Josefa Llanes Escoda was a notable Filipino advocate for women’s rights and a humanitarian born on September 20, 1898, in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is most renowned for her work in establishing the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. After completing her...
Tribal chief on island of Mactan who killed Magellan in skirmish. Since immortalized by Filipinos as first national hero. (In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines - Stanley Karnow)