Philippine Context

Question 1

Known as the “Superstar” of Philippine cinema

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Nora Aunor

Question 2

Highly acclaimed actress and politician. She has won numerous awards for her acting, including the Gawad Urian Best Actress award and the FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award

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Vilma Santos

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Popular singer and actress who has been dubbed the “Megastar” of Philippine showbiz

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Sharon Cuneta

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First Filipino and Asian judge of the International Criminal Court

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Miriam Defensor Santiago

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Made history by becoming the Philippine General Hospital’s first chief nurse and superintendent

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Anastacia Giron-Tupas

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First Asian female to play Éponine and Fantine in the Broadway musical Les Misérables. She is also the first Asian female to win Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Miss Saigon and Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards. She was also the first Asian woman to win a Laurence Olivier award

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Lea Salonga

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First-ever female mission operations manager of NASA, she is also a Filipina

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Angelita Castro-Kelly

Question 8

Who won the country’s first Olympic gold medal. The whole world watched her carry a combined weight of 224 kilogrammes. The moment she burst into tears, the country rejoiced as they knew she had won the women’s 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Hidilyn Diaz

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First Filipino woman to ever win an Olympic medal in boxing

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Nesthy Petecio

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First Filipino Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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Maria Ressa

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For the first time ever, a Filipina brought home the crown for winning the Miss Universe pageant in 1969. The victorious 18-year-old candidate was

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Gloria Diaz

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The woman behind the Feminist Association of the Philippines which was established in 1905

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Concepción Felix de Calderón

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The first Filipino-American model to join Victoria’s Secret runway show

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Kelsey Merritt

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Became the Philippines’ first female president in 1986

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Corazon Aquino (1986-1992)

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The country’s first female commercial pilot

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Aimee Carandang

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The first woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, was

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Junko Tabei (May 16, 1975)

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The first Filipina to reach the Seven Summits, the seven tallest mountains in every continent in the world

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Carina Dayondon

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The first Filipina to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, was

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Carina Dayondon (May 16, 2007)

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Was a Filipino revolutionary leader and one of the most prominent female figures in Philippine history. She was born on March 19, 1731, in Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

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Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang

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She is known as “the Mother of the Philippine Revolution” and also the first Filipina to appear on a Philippine peso banknote, featured on the 100-peso bill

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Melchora Aquino

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First “Queen of the Manila Carnival” in 1908, a position that would later become “Miss Philippines” in 1926

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Pura Villanueva Kalaw

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Co-founded the Philippine Women’s college, which would later become the Philippine Women’s University (PWU). The first university for women in Asia, established by Asian women

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Francisca Tirona Benitez

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Also known as the “Mother of Filipino Cooking”

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Teresita Reyes

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Is a progressive Filipino political party that advocates for women’s issues and represents Filipino women in the House of Representatives

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GABRIELA

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The four Filipina Miss Universe

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1. Gloria Diaz, 1969
2. Margie Moran, 1973
3. Pia Wurtzbach, 2015
4. Catriona Gray, 2018

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Founder of National Book Store

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Socorro “Nanay Coring” Ramos

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Richest women in the Philippines

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Sy sisters Teresita and Elizabeth

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Was a pediatrician and the first woman to be admitted to Harvard Medical School. She established the Children’s Medical Center in Quezon City, Philippines and devoted her life to improving healthcare for children

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Fe del Mundo

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The first woman to be appointed Secretary of Education in the Philippines

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Lourdes Quisumbing

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Invented the first incubator and phototherapy device for jaundice in premature babies

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Fe del Mundo

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Invented banana ketchup

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Maria Orosa

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Invented a herbal medicine called Lagundi

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Dr. Gregoria Montoya

Question 33

Is a biochemist who discovered conotoxins, a group of peptides that can be used to treat pain and other medical conditions

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Dr. Lourdes Cruz

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Is a chemist who developed an eco-friendly process for producing coconut oil

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Dr. Olivia C. Cariño

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Is a civil engineer who specializes in earthquake engineering. She has contributed to the development of earthquake-resistant designs for buildings and infrastructure, and has conducted research on the seismic vulnerability of buildings in the Philippines

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Dr. Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo

Question 36

She is a former track and field athlete who is considered one of the greatest sprinters in Philippine history. She won multiple gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games and broke the Asian record for the 100-meter dash in 1986

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Lydia de Vega-Mercado

Question 37

She is a skateboarder who won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games and a silver medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games

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Margielyn Didal