Helena Benitez

Helena Benitez
Member of the Batasang Pambansa from Cavite[1]
In office
July 23, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from Southern Tagalog[1]
In office
June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1967 – September 23, 1972
Personal details
Born Helena Zoila Tirona Benitez
(1914-06-27)June 27, 1914
Manila, Philippine Islands
Died July 14, 2016(2016-07-14) (aged 102)
Nationality Filipino
Parents Conrado Benitez (father)
Francisca Tirona (mother)
Alma mater Philippine Women's University
George Washington University
University of Chicago
Iowa State College
Occupation educator and politician

Helena Zoila Tirona Benitez[1] (June 27, 1914 – July 14, 2016) was a Filipina academic and administrator of the Philippine Women's University.

Biography

Benitez was born in Manila to Conrado Benitez, a pensionado to the United States and a member of the 1935 Constitutional Convention, and Francisca Tirona who was an educator and co-founder of Philippine Women's College in 1919.[1]

She served in the Senate of the Philippines from 1967[2] until Congress was closed when martial law was declared in 1972, and at the Batasang Pambansa from 1978 until it was abolished in 1986. Benitez also founded the Bayanihan Dance Company.[3][4] Benitez died on July 14, 2016, aged 102.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bueza, Michael (27 June 2014). "Fast Facts: Helena Zoila Benitez is 100 years old". Rappler.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Senators Profile - Helena Benitez. Senate of the Philippines; accessed 2015-08-21.
  3. ↑ Macairan, Evelyn (2016-06-29). "Helena Benitez at 100: Heart filled with gratitude". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ↑ Tejero, Constantino C. (27 June 2013). "A living treasure is still up and about with her advocacies". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Antiporda, Jefferson (July 14, 2016). "Helena Benitez dies at 102". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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