2. - was born on 1927.
-She died on August 18, 1997 at the age of 69
because of heart attack
-At an early age, she suffered by being a child out of
wedlock especially while studying in a Catholic
school in Pasay.
-The war was declared on December 5, 1941 when
Rosa was 14 years old. Her family fled to Bulacan to
escape the Japanese troops landing in Manila.
About the Author(Maria Rosa Henson)
3. About the Author
-Illegitimate daughter of a landowner and member
of HUKBALAHAP ( Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa
Hapon)
-One of the women who were victims of sex
slavery
-The first one to reveal her story (September 18,
1992)
(Maria Rosa Henson)
5. “Comfort Women”-
euphemism for women in the Japanese
colony of Korea and enemy territories of the
Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia who were
abducted from their homes , herded to comfort
saturations and repeatedly raped by the soldiers
of the Japanese Imperial Army.
About the Story
6. About the Story
- It happened between 1942 and 1945, more than
60 years after the Pacific War, when the violence
and slavery continue to hound Filipinos and fail
to silence against the military of the Japanese
- ‘Sex Slavery ‘ was the point of crime which
Maria Rosa Henson was a victim and the other
100,000-200,000 Asians (80% were from North
and South Korea)
(Short Background About the
Event)
7. • Maria Rosa Henson
• Other comfort women
• Japanese soldiers
• Captain Tanaka
• Colonel
• Members of HUKBALAHAP
• Rosa’s mother
• Anna – Rosa’s mother’s cousin
About the Story Characters
8. • During the Japanese invasion
• In Pampanga
About the Story Settings
10. In April 1943, Rosa was arrested by the
Japanese soldiers at a check point in the
nearby town of Magalang and was taken to the
garrison. There, she was forced to be a comfort
woman. She spent the next nine months of her
life in this way.
One day, she heard the Colonel and
Tanaka talking about their plan. They were
planning to burn her town in Pampanga, as well
as the killing of the HUKBALAHAP members.
Summary
11. When she saw an old man passing by
the street, she told him the Japanese
plans. The Japanese failed in
accomplishing their plans. The Colonel
suspected the strange actions of Rosa so
she was dragged to the garrison and
mercilessly beaten. In January 1944, the
guerrillas attacked the garrison and they
freed her and the other imprisoned HUKs.
The Huk dropped her in shallow ditch
when he could not carry her any further.
Summary
12. Fortunately, her mother’s cousin saw
her on the roadside. Then, her mother was
informed about her condition and got her.
Summary
