Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas
Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas

Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas

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Profiles by Agay Llanera

Artworks by Abi Dionisio, Nina Garibay, and Lui Gonzales

"The new Filipina... is a woman who has discovered the exalting realm of responsibility, a woman fully engaged in the making of history." — Lorena Barros

Throughout Philippine history, countless women have played significant roles in advancing our communities, developing our culture, and defending our nation. Their triumphs show not only their strength amid adversity, but also a deep commitment to community and justice.

From the stage to the laboratory, from the classroom to the battlefield, from diplomacy to resistancehere are eighteen Filipino women whose lives give us much to celebrate and aspire to.

Language: English
Type: Softbound, full-color, 66 pages
ISBN: 978-971-9689-76-8

Year Published: 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Agay Llanera is a freelance writer for television and the web. She enjoys writing romance, and stories for children and young adults. She's a nanay to Kal and Bugs, a wife to Spanky, and a #romanceclass community member. She also hopes to watch one of her stories on the big screen someday.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Nina Garibay graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, with a degree in Visual Communication from the College of Fine Arts. She has participated in several group shows within Manila. In 2020, she marked her first solo exhibit in the midst of the lockdown. She is currently the program manager at the Punlaan, a program of the Linangan Artist Residency, located within the Alitaptap Artist Community in Amadeo, Cavite.

Securing innumerable accolades under her belt, Abi Dionisio was one of 5 national winners at the Philippine Art Awards in 2016. Since graduating from Bulacan State University with a degree in fine arts, she has mounted six solo exhibitions. Her work has also been featured in international exhibitions in cities such as Singapore, London, and Taiwan.

Artist and musician Lui Gonzales considers her works as a visual representation of memory. She graduated as an Art Scholar majoring in Visual Arts from the Philippine High School for the Arts and obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. In 2010, she was chosen as one of the representatives of the Philippines for the ASEAN Youth Camp for Visual Arts held in Hanoi, Vietnam, and in 2020, she was a finalist for Ateneo Art Gallery's Marciano Galang Acquisition prize. Her contemplative drawings and layered works have been exhibited at art spaces and art galleries both locally and internationally.

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Every purchase of this book is matched with book donations to children from disadvantaged communities in the Philippines in support of CANVAS' One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign