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What is the most badass thing anyone has ever done?

Be a beauty queen then apply lipstick and manicure your nails before going to battle against the imperial Japanese forces of World War II.

That woman is Kumander Liwayway or Commander Dawn otherwise known as Remedios Gomez-Paraiso. She was a beauty queen in her home province, but, when the Japanese invaded the Philippines and her father was killed by them, she joined the rebel forces at the age of 22 to fight the invaders.

She quickly rose to the ranks and became a commander who led troops that gave the Japanese some serious bouts of headache. There was a planned attack against the Japanese once, but her superiors ordered the rebels to retreat. She refused and led her troops to battle and killed allegedly more than 200 Japanese soldiers.


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But that was not the most bad-ass thing about her. Before going to battle, she was known to groom herself first: combing her hair as neatly as she could, dressing in lady’s garments, manicuring her nails and applying nail polish, and wearing lipstick! She wore red lipstick a lot.

Despite seeming to be outrageous, her antics were actually a boost to her troops’ morale:

“At the top of the Camansi plateau, the guerrillas were ready and just waiting for the appearance of the Japanese soldiers. Ka Li (Paraiso) was observed by her group that she looked different at that time because she was fully made up with matching bright red lipstick and her hair was well-combed.
Her troops were surprised to see their commander so dressed up, as if she was going to a social function. But in the current situation, her men pictured her as a fearless and courageous leader unafraid to die. Her appearance inspired her men and motivated them to fight harder.”

That was from the book, ‘Kumander Liwayway: Joan of Ark of the Philippines’,written by her brother, Andrew Gomez.

Her comrades even confronted her asking why she was wearing bright red lipstick to which she marvellously responded:

One of the things I am fighting for in the Huk [guerrilla group] movement is the right to be myself.

She even challenged one of her comrades to a duel once when he was making sexual innuendos to her and she felt disrespected.

She led her troops to more battles against the Japanese during the war and she said that they dealt the invaders major casualties. She died in 2014 at the age of 95.

She was a feminine warrior who was proud to be a woman.


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30 Comments
Cheryl McMeekin
Never heard of her, but she was an amazing woman. She was a great inspiration not only to the men under her, but to women. I myself am impressed!!!
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19.11.2019 10:24
BigZoDogg
Lipstick and makeup but a Real Killer in every sense of the word!!! Bravo!!! my lady Bravo!!!
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28.05.2019 05:11
Ilias Tsiabardas
that was an Amazing Story ,She Defended Her Homeland with Grace and Bravery !!! Thanks for sharing
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04.01.2022 08:54
Marian Spitzig
I, too, never heard of her. That is a shame! We need to publicize her and others who did the same!! You go girl!!
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24.05.2025 09:15
Caroline Weis
john duckett, are you nitpicking because on the first paragraph the author ised the word kumander. That may have been what the Phillipine people used for a leader. Just saying.
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22.02.2024 04:50
tyafter
Great story about a great woman.
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30.01.2023 05:26
john duckett
Sounds like someone well worth remembering but please, doesn't anybody check the grammar before publication?
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13.01.2023 03:46
dmarkc
dmarkc, FYI. He was denied deferred status as a conscientious objector.
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27.07.2022 11:00
dmarkc
Corporal Alvin C. York received the Medal of Honor for leading 7 men in an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathering 35 machine guns, personally killing at least 20 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 prisoners. Another BA.
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27.07.2022 10:20
lmoores
What an amazing woman 👩 👏.
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17.04.2022 03:25
Linda Spreng
May God keep her in his hands. Brave, committed woman. I really admire her.
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19.02.2020 07:00
Doris Coppock
Was an amazing woman
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12.01.2020 11:22
Don Storjord
Wow never heard this story
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07.09.2019 11:30
Ian Swindale
What a great lady
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24.03.2019 04:27
Diane Thompson
Darlene Davidson, LOL! Well said!
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21.03.2019 04:34

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