Carmen Guerrero Nakpil

Carmen Guerrero Nákpil
Chairman of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
In office
July 1967 – 1971
Appointed byFerdinand Marcos
Succeeded byEsteban A. de Ocampo
Director-General of the Technology Resource Center
In office
1975–1985
Appointed byFerdinand Marcos
Personal details
Born
Carmen Francisco Guerrero

(1922-07-19)July 19, 1922
Ermita, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedJuly 30, 2018(2018-07-30) (aged 96)
Makati, Philippines
Resting placeLoyola Memorial Park, Marikina, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Spouses
Ismaél A. Cruz
​
​
(m. 1942; died 1950)​
Ángel E. Nákpil
​
​
(m. 1950; died 1980)​
EducationSaint Theresa's College of Quezon City
Occupation

Carmen Guerrero-Nákpil (née Carmen Francisco Guerrero; 19 July 1922 – 30 July 30 2018) was a Filipina journalist, author, historian and public servant. She was a recipient of the Southeast Asian Writer's Award.

Early life and education

Carmen Francisco Guerrero was born in Ermita, Manila, on July 19, 1922. Her family were painters and poets, as well as scientists and doctors.[1][2]

Her parents were the prominent doctor Alfredo Guerrero and Filomena Francisco, who was celebrated as one of the Philippines' first female pharmacists.[1][2]

Her paternal grandfather was León María Guerrero, a noted botanist. He was the younger brother of the painter Lorenzo Guerrero, who mentored Juan Luna.[3]

Her maternal grandfather was Gabriel Beato Francisco, a Tagalog writer, journalist, novelist, playwright. Francisco's contribution to the development of Tagalog literature lies in the novel.[4]

She studied at St. Theresa's College, Manila and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942.[2]

Career

At Saint Theresa's, she edited the campus newspaper, The Orion as well as teaching literature.[5] After being widowed in World War II she took a job as a proofreader before working her way up to be an editor and columnist.[6] She was the only woman with a column in the Manila Chronicle, where she acquired the nickname "Chitang". The column ran for twelve years[5][7] In 1966 she left the Chronicle for the Sunday Times Magazine of The Manila Times, where she had a weekly column called 'Consensus of One'.[7] She also worked on several papers and magazines including the Evening News, The Philippines Herald, Asia magazine, and Malaya.

During Ferdinand Marcos' presidency, Guerrero-Nákpil supported his regime and accompanied Imelda Marcos on her overseas trips.[7] She also wrote under the byline Filosofo Tasso.[7] She subsequently said she did this to protect her daughter Gemma Cruz Araneta and her son-in-law.[7]

She wrote lectures, essays and short stories to other publications in the Philippines and the rest of the world. She won the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas Award for English fiction in 1988, and the SEA Write Award and the National Book Award in 1990.[5]

In the 1960s, she served as Chairman of the Philippine National Historical Commission. From 1975 to 1985 she was director-general of the Technology Resource Center. She was elected to the Executive Board of the UNESCO, Paris in 1983 and served for three years.[5] In the 1990s she was also the chair of the Manila Historical Commission.[8]

Selected Works

Non-fiction

  • Woman Enough: and Other Essays (1963)
  • Question of Identity (1973)
  • The Philippines and the Filipino (1977)
  • The Philippines - The Land and the People (1989)
  • Heroes and Villains (2010)

Autobiographical trilogy

  • Myself, Elsewhere (2006)
  • Legends and Adventures (2007)
  • Exeunt (2009)

Fiction

  • The Rice Conspiracy: A Novel (1990)

Personal life

Guerrero married Ismaél A. Cruz in August 1942. They had two children, Gemma Cruz Araneta and Ismaél G. Cruz, before Ismaél was killed in 1945.[9] In 1950, she married architect and city planner Ángel E. Nákpil. She had three more children (Ramón Guerrero Nakpil, Lisa Guerrero Nákpil, and Luis Guerrero Nákpil) and gained two step-daughters (Nina Nákpil Campos and Carmina Nákpil Dualan)[10]

Her brothers included lawyer and diplomat, León María Guerrero III and Mario X. Guerrero, was one of the country's first foreign-trained cardiologists.

In 2024, her daughter Lisa took on her mother's previous role as Chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.[11]

Death

Guerrero-Nákpil died on 30 July 2018, of pneumonia, at the age of 96.[12][13] She was laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina, following a wake on 31 July and a funeral mass on 2 August.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b Lazatin, Hannah (30 July 2018). "Historian and Journalist Carmen Guerrero Nakpil Passes Away at 96". Esquire. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Dacanay, Alvin I. (31 July 2018). "Essayist Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, 96". Manila Times. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ Dictionary of Philippine Biography, Volume Two, Pages 213-214
  4. ^ Dictionary of Philippine Biography, Volume Two, Pages 200-202
  5. ^ a b c d "The Paz Marquez-Benitez Memorial Lectures: Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil". Ateneo Library of Women's Writings. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ^ Lazatin, Hannah (30 July 2018). "Historian and Journalist Carmen Guerrero Nakpil Passes Away at 96". Esquire mag. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e Mayuga, Sylvia (15 August 2018). "She Broke My Heart and Made It Whole Again". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. ^ Ong, Ghio. "Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, essayist, visionary". Philstar.com. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. ^ Tariman, Pablo A (19 July 2015). "Carmen Guerrero Nakpil at 93". Philippine Daily Enquirer. Philippine Daily Enquirer. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ^ Carmen Guerrero Nákpil, Myself, Elsewhere, published by Circe Communications Inc 2006
  11. ^ Philippine News Agency website, Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil is new NHCP chairperson, article by Ma. Teresa Montemayor dated 26 March 2024
  12. ^ Ong, Ghio (31 July 2018). "Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, essayist, visionary". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  13. ^ Orellana, Faye (30 July 2018). "Essayist-historian Carmen Nakpil, 96". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. ^ de Vera, R. (1 August 2018). "The legacy of Carmen Guerrero Nakpil". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, former chair of the National Historical Commission, has died". GMA Network. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

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