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In the precolonial era of the Philippines there are numerous women are entitled as a Hara and Dayang, the female presence in the Noble caste are prominent in the kinship system in the Philippine societies, here are the examples of notable Queens in the Philippine history: Dayang Buka (C.900 CE) Known in LCI.
Women's universities and colleges in the Philippines (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "History of women in the Philippines" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Gabriela Silang was born in barrio Caniogan, Santa, Ilocos to a Spanish Ilocano father named Anselmo Cariño, [1] a trader who ferried his wares from Vigan to Abra along the Abra River and a descendant of Ignacio Cariño, the first Galician from Spain to arrive in Candon in the late 17th century.
Included in this list are members of the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971, the Batasang Bayan, which functioned as the de facto legislature from 1976 to 1978, the Interim and Regular Batasang Pambansa, which functioned as the unicameral legislature during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos from 1978 until its abolition ...
Defensor Santiago was named one of The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 1997 by The Australian. [1] She was known for being a long-serving Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, an elected judge of the International Criminal Court, and the sole female recipient of the Philippines' highest national honor, the Quezon Service Cross.
This term has been legally used for some Muslim women monarchs and sultan's consorts. Nevertheless, westerners have used the title to refer to Muslim women monarchs specially in the southern part of the Philippines, which is in the Islamic influence (like Sulu and Maguindanao), sultan's women relatives who don't hold this title officially.
Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate end Term length Corazon Espino [5]: Nueva Vizcaya: 1962 1962 <1 year Teresa Dupaya [6]: Cagayan: 1964 1979 15 years
This is a list of women senators of the Philippines. It is a guide to identify the women in the Philippines who have served as senators in the Senate of the Philippines, as distinct from the existing whole list of Philippine senators. Since 1947, there have been 23 Filipino women senators in Philippine history.