The Kalibapi’s 1944 Lakambini Popularity Contest during the Japanese Occupation of Iloilo City

In 1944 the Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (Kalibapi), a socio-civic organization founded during the Japanese occupation, organized the Miss Lakambini beauty contest in Iloilo for the Japanese Military Administration (JMA) propaganda campaign. Forty-one women competed for the title du...

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Main Author: Redison, Frances Anthea
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-11142024-08-07T03:42:03Z The Kalibapi’s 1944 Lakambini Popularity Contest during the Japanese Occupation of Iloilo City Redison, Frances Anthea In 1944 the Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (Kalibapi), a socio-civic organization founded during the Japanese occupation, organized the Miss Lakambini beauty contest in Iloilo for the Japanese Military Administration (JMA) propaganda campaign. Forty-one women competed for the title during the Cultural and Industrial Rally to promote the supposed harmonious relationship between the Ilonggos and the JMA and portray normalcy during the war. The beauty contest affirms the complexity of the issue of wartime collaboration in Iloilo as the Ilonggo elites simultaneously cooperated with the Japanese and supported the guerrilla movement in its “lie low policy.”KEYWORDS: BEAUTY CONTEST • ILOILO • JAPANESE OCCUPATION • KALIBAPI • WOMEN 2022-03-30T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol70/iss1/4 info:doi/10.13185/2244-1638.1114 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1114/viewcontent/The_20Kalibapi_E2_80_99s_20_5Bvol._2070_20no._201_20_282022_29_2085_E2_80_93115_5D.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description In 1944 the Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (Kalibapi), a socio-civic organization founded during the Japanese occupation, organized the Miss Lakambini beauty contest in Iloilo for the Japanese Military Administration (JMA) propaganda campaign. Forty-one women competed for the title during the Cultural and Industrial Rally to promote the supposed harmonious relationship between the Ilonggos and the JMA and portray normalcy during the war. The beauty contest affirms the complexity of the issue of wartime collaboration in Iloilo as the Ilonggo elites simultaneously cooperated with the Japanese and supported the guerrilla movement in its “lie low policy.”KEYWORDS: BEAUTY CONTEST • ILOILO • JAPANESE OCCUPATION • KALIBAPI • WOMEN
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author Redison, Frances Anthea
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title The Kalibapi’s 1944 Lakambini Popularity Contest during the Japanese Occupation of Iloilo City
title_short The Kalibapi’s 1944 Lakambini Popularity Contest during the Japanese Occupation of Iloilo City
title_full The Kalibapi’s 1944 Lakambini Popularity Contest during the Japanese Occupation of Iloilo City
title_fullStr The Kalibapi’s 1944 Lakambini Popularity Contest during the Japanese Occupation of Iloilo City
title_full_unstemmed The Kalibapi’s 1944 Lakambini Popularity Contest during the Japanese Occupation of Iloilo City
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publisher Archīum Ateneo
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