Notable Alumnae

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Alma “Mitch” Valdez

High School ’68 – Performer
First Filipina President of the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM)

Alma Quintans-Kern

Grade School ’16 / High School ’64

2013 Pax Awardee
2007 Outstanding Filipino-American Woman of the Year, San Francisco, CA
2012 Presidential Awardee for Outstanding Organization for Overseas Filipinos
Two-term President, Filipino Community of Seattle

Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia

Grade School ’68

First woman Ambassador to serve in an Arab country (Egypt)
Later, served as Ambassador to Israel
Currently, the Philippine Ambassador to Canada
Member of MENSA – No. 10025

Capt. Catherine Marie Castillo

High School ’87

First female jet aircraft captain in the country

Capt. Ma. Aurora Carandang-Gloria

High School ’82

Asia’s First Female Pilot
First Filipina Commercial Pilot
First Filipina pilot to fly as a full-fledged captain for PAL

Cecile Azarcon

Grade School ’73 / High School ’77

Singer, Voice Teacher, & Pianist
Songwriter/Composer of the popularly know OPM Songs sung by well-known Filipino Artist

Her composition, “Lift Up Your Hands” cited as Best Religious Song by Cecil Awards and Catholic Mass Media Awars. Currently the Music Director of the Faith Bible Church of Vallejo USA.

Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino

Grade School ’43

The country’s first woman president

Cynthia Elazequi-Sanchez

A.B. Guidance & Counseling / B.S. Psychology ’81

President, NFD International Manning Agents, Inc.

Dr. Lucresia R. Kasilag

Diploma in Music Teaching ’39

National Artist and the “First Lady of Philippine Music”
Pioneer, “Blending of Indigenous Ethnic and Western Musical Approaches”
President and Music Director, Bayanihan
Awardee, 1995 ASEAN Achievement Award

Gloria Maria Aspillera Dia

High School ’69

The country’s first Ms. Universe, 1969

Justice Cecilia Muñoz-Palma

High School ’31

The first woman Supreme Court Justice of the Republic of the Philippines

Lilibeth Tan-Ng

BS Hotel & Restaurant Management ’96

Vice President for Flight Operations, Philippine Airlines (PAL)

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo

A.B. Nutrition ’66

Seasoned Journalist, Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI)
Author, “Human Face: A Journalist’s Encounters and Awakenings”

Maria Fe Perez-Agudo

BS Accounting ’83

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI)

Marianne Hontiveros

High School ’66

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Air Asia Philippines

Maricris Abad Santos-Albert

Grade School ‘ 83 / High School ’87

President, Fila Isport Life, Inc.

Marie Antonette Leviste

High School ’91

2000 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist Equestrian

Mary Grace Dimacali

AB Psychology ’78 – Cum Laude

President, Mary Grace Foods, Inc.
2013 Store Operations Excellence Awardee for Mary Grace Greenbelt branch by the Ayala Malls
2011 Outstanding Filipina Entrepreneur by Network for Enterprising Women
2011 Go Negosyo Awardee
2010 Store Operations Excellence Awardee for Mary Grace Serendra branch by the Ayala Malls
2006 Outstanding Scholastican Awardee
Member, Yellow Ribbon Movement

Her Excellency Mercy Arrastia-Tuazon

High School ’49 and College AB major in Nutrition, minor in Home Arts and History

Ambassador of the Philippines to the Holy See

Natividad “Naty” Crame-Rogers

HS Batch 1939

1999 PAX Awardee
Actress, director, teacher, writer and researcher.
Established the UST Graduate School Academic Theater
Film Actress, known as Paula of the film “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino” by National Artist, Lamberto V. Avellana
Founding Chairman of the PNU Drama-Speech & Theater Department.
Established the SSC Children and Teachers’ Theater
Formed the Philippine Drama Company and Amingtahanan Sala Theater
Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society for Women in Education in the U.S. & Philippines 1994, Cultural Center of the Philippines Gawad Award in Theater
1999, 100 Outstanding Filipinos in the 20th Century in the field of Theater
2005, The National Commission of Culture & Arts (NCCA) Centennial Award for Women given by Pres. Gloria Arroyo
2008, UP Centennial Lifetime Achievement Award
2009, The Lifetime Achievement ALIW Award
2011, The Living Legend Philippine Theater Award of the International University Theater Association
2013, Natatanging Gawad Buhay OR Philstage’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Riza Gervasio-Mantaring