Maria Leticia Quintina Jimenez Pascual-Ladlad[1] (August 30, 1950 – disappeared November 1, 1975),[2] also known by her nickname Tish,[3] was a student journalist at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) during the Marcos dictatorship, known for being the first woman editor-in-chief of the Aggie Green and Gold, for her community organizing work among farmers in Laguna and Quezon,[4] and for being the first UPLB student to become a desaparecido during the Martial Law regime.[5][6]
Tish Pascual-Ladlad | |
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 Detail of the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, showing names from the first batch of Bantayog Honorees, including that of Tish Pascual-Ladlad | |
| Born | Maria Leticia Quintina Jimenez Pascual August 30, 1950 |
| Disappeared | November 1, 1975 (aged 25) Paco, Manila, Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Los Baños (no degree) |
| Occupation(s) | Student journalist, activist |
| Awards | Honored at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani wall of remembrance |
She is honored as a martyr of the Philippines' Martial Law era, having had her name etched on the wall of remembrance at the Philippines' Bantayog ng mga Bayani.[7][8][9] In UPLB, she is honored at the campus' Hagdan ng Malayang Kamalayan memorial.[10]
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edit- ^ "Heroes and Martyrs: Pascual-Ladlad, Ma. Leticia Quintina "Tish" Jimenez". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (2018-09-22). "Tish, Jessica, Hermon and other missing martial law activists". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Tish, Jessica, Hermon and other missing martial law activists". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Ancheta, Zea (2021-03-08). "Taking up space: Honoring the women of Southern Tagalog". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Pascual, Roland J. (2017-12-10). "Desaparecido: Remembering Ate Tish". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ United States Congress House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on International Organizations (1978). Human Rights in the Philippines: Recent Developments : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, April 27, 1978. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Taguiwalo, Judy (September 20, 2009). "Paggunita sa Batas Militar ni Marcos". Pinoy Weekly. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Dagle, Robbin (2016-07-13). "'Honor real heroes, not fake ones'". The Guidon. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "UP pays tribute to 72 martyrs and heroes". GMA News. 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "UPLB honors fallen Martial Law activists". ABS-CBN News. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-24.