Amelita Alanes
Amelita Alanes
- 1st Filipina Olympian in Women's 100m Dash (1972)
- 1st Filipina Olympian in Women's 200m Dash (1972)
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Zulaika Mariano Calibjo
Zulaika Mariano Calibjo
- 1st Filipina to top the graduating class of the male-dominated Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA, 2006)
QUOTE
“What I am now is the [product] of [my own] sweat and blood. I compete not with others but with my own standards.”
DATE OF BIRTH
1983
FATHER: Rodolfo Calibjo
MOTHER: Babel
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Woman on top at 186-year marine school
After 186 years, woman leads PMMA cadets
Bernice Romualdez
Bernice Romualdez
- 1st Filipina Representative and Semifinalist in the Miss Maja International beauty pageant (1972)
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Maja International 1972
Helena Benitez
Helena Benitez
AKA Helena Zoila Tirona Benitez
- 1st Filipina, 1st Asian, and 1st woman international academic and legislative leader inducted into the Democracy Hall of Fame International (2003)
- 1st Filipina chair of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (1969)
- 1st Filipina and 1st woman president of the Governing Council of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP, 1975)
- Founder of the 1st Filipino dance company, Bayanihan National Folk Dance Company (1957)
- 1st Filipina and 1st woman member of the Board of the International Association of Universities
- 1st Filipina to be conferred the Presidential Award of the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Datu
- 1st Filipina to author the first law that protects the Philippine Eagle
QUOTE
"A world that's free of poverty and exclusion, a world that's more safe, more fair, more caring, more peaceful is still far out in the horizon. But it will come one day if people work together and try hard enough to build it."
ALIAS
"Most Outstanding Lady Senator"
DATE OF BIRTH
June 27, 1914
BIRTHPLACE
Manila, Philippines
FATHER: Dean Conrado Benitez
MOTHER: Dr. Francisca Tirona Benitez
2nd HUSBAND: Fabian Benitez
1st HUSBAND: Wifredo Lam
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Senator Profile of Helena Z. Benitez
PRRM Profile of Helena Z. Benitez
Induction of Dr. Helena Z. Benitez into the International Graduate University's Democracy Hall of Fame International
Helena Z. Benitez Named To U.S. Hall Of Fame
Helena Benitez Has Seen It All and Met Them All
Wifredo and Helena
50th Anniversary Message for PRRM
Dr. Teresita Altre
Dr. Teresita Altre
- 1st Filipina orthopedic surgeon
The First Ladies of Philippine Medicine
Gemith Gemparo
Gemith Gemparo
- 1st Filipina crowned Miss Model of the World (1992)
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Miriam Defensor Santiago
Miriam Defensor Santiago
AKA Dr. Miriam Defensor Santiago
- 1st Filipina Secretary of Agrarian Reform
- 1st Filipina Editor-in-Chief of the Philippine Collegian, a student newspaper in the University of the Philippines (U.P.)
- 1st Filipina to win the Best Debater Award in law school
QUOTE
“I believe there is a God, that he is good, and that he will ensure that eventually good will triumph over evil.”
ALIAS
"Inday"
DATE OF BIRTH
June 15, 1945
BIRTHPLACE
Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
FATHER: Benjamin A. Defensor
MOTHER: Dimpna Palma
HUSBAND: Narciso Yap Santiago Jr. (Narsing)
CHILDREN: Narciso III, Alexander Robert, Megan and Molly (adopted twins)
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Miriam.com.ph
Biography of Miriam Defensor Santiago
Bong Coo
Bong Coo
AKA Olivia Garcia Coo
- 1st Filipina Bowler to establish the first commercial synthetic bowling lanes in the Philippines (1995)
- 1st Filipina Bowler enshrined in the World Bowling Writers International Bowling Hall of Fame (1993)
- 1st Filipina Bowler to pioneer in the Pro Shop business (Bong Coo Sports, 1991)
- 1st Filipina Bowler who became the first Philippine member of the International Bowling Pro Shops and Instructors Association (1991)
- 1st Filipina athlete listed in the Guinness Book of World Records (1979)
- 1st Filipina Bowler to win a Gold Medal in Women All Event of the IX World Championships (1979)
ALIAS
"Asia's Bowling Queen"
"Asia's Most Durable Bowler"
"Bong"
DATE OF BIRTH
June 3, 1948
BIRTHPLACE
Manila, Philippines
HUSBAND: Eduardo F. Coo
CHILDREN: Edward James and Edilbert Joseph
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COO, Olivia "Bong" G. Personal Information
19 newsmakers in the world of sport
Angela Perez Baraquio
Angela Perez Baraquio
AKA Angela Perez Baraquio Grey
- 1st Filipina-American and 1st Asian-American to be crowned Miss America (2001)
"I've learned so much about myself and about the challenges of being Miss America. I couldn't do anything without my faith in God."
ALIAS
"Angie"
DATE OF BIRTH
June 1, 1976
BIRTHPLACE
Mililani, Hawaii, USA
FATHER: Claudio Fernandez Baraquio
MOTHER: Rigolette Perez
HUSBAND: Tinifuloa ("Tini") Grey
CHILDREN: Isaiah
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Angela Perez Baraquio Grey A Catholic Miss America: Angela Perez Baraquio
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