Tecla San Andres Ziga

Tecla Ravago San Andres Ziga was a female senator in the Philippines notable for being the first woman in the country to top the bar examination for law-degree graduates and for being the first bicolana senator, first woman representative of Albay, and the first woman representative to win two consecutive terms (re-election). She was a Liberal Party politician whose legislative work reflected liberal reformist and feminist principles, particularly in social welfare, women's rights, child protection, and public service.