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Maria Kalaw Katigbak (born Maria Villanueva Kalaw; 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.
In the field of civic and social work, Senator Katigbak is the president of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and the Quezon City Girl Scouts Council. She is member of the national board, Catholic Women’s League, Philippine Board of Scholarships for Southeast Asia and the Commission on Appointments.
February 14, 1912, Maria Kalaw Katigbak, a Senator, beauty titlist, writer, and civic leader, was born in Manila to Teodoro M. Kalaw, journalist-scholar, and Pura Villanueva, pioneer civic leader and champion of women’s rights in the Philippines.
Jul 29, 2022 · Manang Pacita was followed in the Senate by Maria Kalaw Katigbak who won a Senate seat in 1961. She was also a lone wolf in the Senate until she was joined by Tecla San Andres Ziga in 1963 and by her sister-in-law, Eva Estrada-Kalaw, in 1965, but she lost in her re-election bid in 1967.
It might have been the combination of having worked under Presidents Laurel and Roxas, both brilliant legislators, and her desire to champion education, health, and social welfare agendas that inspired Geronima Pecson to dream for a senate seat.
Dec 15, 2020 · One fateful day in early December in 1981, De Leon was summoned by government censors headed by former senator and beauty queen Maria Kalaw Katigbak. “Kisapmata” was finished and already accepted in that year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, just waiting for the approval of the Movies and Television Review and Classification Board.
2nd Flr., Serafin D. Quiason Resource Center, National Historical Commission of the Philippines Bldg., T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila 1000 Philippines
