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
GABRIELA
The four Filipina Miss Universe
- Gloria Diaz, 1969
- Margie Moran, 1973
- Pia Wurtzbach, 2015
- Catriona Gray, 2018
Founder of National Book Store
Socorro “Nanay Coring” Ramos
Richest women in the Philippines
Sy sisters Teresita and Elizabeth
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
Fe del Mundo
The first woman to be appointed Secretary of Education in the Philippines
Lourdes Quisumbing
Invented the first incubator and phototherapy device for jaundice in premature babies
Fe del Mundo
Invented banana ketchup
Maria Orosa
Invented a herbal medicine called Lagundi
Dr. Gregoria Montoya
Is a biochemist who discovered conotoxins, a group of peptides that can be used to treat pain and other medical conditions
Dr. Lourdes Cruz
Is a chemist who developed an eco-friendly process for producing coconut oil
Dr. Olivia C. Cariño
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
Dr. Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo
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
Lydia de Vega-Mercado
She is a skateboarder who won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games and a silver medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Margielyn Didal
