Background
Maita was born in 1947 to Jose C. Gomez and Cecilia Favis Gomez and was one of 7 children Cita, (Patty died July 11, 2013), (Ditas died May 16, 2012), Joe, Naty and Migui.
Maita was born in 1947 to Jose C. Gomez and Cecilia Favis Gomez and was one of 7 children Cita, (Patty died July 11, 2013), (Ditas died May 16, 2012), Joe, Naty and Migui.
She later became a political, economic, and women"s rights advocate, and was active in the Makabayan political movement in the 1980s. Yet, as years passed, the Filipino community was surprised at the work she brought forward regarding women's emancipation. In addition to her title as Mission Philippines, Maita was a well known for her political advocacy work.
She fought for the liberation of women in the Philippines and worked hard to fix injustices there.
Her advocacy timeline began when she first became involved in an underground movement created to overthrow the dictator of the Philippines at the time, Marco. GABRIELA and WOMB were both organized after the assassination of Ninoy Aquino.
Maita was part of the National Council of SELDA (Samahan ng mga Ex-detainee Laban sa Detensyon at pata sa Amnestiya), which fought for the freedom of political prisoners. After martial law was created Gomez decision to join an underground movement resulted in her imprisonment in 1973 in Baguio.
She later escaped prison and later found a home in the Bicol mountains for three years and then moved to Central Luzon for three years as well.
One day, she was discovered and forced to be under house arrest. She continued to help others in need throughout her life and her activist work continued later on. On July 12, 2012, Maita died of a heart attack.
Eventually, Marcos was overthrown in 1986 and KAIBA (Kababaihan para sa Inangbayan), an all-women political party was created.