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Incredible Filipina war heroes who played key roles during the war.

We ask these strong, powerful females who they look up to Which woman do I look up to in admiration? On the personal side there is Blessed Mary, mother of Lord Jesus, the embodiment of a mother’s devotion to her child. There is my mother Evangelina, with her old-school but timeless family values. On the political side, there are many dating back to Queen Elizabeth I, or Golda Meir, or Margaret Thatcher, or even her contemporary Queen Elizabeth II who is now into her seventh decade of leading the British Commonwealth in its transition from colonial times to digital times. But to be more obje...

In celebration of Women’s Month, we highlight eight Filipinas whose stories should be told and remembered. Trinidad Tecson (Photo from bulacan.gov.ph) Trinidad Tecson Known as the “Mother of Biak na Bato,” Trinidad Tecson was the first Filipina known to have taken part in “Sandugo” or a blood compact. Tecson fought side-by-side with the revolutionary men. She fought 12 bloody battles in Bulacan. Among her most valuable contributions in the Philippine revolution was the capture of firearms from a jail in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija after raiding a courthouse in Caloocan. At one time, whe...