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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174002571248520250219-tandang-sora-womens-museum-MD-1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Tandang Sora Women&#x27;s Museum, the first of its kind in the Philippines officially opens on February 19, 2025 in Quezon City. Soft-opened last January 6 during the 213rd birth anniversary of Melchora Aquino or more known as Tandang Sora, the museum features Aquino&#x27;s role in the 1896 Philippine revolution during the Spanish colonial period while also celebrating the roles and contributions of Filipinas and movements in Philippine history and various fields. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The first-ever women&#x27;s museum in the Philippines, the Tandang Sora Museum, was officially launched on Wednesday at the Tandang Sora National Shrine in Quezon City.</p><p>Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said that Banlat Road, the birthplace of Tandang Sora, is the most fitting location for the country’s first women&#x27;s museum.</p><p>&quot;Sino bang mag-a-akalang magkakaroon tayo ng isang bayaning babae na solo parent at senior citizen?&quot; Belmonte said.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:667px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174004216038020250219-tandang-sora-womens-museum-MD-1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN news</span></span></span></div><p>Belmonte also highlighted the significance of establishing a women&#x27;s museum in the country.</p><p>&quot;Sa ibang mga bansa, including developed nations, and our neighbors here in Asia, a women&#x27;s museum stands as an integral part of their culture and being,&quot; she said</p><p>&quot;Nakakalungkot ring isipin that despite the progress we have made in advocating women&#x27;s rights, na-e-echapwera pa rin ang babae sa mahalang bahagi ng kasaysayan,&quot; she added.</p><p>The museum showcases the life and legacy of Melchora Aquino, also known as Tandang Sora, featuring paintings depicting her contributions, antique artifacts, and a bust of the revolutionary heroine.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:667px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174004228827920250219-tandang-sora-womens-museum-MD-6.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>Award-winning artist and museum curator Sandra Torrijos shared that Tandang Sora&#x27;s virtues—honesty, service to the people, collaboration, and courage—were the inspiration behind the museum&#x27;s exhibits.</p><p>&quot;Sa kaniyang edad 84, sumapi pa siya sa Katipunan, e isang malaking hakbang yung considering 60 plus ka na nga magreretire ka na,&quot; she said.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:667px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174004221219820250219-tandang-sora-womens-museum-MD-4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>Beyond Tandang Sora, the museum also features paintings by women artists, as well as depictions of Filipina revolutionaries and notable women across different fields. &quot;If you notice we start with the Babaylan. If you will look closely with the walls, may nag-i-interweave dun which is the spirituality of Filipinos,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Binubuo natin ang history ng mga Filipinos, kasi ang other half ng history ay mga kalalakihan kung napapansin niyo. Ngayon mailalabas natin ang storya ng mga kababaihan, I think magkakaroon ng kabuuan,&quot; she added.</p><p>Among the distinguished guests was Senator Risa Hontiveros, a well-known advocate for women&#x27;s rights.</p><p>&quot;Ang tapang at husay ng mga Pilipinang kagaya ni Tandang Sora ang nagbigay ng daan para sa napakaraming karapatang tinatamasa nating mga kababaihan ngayon. We owe them the rights and liberties we enjoy today,&quot; Hontiveros said.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:667px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174004225345920250219-tandang-sora-womens-museum-MD-7.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with free admission for seniors, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and Quezon City residents. Non-residents can enter for ₱50.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ngGQq1SQOQ4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The grand launch of the first-ever women's museum in the Philippines, the Tandang Sora Museum, was held on Wednesday at the Tandang Sora National Shrine in Quezon City.</p>

The grand launch of the first-ever women's museum in the Philippines, the Tandang Sora Museum, was held on Wednesday at the Tandang Sora National Shrine in Quezon City.

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PH's first women's museum opens in Quezon City

Izzy Lee,

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Published February 19, 2025 11:39 PM PHT

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Updated March 10, 2025 03:52 PM PHT

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