Winefreda Geonzon

Winefreda Amit Geonzon (also Winefreda Estanero-Geonzon; October 8, 1941 – July 25, 1990) was a Filipina lawyer and social justice activist. She was the founder and executive director of the Free Legal Assistance Volunteers Association (Free LAVA), a service organization that provides free legal assistance for poor prisoners. For her efforts, she received the Right Livelihood Award in 1984 for "giving assistance to prisoners and aiding their rehabilitation."

Biography Winefreda was born on October 8, 1941, to Eufronia Pelayo Amit and Ismael Estanero. She was one of seven children; her father died during World War II. She attended elementary school at Bogo Central School and high school at Cebu Roosevelt Memorial College in Bogo. She earned her BS in Elementary Education from the Cebu Normal College. She visited the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center at Apas as well as other prisons.

Geonzon was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1984 for "giving assistance to prisoners and aiding their rehabilitation."

Geonzon died of cancer on July 25, 1990. W. Geonzon Street, located in what is now the Cebu IT Park in Cebu City, was named by the Cebu City Council in her honor on August 19, 1991.