Philippine Context Flashcards
Known as the “Superstar” of Philippine cinema
Nora Aunor
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
Vilma Santos
Popular singer and actress who has been dubbed the “Megastar” of Philippine showbiz
Sharon Cuneta
First Filipino and Asian judge of the International Criminal Court
Miriam Defensor Santiago
Made history by becoming the Philippine General Hospital’s first chief nurse and superintendent
Anastacia Giron-Tupas
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
Lea Salonga
First-ever female mission operations manager of NASA, she is also a Filipina
Angelita Castro-Kelly
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
Hidilyn Diaz
First Filipino woman to ever win an Olympic medal in boxing
Nesthy Petecio
First Filipino Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Maria Ressa
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
Gloria Diaz
The woman behind the Feminist Association of the Philippines which was established in 1905
Concepción Felix de Calderón
The first Filipino-American model to join Victoria’s Secret runway show
Kelsey Merritt
Became the Philippines’ first female president in 1986
Corazon Aquino (1986-1992)
The country’s first female commercial pilot
Aimee Carandang
The first woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, was
Junko Tabei (May 16, 1975)
The first Filipina to reach the Seven Summits, the seven tallest mountains in every continent in the world
Carina Dayondon
The first Filipina to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, was
Carina Dayondon (May 16, 2007)
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
Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang
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
Melchora Aquino
First “Queen of the Manila Carnival” in 1908, a position that would later become “Miss Philippines” in 1926
Pura Villanueva Kalaw
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
Francisca Tirona Benitez
Also known as the “Mother of Filipino Cooking”
Teresita Reyes
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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