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The host of the Malacañang Palace, who is usually the consort of the president, has been referred to in English as the "first lady" (Filipino: Unang Ginang).As Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took office as the first female president who is not a widow, the masculine form "first gentleman" (abbreviated FG; Filipino: Unang Ginoó) was used for her husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo.
This is a list of Philippine presidents by tickets. The list contains the candidates for the offices of President of the Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines that their parties have nominated since 1935. This list only includes the major parties and coalitions during the elections and their closest rivals during the elections.
Corazon Aquino's accession to the presidency marked the end of authoritarian rule in the Philippines. Aquino is the first female president of the Philippines and is still the only president of the Philippines to have never held any prior political position. Aquino is regarded as the first female president in Asia.
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Asia and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in South America and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
In office June 11, 1945 – May 25, 1946 ... 1897 – September 20, 1978) was the first woman elected to the Philippine Congress ... acting as a presidential ...
Leticia Ramos-Shahani became the first Filipino woman to become President pro tempore of the Senate in 1993. Santanina Rasul is the first Filipina Muslim senator. Tecla San Andres Ziga was the first woman in the Philippines to top the bar examinations for law degree graduates. She was elected as a senator in 1963. [2]
Geraldine Roman is the first and only trans woman to be elected to the House, in 2016. Daisy Avance-Fuentes was the first woman to become Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, from 1998 to 2001. Bella Angara was the first woman to become House Majority Leader, from 2000 to 2001.