HOPEFUL. Angelie Montibano, a beneficiary of the "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa" program shares her struggles and dreams with the Philippine News Agency at the BP2 depot, Quezon City on June 2, 2022. She is now home in Negros Oriental with her 13-year-old daughter. (PNA photo by Lade Kabagani) MANILA - Angelie Montibano was in her early 20s and out of college when she left Negros Oriental province with dreams of a successful life in the Big City. She luckily found employment at once as a timekeeper in a construction company. Later on, she got pregnant and raised her daughter, Samantha, alone. She had a job and knewthey would be just fine. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic came out of nowhere and reality struck Montibano hard. First, she was laid off from work. "Kapag babae ka, ikaw ang unang aalisin kasi construction site 'yun. Tingin nila, trabahong panlalaki lang 'yun (If you are a woman, you will have to go first because it's a construction site. They