Mary Christine Tan
Amanda Limgenco Tan, RGS (November 30, 1930 – October 6, 2003), commonly known as ''Mary Christine Tan'', was a
Filipino missionary,
nun, and activist, who was known to be one of the key figures who was against the
human rights abuses during the Martial law era. She headed the Association of Major Religious Superiors of Women (AMRSP) from 1973 to 1976, a group of nuns who opposed the
Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, and helped Filipinos in poverty. She and eight other mins are known as the ''Bantayog sisters'' for resisting the regime of
Ferdinand Marcos.
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