Mary Lou Estrada

EFFECTIVE
Work Experience
Founder and president of
the Rhema International
Livelihood Development
Foundation Inci

EMPOWERING

Rhema describes
itself on social media
as a philanthropic
foundation, a legal
and social
instrument for
applying private
wealth to public
purposes. It is a
large, autonomous
organization formed
to support the
marginalized part of
the societyii

ETHICAL
Allegations iii
Accused multiple
times of running a
land grabbing
syndicate
masquerading as an
urban-poor NGO
Misc. Actions
Filed land grabbing
and plunder claims
against Sen. Manny
Villariv

i Bondoc, Jarius, Owners of Unfenced Vacant Lots, Beware. Philstar Global, March 16,
2012. http://www.philstar.com/opinion/787319/owners-unfenced-vacant-lots-beware
ii About Rhema International Livelihood Foundation, Inc. Facebook. Accessed January
26, 2016. https://www.facebook.com/Rhema-International-Livelihood-Foundation-Inc152579694803866/info/?tab=overview
iii Bondoc, Jarius, Owners of Unfenced Vacant Lots, Beware. Philstar Global, March 16,
2012. http://www.philstar.com/opinion/787319/owners-unfenced-vacant-lots-beware
Bondoc, Jarius, Land-grabbers Defy Senator, Malacaang. PhilStar Global, December 13,
2010. http://www.philstar.com/opinion/638439/land-grabbers-defy-senator-malaca
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iv Ibid