Judy Taguiwalo

Taguiwalo was born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental on February 17, 1950. Her father was the late Democrito Taguiwalo, a principal and a supervisor, and her mother is Virgilia M. Taguiwalo, a retired Home Economics teacher.[3][8] She is a sister of the late Mario M. Taguiwalo, a former undersecretary of Department of Health. Taguiwalo studied at Rizal Elementary School and finished her Secondary education at Negros Occidental High School in Bacolod City.[4][8] She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Social Work finishing cum laude from University of the Philippines Diliman in 1970.[4] She obtained her Master of Arts in Public Administration in 1992 from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and then finished her doctorate degree in Philippine Studies from UP Diliman.[4][6] She has a daughter, June.

Taguiwalo helped in organizing the militant group Malayang Kilusan ng Kababaihan (MAKIBAKA) in 1970.[4] After being detained twice, from July 1973 to their escape on November 1, 1974 and again on January 28, 1974 until their release after EDSA Revolution, she worked as a professor in the College of Social Work and Community Development's Department of Women and Development Studies in UP Diliman.[4] Taguiwalo used to head the University for Women's and Gender Studies.[9] She was Founding National President of All UP Academic Employee Union and a founder of All UP Workers' Alliance.[10] Taguiwalo served as Director of UP Center for Women's Studies. She served as member of UP Board of Regents from 2009 to 2010 representing the faculty.[5] She also served as Vice-Chairperson of Board of Trustees of IBON Foundation where she now serves as the Chairperson.[6][7] She is a recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award in Gender Equality/Women Empowerment, the 2010 CSWCD Outstanding Alumna Award, as well as the 2009 "Gawad Pagpupugay".[11]