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Women in the Philippine military

Index Women in the Philippine military

Women were initially granted the right to serve in the Philippine military only in the reserve ranks and the technical services as part of the Women's Auxiliary Corps established in 1963. [1]

23 relations: Armed Forces of the Philippines, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Emilio Aguinaldo, First Philippine Republic, Haiti, History of the Philippines (1898–1946), Iloilo, Lina Sarmiento, Malolos, Military nurse, Navy, Philippine Army, Philippine Constabulary, Philippine Military Academy, Philippine Navy, Ramona Go, United Nations, United Nations peacekeeping, United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti, Women in the military, Women in the Philippine National Police, Women in the Philippines, Women's Army Corps.

Armed Forces of the Philippines

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas, Fuerzas Armadas de Filipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines.

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Commonwealth of the Philippines

The Commonwealth of the Philippines (Commonwealth de Filipinas; Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 when Japan occupied the country.

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Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, politician, and military leader who is officially recognized as the first and the youngest President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and first president of a constitutional republic in Asia.

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First Philippine Republic

The Philippine Republic (República Filipina; Repúbliká ng̃ Pilipinas), more commonly known as the First Philippine Republic or the Malolos Republic, was a nascent revolutionary government in the Philippines.

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Haiti

Haiti (Haïti; Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea.

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History of the Philippines (1898–1946)

The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 covers the period of American rule in the Philippines and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still part of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognised the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946.

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Iloilo

Iloilo (Kapuoran sang Iloilo; Kapuoran kang Iloilo; Lalawigan ng Iloilo) is a province located in the region of Western Visayas in the Philippines.

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Lina Sarmiento

Lina Sarmiento (born 1958) is the first female third-level official of the Philippine National Police to receive and hold the rank of director, a rank equivalent to that of a major general in the Philippine military.

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Malolos

Malolos, officially the City of Malolos (Lungsod ng Malolos), is a city in the Philippines.

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Military nurse

Most professional militaries employ specialised military nurses.

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Navy

A navy or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.

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Philippine Army

The Philippine Army (PA; Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Ejército Filipino) is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) responsible for ground warfare.

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Philippine Constabulary

The Philippine Constabulary (PC; Filipino: Hukbóng Pamayapà ng Pilipinas, HPP; Spanish: Constabularia Filipina, CF) was a gendarmerie-type police force of the Philippines from 1901 to 1991.

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Philippine Military Academy

The Philippine Military Academy (PMA; Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas) is the Philippine military school of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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Philippine Navy

The Philippine Navy (PN; Filipino: Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, Armada de Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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Ramona Go

Ramona Go was the first female brigadier general in the regular (non-technical) Filipino armed forces.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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United Nations peacekeeping

Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role held by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations as "a unique and dynamic instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace." It is distinguished from peacebuilding, peacemaking, and peace enforcement although the United Nations does acknowledge that all activities are "mutually reinforcing" and that overlap between them is frequent in practice.

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United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti

The United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti (UNSTAMIH) (Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti), also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French name, was a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti that was in operation from 2004 to 2017.

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Women in the military

Since 1914, the role of women in the military has been controversial, particularly their role in combat.

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Women in the Philippine National Police

Women in the Philippine National Police are women in the Philippines who joined the police force in the Philippines to become policewomen and law enforcers.

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Women in the Philippines

The role of women in the Philippines (Kababaihan sa Pilipinas) is explained based on the context of Filipino culture, standards, and mindsets.

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Women's Army Corps

The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the United States Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Philippine_military

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