History
Pop Culture Princesses
Anime
Body Parts
100
This hero performed the first recorded eye surgery in the Philippines — not on a patient, but on his own mother.
Jose Rizal
100
In the Shrek films, she voices Princess Fiona
CAMERON DIAZ
100
She’s the magical warrior who fights for love and justice by moonlight, with a talking cat as her guide.
Sailor Moon
100
The thyroid cartilage forms a bump in the throat that’s more prominent in men than in women.
Adam's Apple
200
The iconic flag raised in Kawit, Cavite, didn’t make it to the ceremony by sea. It was actually stitched by hand here — hundreds of kilometres away.
HongKong
200
Super Mario Brothers has Mario and Luigi trying to rescue her; she used to be called Princess Toadstool in the United States.
Princess Peach
200
This high school basketball player started out as a delinquent with a red pompadour but found his purpose chasing rebounds.
Hanamichi Sakuragi
200
Known medically as the patella, this small, round bone protects your knee joint.
Knee Cap
300
This city was the capital of the Philippines for just one day — on March 23, 1942 — before the government fled during World War II.
Baguio City
300
In Peter Pan, she’s the Native American princess who befriends the Lost Boys and is often depicted wearing a single feather in her hair.
Tiger Lily
300
This mindless creature’s eerie grin became one of the most haunting images in anime — not for its hunger, but for the devastating connection it had to Eren’s past.
Smiling Titan
300
Doctors call it the clavicle, but you probably notice it when wearing an off-shoulder top.
Collarbone
400
This woman, often overshadowed by her husband Andrés Bonifacio, was the custodian of the Katipunan’s documents and one of the first female revolutionaries.
Gregoria de Jesus
400
In the Princess Diaries, Mia Thermopolis finds out that she is the crown princess of this fictional country.
Genovia
400
In the world of One Piece, this massive continent of red rock divides the oceans into four regions — crossing it means entering the sea where legends are born.
The Red Line
400
When someone checks your pulse at the carpal region, they’re feeling this joint.
Wrist
500
Founded in 1892, this underground society’s password for initiation was “Anak ng Bayan” — a phrase that still echoes in nationalist movements today.
Katipunan
500
Her titles grew longer than her enemies’ swords — Breaker of Chains, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea — yet her greatest battle was with her own destiny.
Daenarys Targaryen
500
This boy, once thought to be Naruto’s greatest rival, bears the Sharingan and carries the weight of his clan’s tragedy.
Sasuke Uchiha
500
Its scientific name is the calcaneus, but you’ll feel it most if you step on a Lego.
Heel