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Helena Benitez
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| Member of the Batasang Pambansa from Cavite | |
| In office July 23, 1984 – March 25, 1986 |
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| Member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from Southern Tagalog | |
| In office June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984 |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1967 – September 23, 1972 |
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Helena Zoila Tirona Benitez
June 27, 1914 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | July 14, 2016 (aged 102) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Parents | Conrado Benitez (father) Francisca Tirona (mother) |
| Alma mater | Philippine Women's University George Washington University University of Chicago Iowa State College |
| Occupation | educator and politician |
Helena Zoila Tirona Benitez (June 27, 1914 – July 14, 2016) was a Filipino academic and administrator of the Philippine Women's University. She served in the Senate of the Philippines from 1967 until Congress was closed when martial law was declared in 1972, and at the Batasang Pambansa from 1978 until it was abolished in 1986.
Benitez also founded the Bayanihan Dance Company.
Benitez died on July 14, 2016 in Manila, aged 102.
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