1937 Philippine local elections

Local elections were held December 14, 1937 in the Philippines. All Philippine women were allowed to vote and elect among them into public offices. One of the famous examples is the election of Carmen Planas as Councilor of the City of Manila.

1937 Philippine local elections Intro articles: 2

Carmen Planas

Carmen Lim Planas, known as "Manila’s Darling", was the first woman to be elected to any public offices in the Philippines when she was elected councilor of Manila by general suffrage in 1934. She would later serve as the capital city's Vice Mayor from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1951.More

Manila

Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital of the Philippines, and its second most populous. It is highly urbanized and as of 2019 was the world's most densely populated city proper. It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila," on June 18, 1949. Manila, along with Mexico City and Madrid, has been considered to be one of the world's earliest global cities, because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas. When this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling the planet had been established. Manila is the second most natural-disaster-afflicted capital city in the world. At the same time, it is nevertheless among the most populous and fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia.More

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1937 Philippine local elections

1937 Philippine local elections Intro articles: 2

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