Name the Dame

___________ is a Filipino entrepreneur. She is the co-founder of National Book Store, the largest bookstore chain in the Philippines.

Her strategy to success: “You must be interested in what you are doing. You must love what you do so you will continue doing it, in spite of a lot of hardship.”

• Maria Ressa

• Maria Socorro Cancio Ramos

• Charo Concio Santos

• Vicky Belo

Answer explanation

She’s on almost every A-lister’s speed dial when it comes to beauty and for a good reason!

Her strategy to success: “Always remember to love yourself every day. It’s not being vain. It’s not being selfish. It’s one of the secrets to being happy.”

• Zarah Juan

• Heart Evangelista

• Vicky Belo

• Small Laude

Answer explanation

She was teased for being ugly and fat, which made her all the more interested in the field of beauty. She dreamt of becoming someone who could make people feel beautiful and loved, which led her to be in the medical profession, particularly in the field of dermatology.

_________ is a Filipina tattoo artist from Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines. She is often described as the "last" and oldest mambabatok and is part of the Butbut people of the larger Kalinga ethnic group

• Melchora Aquino

• Gabriela Silang

• Cory Aquino

• Whang Od

Answer explanation

She has been tattooing headhunters and women of the indigenous people of Butbut in Buscalan, Kalinga, since she was 15 years old, but the Butbut warriors who used to earn tattoos by protecting villages or killing enemies no longer exist.

She was fondly called the Mother of the Revolution and was a single mother who managed the farm left by her deceased husband while raising her six children. She earned her nickname after taking care of Andres Bonifacio and other Katipuneros in 1896, risking her life as she provided them with food and nursed the wounded.

• Tandang Sora

• Gabriela Silang

• Teresa Magbanua

• Josefa Llanes Escoda

Answer explanation

Tandang Sora was the first Filipina to be featured on the Philippine peso. Her portrait graced the ₱100 bill from the English series from 1951 to 1966.

She was a certified social worker, suffragette, civic leader, and war heroine.

Let us all remember her heroism with this quote mined from her final letter before she was executed in 1945: “If you happen to survive, and I fail, tell our people that the women of the Philippines did their part also in making the ember sparks of truth and liberty alive till the last moment.”

• Teresa Magbanua

• Melchora Aquino

• Josefa Llanes Escoda

• Magdalena Leones

Answer explanation

When World War II broke out, Escoda’s involvement in aiding prisoners of war and stranded women and children led to her arrest, torture, and eventual execution at the hands of the Japanese.

__________ is hailed as the “Woman of Steel” and the CEO and President of Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation.

• Alice Eduardo

• Hidilyn Diaz

• Ana Patricia Non

• Maria Ressa

Answer explanation

Growing up, Alice had always been fascinated with man-made structures like roads, bridges, and buildings, so it came as no surprise that she started her own construction company in 1995.

She is one of the most recognizable and famous women in the Philippines—pushed to the spotlight by her commitment to fighting for freedom of speech.

• Maria Mercedes

• Maria Lavidoca

• Maria Ressa

• Maria Messa

Answer explanation

Maria Angelita Ressa is a Filipino-American journalist and Nobel Peace laureate. She is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler.

She became a household name when she started the Maginhawa Community Pantry in Quezon City in April of 2021. From a small carton filled with vegetables and other food items, her makeshift pantry evolved into something much bigger than she could’ve ever imagined, creating a ripple effect and inspiring other Filipinos to propagate the concept in their own communities.

• Ana Patricia “Patreng” Non

• Ka-Leni

• Catriona Gray

• Alexa Eduque

Answer explanation

A Visual Communication graduate from the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, Patreng has a giving spirit that was evident even before the pandemic. She liked to participate in various relief efforts and voluntary projects in her community.

Weightlifting champ who has proven that no amount of weight can weigh a woman down.

• Hidilyn Diaz

• Heidi Lyn Diaz

• Heineken Diaz

• Haynaku Diaz

Answer explanation

Outside powerlifting, Hidilyn is also a Philippine Air Force member. Soon after her Olympic victory, she was promoted to the rank of staff sergeant. There seems to be no border that this woman can’t cross!

A Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration.

• Angelica Panganiban

• Grace Poe

• Gina Lopez

• Nadine Lustre

Answer explanation

Gina Lopez is remembered for her relentless fight against hazardous and destructive mining practices.