Cherry was the winner of the TESDA Women’s Center (TWC) Idol Award, Self-Employed Category was . she is 27 years old, a graduate of Food and Beverage Services NC II and Bartending NC II. Cherry is now an entrepreneur, managing a Mobile Bar provided by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (GSMI). She was one of the scholars of TESDA-GSMI scholarship program at the TWC. Her JCAB I-mix mobile bar caters to the cocktail needs of clients and bar services during various events where their services are hired. She employed seven of her classmates in this mobile bar. Here, she and her team earns a net income ranging from P25,000.00 to P30,000.00 per month. She started her own business in April 2015 without an initial capital.

            Cherry shared some of her insights: “There are a lot of changes in my life. Before, I was just working as a helper in a carenderia. Then, I worked at Kenny Rogers for two years, but now I have provided employment to my classmates. There are also a lot of changes in myself. Now, I am more responsible, determined, and always thinking about success.” When asked about her training at the TWC, Cherry replied, “It was a great experience. It inspired me a lot. All that I have learned from my training, helped me to establish my own business.” And with that, she can now provide financial support to her mother.

            She also mentioned about her future plans. “I want to expand my mobile bar; I want to have another set of new tools and equipment. I also want to gain more clients and give the best cocktail catering service. I am also thinking of ways for better marketing strategies. If I will have another set of mobile bar, I will establish it in a food park.”

            She finished FBS NC II in December 2014 after six months of skills training. She also took Bartending NC II for three months and finished in March 2015. Cherry was a third year college student in BS Economics at the PUP before she enrolled in TESDA. She was not able to finish her college degree due to financial constraints. She is the youngest of five siblings in the family.