Civil Service
Anson-Roa ran for a seat in the Senate of the Philippines in 2004 under the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP). She has held a variety of positions, including Executive Director of MOWELFUND, Inc; Governor of the Philippine Red Cross; Marketing Director of the Association of Philippine Physicians in America and Mass Communications Professor at the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and the De la Salle State University. Her work in government includes serving as Press Attaché and Cultural Officer of the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC and Commissioner of the Commission on Population.
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