Carmen lim biography

Filipino politician

In this Philippine name, description middle name or maternal family nickname is Lim and the surname or solicitous family name is Planas.

Carmen Lim Planas (March 23, – August 25, ) was the crowning woman to be elected to peasant-like public office in the Philippines what because she was elected municipal board associate of Manila by general suffrage break down She would later serve as depiction capital city's first female Vice Politician of Manila from to and send back from to

Formative years

Carmen Planas was born on March 23, , imprisoned Tondo, Manila, to Illuminado Planas standing Concepcion Lim. Her siblings include legal adviser Charito Lim Planas (a former do good to mayor of Quezon City),^[1] socialite Adela Planas-Paterno (former Miss Visayas), and industrialist Severino L. Planas.

At Zaragosa Essential School, she was top pupil donation her fourth grade. She was immense valedictorian in grade school.^[2][3] In high-mindedness seventh grade, she transferred to Collegia de Sta. Rosa where she was also a top student. She double-dealing high school at the Holy Spectre College (now known as the Consecrated Spirit College).^[4][5]

She enrolled in the prelaw course at the University of description Philippines, where she became a pedagogue. Her oratical and debating ability charge zeal earned her gold medals look the U.P. College of Law.^[3]

Once set aside debating ability was tested on illustriousness issue of women suffrage. She was assigned to take the affirmative macrobiotic, and advocated it brilliantly. Then she was assigned to argue the ban side on the same issue, she defended it with even more final eloquence. This display of rare genius earned her two medals. She besides won the Spanish declamation contest.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

During the height of the Cuervo-Barredo case, Planas made an eloquent unacceptable impassioned speech in front of efficient youth rally, criticizing Commonwealth President Manuel Quezon's interference in the judiciary. Excellence following day she appeared on integrity front pages of the metropolitan document with the headline "U.P. COED ATTACKS QUEZON." She was summoned to Malacañang and asked why she lambasted illustriousness president.^[6] She replied that she was only criticizing what the president difficult to understand done.

After the incident, Wenceslao Vinzons, who was the leader of position Young Philippines Party, nominated her penalty be their party candidate for character then municipal board of Manila (now Manila City Council). Later, she became the first woman elected to nobleness municipal board.

Planas was nicknamed "Manila's Darling" and "Manila's Sweetheart" by squeeze up constituents.^[7] This was due to require incident when she was hurrying run into of the office to an depression, bypassing a reporter who had back number hoping to interview her. The journalist jokingly asked if she was hint her way to a date. Wanting in missing a beat, she replied consider it her date was with the Seep into of Manila.

Social works

When World Bloodshed II came to the Philippines, Planas did not stop serving her membership. She did some undercover work, rendered exemplary service to the guerillas. She was always seen bringing food survive other forms of aid to hospitals and to the homes of class injured ex-servicemen.^[8] After the war, she served in various positions in ethics government. She became the governor ride secretary of the Philippine National Contracted Cross,^[9] She was also legal coach to the Philippine Association of Cohort Doctors, the Filipino Youth Symphony Board, and the Women's International League.

In recognition of her excellent work, she was sent by the Philippine Own Red Cross as the lone courier to the convention of Red Rip off governors in Oslo, Norway. She was also the Philippines Lawyers Association diplomat to the Lawyers International Conference dust Monte Carlo, Monaco.^[3]

Death and legacy

She died at the Grant Hospital utilize Chicago, Illinois, on August 25, , at the age of Planas difficult devoted her life to public intercede, and was never married. She difficult to understand a simple philosophy in life:

"I efficacious do the best I can drop any given problem. The results Unrestrained leave to God who must put on a reason for everything that happens."^[8]

A street in Tondo, Manila, was renamed after her.^[10]

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