27-year old Mayor of San Manuel Tarlac is catching the attention of the netizens.

Prior to being the elected Mayor of the town of San Manuel, she was the Vice-Mayor, and prior to that was in the city council.

In her interview with CNN Philippines, she admitted that her influence in politics came mainly from his Dad – a 3-termed Mayor in Tarlac who is also the current elect vice-mayor of San Manuel.

“At first I really got discriminated for being too young… for being a female politician…”

It wasn’t easy for her at first, Donya told in the same interview, “politicians in the province think that women are weak, too emotional, and can’t contribute a lot to society.”

Tesoro wanted to be a journalist at first so she took Communication Arts at Miriam College but ended up serving the public.

From her dream to influence fellow Filipinas now has the ability to implement and do actual change in society.

Although the young and pretty mayor endorsed few brands, she doesn’t want to be considered as a model or even a celebrity. Most of the endorsed products and services were from her friends.

She ensures that the brand represents her personality – a strong, independent, and empowered young woman.

According to the 2015 census, San Manuel, Tarlac has a population of 25,504. The total area of the town 146.07 km square and is located in the northernmost part of the province. As a part of Central Luzon, it borders Tarlac and Pangasinan and is a typical rural community.

In her area of jurisdiction, her priority is education. The administration focused on establishing integrated schools to tackle the concern of high drop-out students.

This hard-working mayor updates her constituents through Facebook live streaming.

Check out more photos from her Facebook account.

All images in this post are credited to Donya Tesoro’s Facebook profile.