Santanina rasul

Santanina Tillah Rasul was a Filipina politician and the first Muslim woman member of the Senate of the Philippines.
Santanina Tillah Rasul was a Filipina politician and the first Muslim woman member of the Senate of the Philippines.
Senator Rasul was born on September 14, 1930 in Siasi, Sulu.

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First Muslim woman Senator Santanina Rasul passes away at 94

First Muslim Filipina Senator Santanina Tilla Rasul passed away on November 28 at 94 years old, Senate spokesperson Arnel Jose Bañas announced.

"It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of former Senator Santanina Tillah Rasul, a trailblazer, legislator, educator, and beloved mother and grandmother, on November 28, 2024," Bañas said in a statement.

Rasul served as a senator from 1987 to 1992 and from 1992 to 1995, according to the Senate website.

During her tenure in the Senate, Rasul authored eight laws as chairperson of the Committee on Civil Service and Government Recognition and the Committee on Women and Family Relations.

Among the laws that she shepherded were Republic Act 6850, which grants civil service eligibility to government employees who have worked in a career civil service position for at least seven years; R.A. 6949 which declared March 8 as National Women’s Day; R.A. 7192, which dismantled gender discrimination, opened the doors of the Philippine Military Academy

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Santanina Rasul

Filipina politician (1930–2024)

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Centi, the birth surname or paternal family name is Tillah, and the marital name is Rasul.

Santanina Rasul
Tillah-Rasul as a senator, photograph released by the Philippine Congress, c. 1988
In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
In office 1971–1976
Born	Santanina Centi Tillah (1930-09-14)September 14, 1930 Siasi, Sulu, Philippine Islands
Died	November 28, 2024(2024-11-28) (aged 94) Quezon City, Philippines
Political party	Independent (2001–2024)
Other political affiliations	Lakas–NUCD (1992–2001) Liberal (until 1992)
Spouse	Abraham A. Rasul (m. 1953; died 2002)
Children	6
Residence(s)	Metro Manila and Jolo
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, D.P.A) National Defense College of the Philippines
Occupation	Educator, politician

Santanina Tillah Rasul (born Santanina

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Biography

Dr. Santanina Tillah Rasul is the Founding Chair of the Magbassa Kita Foundation, Inc. (MKFI), dedicated to the promotion of literacy, peace and development, and women empowerment. She is one of the convenors of the Friends of Peace, a council of eminent leaders organized by Cardinal Orlando Quevedo to support the peace process.

Dr. Rasul joined government service as a public school teacher in 1952. She has held various positions in government representing Muslims and Cultural Minorities, including: Commissioner of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) from 1976 to 1985, UNESCO Philippine Commission (1986-1989), Member Textbook Board, Ministry of Education, culture and Sports in 1986. She was elected Senator of the Republic of the Philippines in 1987 and re-elected in 1992. She was the first and only woman Muslim senator elected and the first Muslim senator re-elected to the Senate.

She has been credited with a number of landmark legislations, among which was R.A.6949, declaring March 8 of every year as National Women’s Day in the P