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
USEFUL LINKS
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
