Maria Cristina Arboleda had been in the teaching profession for 20 years at the Faculty of Nursing. At the same time, she is actively involved in scientific affairs, specifically that of research. She had been in several positions like Basic Nursing Department Head, Research Chair and Quality Assurance & Performance Assessment Head. Maria Cristina had a passion on Research where her career begins after obtaining her Baccalaureate degree in Nursing. She worked with different Government and Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s) in the field pf Research. As a proponent, she loves submitting proposals for research grants ensuring that her research study will have an impact to the lives of many or to the profession where she belongs. She is the first Filipino to publish a research paper at the Libyan Medical Journal at Tripoli, Libya. She also received High Society International Award from the ISSN International Research Awards 2021. Maria Cristina is a frequent speaker at research forums as well as trainings and symposiums related to Gender and Development (GAD) and Reproductive Health. Her advocacy is on women empowerment. Currently, Maria Cristina shifted a career on the Oil and Gas Sector as Legal Secretary. With the major shift, she is happy to discover new things in the field of Law and Oil and Gas. She is still active on her passion as a researcher as International Online Journal Reviewer.