| Eva Estrada-Kalaw | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1965 – September 21, 1972 |
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| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Manila | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Lito Atienza, Carlos Fernando, Mel Lopez, Gonzalo Puyat II, and Arturo Tolentino |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | June 16, 1920 Murcia, Tarlac |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista Party (1965-1971), Liberal Party (1971-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Teodoro V. Kalaw, Sr. † |
| Relations | widow |
| Children | Teodoro E. Kalaw, Jr. |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Occupation | housewife |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Eva Reynada Estrada-Kalaw (born June 16, 1920) is a Filipino politician, served as a Senator in the Senate of the Philippines for 7 years. (1965–1972). Serving in Senate during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos (Nationalist), she was part of a major transformation in Philippine domestic and foreign policies.
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Evangelina R. Kalaw was born in Murcia,Tarlac, now Concepcion, Tarlac on June 16, 1920 to Dr. Salvador Estrada and Demetria Reynada.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Education major in Home Economics from the University of the Philippines in 1940[1] . She also took up post graduate studies in social work. In between her teaching stints at the Far Eastern University, National Teacher’s College and Centro Escolar College, Eva conscientiously engaged in social work for which she was awarded a citation for being the “Outstanding Volunteer Social Worker of the Year.”
During this era of revising and strengthening the government, there was a major rise in student activism—primarily the activism was surged by the presence of governmental corruption and the US presence and dictation in the Philippines. Co-insiding with this rise of activism, was the rise of violence and communist ideology. On August 1, 1971, a bomb exploded at a Liberal Party rally at Plaza Miranda injuring several officials, including Senator Estrada-Kalaw. From this point, the Senator was part of a major effort to protest the newly pronounced dictatorship of Marcos, who in 1972 enacted martial law and went on to extend his presidency without limit until its eventual cessation in 1981. She continued participation in the government into the next decade. After the famous Edsa Revolution, she ran but lost in the senatorial elections under the Grand Alliance for Democracy.
Eva Estrada-Kalaw was born in Murcia, Tarlac (now Concepcion, Tarlac) and was educated until she received her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the University of the Philippines. While teaching in several colleges and institutions, she was an incredible volunteer and social worker and went on to receive awards for dedication to a prosperous society. Amongst these awards, she won a citation for being the “Outstanding Volunteer Social Worker of the Year.”
Some of the organizations she benefited and her positions were: