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She co-authored A Time to Love, A Time to Leave (a book on marriage and divorce “Philippine-style”) with Jullie Yap-Daza, and is an essayist for Women with Fire (edited by Lorna Kalaw-Tirol) and Pinay: Autobiographical Narratives by Women Writers, 1926-1998 (edited by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo).
The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles was opened in 1947 at 355 South Broadway in the city's historic core, initially as an extension office of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco. It was headed by Dr. Roberto Regala, the first Philippine consul to San Francisco, as titular consul, but administered by his vice-consul in ...
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GABRIELA, the alliance, was founded in April 1984 after 10,000 women marched in Manila, defying a Marcos decree against demonstrations. [5] GABRIELA was named in honor of Gabriela Silang, [6] a Filipina revolutionary, who led a revolt against Spain in 1763 following her husband's assassination. [7]
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. [5] [6] It was founded in 1974 by Sen.Jose W. Diokno, [5] Lorenzo Tañada, [7] J.B.L. Reyes, [4] and Joker Arroyo [8] during the martial law era under former President Ferdinand Marcos. [9]
Also: Philippines: People: By occupation: Lawyers / Women by occupation: Women lawyers This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Filipino lawyers . It includes lawyers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Rosalind Goodrich Bates, an attorney based in Los Angeles, served as the editor of the Women Lawyers Journal in 1931 and from 1935-1936. [7] Eva M. Mack, editor of Women Lawyers' Journal. [8] Emilie Bullowa, an advocate for legal aid, who served as the first president of the national organization from 1916-1922. [9]
Historic Filipinotown (alternately known as HiFi [1]) is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles.. In 2008, it was one of the five Asian Pacific Islander neighborhoods (Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Historic Filipinotown, Koreatown, and Thai Town) in the city that received federal recognition as a Preserve America neighborhood.