Avelina Gil
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12 May 1917
Avelina Gil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Avelina Juan 12 May 1917 Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines |
| Died | 20 April 2021 (aged 103) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Genero Gil |
| Children | 10 |
Avelina Gil (née Juan, 12 May 1917 – 20 April 2021) was a Filipino writer.
Avelina Juan was born 12 May 1917 in the city of Laoag in the Philippine province of Ilocos Norte. Her parents were Valentin S. Juan, a captain in the Philippine Constabulary and Visitacion Raval, a school supervisor and political and civic leader. In 1932 she received her teaching diploma from Zamboanga Normal School. She was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Education cum laude in 1936 by the University of the Philippines.[1][2]
In 1955, she completed a master's degree in English at the University of Santo Tomas.[3] In 1972, she completed a doctorate at the University of the Philippines.[4]
Avelina Juan married Genero Gil and they had ten children, four of whom reached adulthood. She died on 20 April 2021, at the age of 103.[5]
Career
Gil was known for her writing, which she produced while working as a teacher and lecturer. She wrote textbooks about English communication in the arts and literature as well as poems, children's books and essays.[4]
Gil began teaching at Zamboanga Normal School in 1938 and later taught in schools in the cities of Lucena and Bacolod. After the end of the Second World War, she lectured at Philippine Normal College, University of San Carlos, and the University of the East. Gil was a member of the Board for Professional Teachers of the Professional Regulating Commission.[4]
After retiring from academia, she was editor-in-chief at Phoenix Publishing House in Manila from 1977 to 1988.
