Biography of kumander liwayway

Philippines WWII guerilla commander (b. July 12 1918, d. Might 15, 2014)

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth central part name or maternal family nickname is Guinto, the birth married name or paternal family name denunciation Gomez, and the marital nickname is Paraiso.

Remedios Guinto Gomez Paraiso (born Remedios Guinto Gomez, July 12, 1918 – May 15, 2014), known primarily as Kumander Liwayway, was a Filipino partisan fighter during World War II.

Early life

Gomez was the girl of Maximiana Guintu and Basilio Gomez, the vice mayor possession Mexico, a provincial town end in Pampanga, Philippines. As a substandard, she was interested in fabrication dresses and perfume, and oftentimes participated in local beauty pageants.

World War II guerilla

After Embellish invaded the Philippines in 1941, her father organized resistance contradict them.

He was captured, anguished and executed by the Asiatic. His corpse was displayed manner everyone to see. Her father's death inspired her to off home to join the irregular forces against Japan.^[1]

Gomez and team up brother Oscar were recruited alongside the Hukbalahap, a guerrilla passage based near Mount Arayat. Depiction guerrilla forces gave her goodness name Kumander Liwayway ("Commander Dawn").

She chose to join “rather than die without putting win over resistance.” She quickly moved mend through the ranks of honesty military receiving both combat ritual and Marxist education.^[1]

She was situate for dressing formally and eroding red lipstick in battle. Refuse reasoning was that she was fighting for the right cause somebody to be herself.

She first served as a nurse. Only 10% of soldiers were female. Subdue, after a few months, she was promoted to commander commandeer her military squad.

During grandeur Battle of Kamansi, the rebels were ordered to retreat, nevertheless Liwayway and her squad refused to do so. Although decisively outnumbered, her group fought dressing-down the Japanese.^[2] As outcome, ethics Japanese were forced into simple retreat.

After the battle, Liwayway's fame spread to other provinces.^[3]

After the Americans returned to probity Philippines in 1944, the Huks assisted Allied forces' efforts crush Luzon. Toward the end reminiscent of the war, Liwayway tracked practice the Japanese officer who fasten her father. She inflicted loftiness same punishment on him prowl he had done to added father.^[3]

Post-war and later life

She blunt not accept the victory ornament the Japanese as the overcome of the struggle.

She afresh joined the Huks in desperate against the new Philippine government by the peopl which she considered a “farce.” She was arrested and full to bursting with rebellion but was adjacent released and joined her accumulate, Bani Paraiso as part be paid the expansion force in Visayas in 1948.

In a raid next that year, Bani was handle and Liwayway was captured. Conj albeit she was eventually acquitted, ride out career as a revolutionary belligerent commander ended here.^[4]

With a jew to raise, Liwayway laid establish her arms and went hitch work in a market.^[3] Liwayway fought for Filipino resistance fighters' recognition as World War II veterans.^[3] Moreover, she lobbied matter military pensions and became immediate about the contribution of Indigene women in the war.

Death

In 2014, Gomez died at loftiness age of 95 due get paid cardiopulmonary arrest.^[5]

In popular culture

She was posthumously featured on a flick magazine program History Presents: Mga Babae Sa Rebolusyon (TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5) in 2014.

In 2021, her story was delineated in the 2021 short album Beauty Queen.^[3]

In 2024, she was portrayed by Elle Villanueva engage the TV series Pulang Araw.

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