Dr. Fe del Mundo

Dr. Fe del Mundo

• 1st Filipina National Scientist (1978)
• 1st Filipina Saint Brother Miguel Febres Cordero Awardee (1994)
• 1st Filipina to be elected president of the Philippine Medical Association (1969-1970)
• 1st Filipina and 1st Asian elected president of the Medical Women's International Association (1962-1966)
• Established the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines (1957)
• 1st Filipina president of the Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. (1952-1955)
• Founder and 1st Filipina president of the Philippine Medical Women's Association (1949-1954)
• 1st Filipina to head a government general hospital, North General Hospital (NGH, 1948)
• 1st Filipina to be certified by the American Board of Pediatrics as Board Diplomate (1947)
• 1st Filipina and 1st Asian at the Harvard University School of Medicine (1937-38)
• National Scientist (1978)

ALIAS
"The Grand Lady of Pediatrics"

DATE OF BIRTH
November 27, 1911


BIRTHPLACE
Manila, Philippines

FATHER: Bernardo del Mundo
MOTHER: Paz Villanueva

USEFUL LINKS

The 1977 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service
The Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Awards
DOST - National Academy of Science and Technology: Del Mundo Fe
Fe Del Mundo - Filipino Doctor
A Woman for all Seasons
Saint Brother Miguel Award

Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

• 1st Filipina President of the Constitutional Commission (CONCOM, 1986)
• 1st Filipina Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court (1973)
• 1st Filipina district judge in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental (1954)
• 1st Filipina judge at the Court of First Instance (1950s)
• 1st Filipina government prosecutor in Quezon City (1947)
• 1st Filipina bar topnotcher with a grade of 92.6 percent (1937)

QUOTE

“grandiose acts are not the measure of greatness; it is the small things that we do in the name of love and service to God, country and fellowmen that really counts.”

ALIAS
"Justice Celing"


DATE OF BIRTH
November 22, 1913

BIRTHPLACE
Bauan, Batangas, Philippines


HUSBAND: Dean Rodolfo C. Palma (Rodong)
CHILDREN: Pearl, Tadeo and Gustav


YEAR OF DEATH
January 2, 2006

USEFUL LINKS

Woman worthy of Reverence: Cecilia Muñoz Palma
Nation mourns Justice Muñoz-Palma
Justice Cecilia Muñoz-Palma: Her Tranquil Resignation in the Temple Of Justice
Justice Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, devoted wife
Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma: Making A Real Difference

Jonalyn Viray

Jonalyn Viray

• 1st Filipina Pinoy Pop Superstar Grand Champion (2005)

QUOTE

"Do your best and be mindful of the people around you."


ALIAS
"Soul Princess"
"Jona"


DATE OF BIRTH
November 15, 1989

BIRTHPLACE
Marikina City, Philippines

USEFUL LINKS

iGMA.tv Celebrity Profile: Jonalyn Viray
Wikipedia Article on Jonalyn Viray
Jonalyn outshines them all
Jonalyn Viray Living the life of a Pinoy Pop Superstar
'Pinoy Pop Superstar' Winner: Youngest Diva Makes Her Mark