Identity and Independence: Filipino Women in Times of War and Peace
Department of National Defense, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
This publication highlights the lives of women across three periods of our history when the country was faced with foreign colonizers, the Spanish, American and Japanese periods. The Spanish colonial period being the longest, the context of the heroic action needed to be carefully laid out to show how the actions of the women gave tremendous service to other Filipinos. The struggle for identity and independence continued into the American period thus showing how women continued to blaze new trails for themselves and for other Filipinos in various fields. The selection of women featured here on the brief Japanese occupation highlighted primarily their role in the country's return to freedom.
Faculty Involved:

Santillan, Neil Martial R.
Professor
Focus: contemporary Philippine History, film history, and history of Mindanao.

Emmanuel Jayson V. Bolata
Assistant Professor
Focus: Cultural history of science (astronomy and cosmology), Literary studies (Philippine folk epics, poetry, and children’s literature), Folklore studies, Local history (Marinduque)

Francisco Jayme Paolo A. Guiang
Assistant Professor (Study Leave)
Focus: Marxism in historical scholarship, the history of activist and student movements in the Philippines, and nationalism in the Philippines.

Magallona, Diego Vicente A.
Lecturer
His research interests include Military History, History of Social Movements in the Philippines, and Contemporary Philippine History.

Francis Justine M. Malban
Assistant Professor
Focus: history of mental health and mental health institutions in the Philippines.

Dondy Pepito G. Ramos II
Assistant Professor (Study Leave)
Focus: history of memory, memorialisation of early modern maritime empires (Spanish Empire and VOC), comparative history, maritime history, monuments, public commemorations, museum exhibitions

Aaron F. Viernes
Assistant Professor
Focus: local history, military history, cultural history, and sports history.

Patrick James B. Serra
Instructor (Study Leave)
Focus: diplomatic history of the Philippines, cultural heritage studies, Cold War period