Smart and elegant, Rica managed to break the ceiling of discrimination thanks to an extraordinary confidence on her talents and skills.  A graduate of Mathematics from the Ateneo de Manila University, she is now traveling around Asia and Europe to implement strategic technological changes in big corporations.

She stands as a successful example of transsexual who has work in an executive position for a multinational company in the Makati business district.  A celebrity in her own right, she has appeared in Pinoy Big Brother, a popular syndicated show, where she has aired her achievements to the populace.

Rica is the vice-chairwoman of the Society of Transsexual Women in the Philippines (STRAP).