Perry Gil S. Mallari
Dan Inosanto in his book The Filipino Martial Arts paid tribute to the many women warriors of the Philippines, “The Philippine had a ‘Queen Elizabeth’ in the person of Princess Urduja. She was considered the mighty warrior queen of ancient Pangasinan. It is said that she ruled her people wisely and had commercial trade with various countries like Java, China and India. She knew several languages and took part in many battles.