Maria Kalaw Katigbak
| Maria Kalaw Katigbak | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1967 |
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| Chairperson of MTRCB | |
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In office 1981–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Ma. Rocio Atienza de Vega |
| Succeeded by | Manoling Morato |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Maria Villanueva Kalaw February 14, 1912 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | December 10, 1992 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Jose R. Katigbak; 4 children |
| Alma mater |
University of the Philippines University of Michigan University of Santo Tomas |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Maria Villanueva Kalaw Katigbak (February 14, 1912 – December 10, 1992) was a Filipina politician, journalist and beauty queen. She served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1961 to 1967 during the Fifth Congress.
Kalaw Katigbak was born Maria Villanueva Kalaw on February 14, 1912 to Filipino journalist, politician and former revolutionary Teodoro M. Kalaw of Batangas and Filipino-Spanish Purificación "Pura" García Villanueva of Iloilo in the city of Manila. Her father was a prominent politician who worked under Manuel L. Quezon's administration as executive secretary and later secretary of Interior. Her mother was a civic rights leader and was crowned as the first Manila Carnival Queen in 1908. Maria was the eldest of the four surviving children of the Kalaw.
She studied at the Jefferson Elementary School and St. Scholastica's College Manila for about a year while taking religion courses. In 1928, she graduated high school valedictorian at Philippine Women's University (PWU). In 1932, she finished her degree of philosophy and masters of social work at the University of the Philippines. While in college, she joined the writing staff of the prominent student-newspaper The Philippine Collegian, became a secretary of the UP Student Council, president of UP Women's Club, secretary of the UP Debating Club and a member of the UP Writers Club. Upon graduation, she received the Most Distinguished Senior Student Award.
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