Sacrifice and creativity define Filipina housemaid’s journey

68-YEAR-OLD MARISSA IS ALSO A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION

- BY MANUEL ALMARIO Senior News Editor

For 44 years, Marissa Postre, who is now 68, served just one employer in Dubai. Behind her humble role as a housemaid lies a story woven with sacrifice, strength and stunning creativity.

Through years of struggle, she had but one dream — to give her daughter a better life. Marissa is far more than a domestic worker. She’s an artist, a mother, a breadwinner and a fierce advocate for sustainable fashion.

“T don’t waste anything,” she says. “Even garbage can become something beautiful.”

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