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This list is made up of notable people born or resides in
Manila , the capital of the
Philippines .
National heroes and patriots
Andrés Bonifacio – Filipino nationalist, revolutionary leader and founder of
Katipunan
Gregoria de Jesús – founder and
vice-president of the
women 's chapter of the
Katipunan of the
Philippines .
[1] She was also the custodian of the documents and seal of the Katipunan.
[2] Wife of
Andrés Bonifacio .
Emilio Jacinto – Filipino General during the Philippine Revolution
Julio Nakpil – Filipino musician, composer and a General during the Philippine Revolution
Antonio Luna – Filipino pharmacist and general who fought in the Philippine–American War
José Palma – poet and soldier. He was on the staff of La Independencia at the time he wrote "Filipinas", a patriotic poem in
Spanish that is since been the basis for every translation of the lyrics of
Philippine National Anthem .
Jacinto Zamora and
Mariano Gomes –
Filipino Catholic
priests , part of the
Gomburza , a trio of priests who were falsely accused of
mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the
Philippines in the 19th century.
Teodora Alonso Realonda - mother of
José Rizal
Trinidad Pardo de Tavera – Filipino propagandist, physician, historian and politician
Macario Sakay – Filipino Revolutionay General
Francisco Carreón – Filipino Revolutionay General
Edilberto Evangelista – Filipino Revolutionary General
Flaviano Yengko – Filipino Revolutionary General
Licerio Gerónimo –
general of the Philippine Revolutionary Forces under
Emilio Aguinaldo during
Philippine–American War
Marina Dizon – heroine of the
Philippine Revolution and one of the first women initiated into the
Katipunan . She also kept important documents for the Katipunan.
[3]
José Dizon –
Filipino
patriot who was among those who founded the
Katipunan that sparked the
Philippine Revolution
Román Ongpin –
Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who aided Filipino revolutionaries against the Spanish and American colonial administration in the Philippine islands.
[4]
Mariano Limjap –
Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who helped in the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino-American War.
Agueda Esteban – Filipina revolutionary
Hermenegildo Cruz – writer and trade union organizer. He was a founding member of
Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina and a member of the
Philippine Assembly . He became Director of the
Bureau of Labor in 1924.
[5]
Gregorio S. Araneta –
Filipino lawyer, businessman, and
nationalist , during the
Spanish and
American colonial periods .
[6]
Pablo Ocampo – Filipino lawyer, nationalist, a member of the
Malolos Congress , first
Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the
United States Congress
Rosa Sevilla – Filipino activist, educator, and journalist who advocated for
women's suffrage in the Philippines.
[7]
Concepción Felix – Filipina
feminist and
human rights
activist . She established one of the first women's organizations in the Philippines,
Asociación Feminista Filipina , as well as one of the first humanitarian
NGOs ,
La Gota de Leche , aimed specifically at the well-being of mothers and their children. On several occasions, she spoke to legislators to promote women's
enfranchisement .
Benito Legarda – Filipino legislator who was a member of the
Philippine Commission of the American colonial
Insular Government , the government's legislature, and later a
Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the
United States Congress .
Edgar Jopson – labor rights and student activist, and freedom fighter during the reign of
Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos .
Gaston Z. Ortigas – freedom fighter, agrarian reformer, entrepreneur, and peace advocate best known for his opposition to the
Martial Law dictatorship of
Ferdinand Marcos ,
[8]
Cristina Catalla ,
Jessica Sales , and
Gerry Faustino – anti-martial law activists that were abducted by state security agents and
disappeared with seven other activists in what is believed to be the single biggest case of involuntary disappearance during
Ferdinand Marcos '
martial law in the Philippines that later came to be known as the
Southern Tagalog 10 .
National Scientists
National Artists
Politics and Government
Executive branch and Executive departments
Joseph Estrada — 13th
President of the Philippines , 9th
Vice President of the Philippines , 26th
Mayor of Manila , 14th San Juan Mayor, action star actor
Bongbong Marcos — 17th
President of the Philippines , former
House Representative of the
2nd district of
Ilocos Norte , former
Governor of Ilocos Norte , and former
Philippine senator
Salvador Laurel — 8th
Vice President of the Philippines
Pedro Paterno – 2nd
Prime Minister of the Philippines
José W. Diokno – 32nd
Secretary of the Department of Justice , founding chairman of the
Commission on Human Rights , and former
Philippine senator born and raised in
Ermita, Manila
Juan Flavier – 18th
Secretary of the Department of Health and former
Philippine senator
Raul Manglapus – 18th
Secretary of the Department of the Foreign Affairs and former
Philippine senator
Vicente Paterno – 18th
Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry and former
Philippine senator
Orlando S. Mercado – 20th
Secretary of the Department of the Defense and former
Philippine senator
Alfredo S. Lim − 19th
Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government , former
Philippine senator , 19th
Mayor of Manila , and former
NBI director
Lito Atienza – 30th
Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , 20th
Mayor of Manila ,
Party-list
Representative for
Buhay
Solita Monsod – 5th
Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde – 6th
Secretary of the Department of the Foreign Affairs
Albert del Rosario – 24th
Secretary of the Department of the Foreign Affairs
Andrew Gonzalez – 30th
Secretary of the Department of the Education
Florencio Abad – 33rd
Secretary of the Department of the Education , 10th
Secretary of the Department of the Budget and Management , and 9th
Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform
Catalino Macaraig Jr. – 23rd
Executive Secretary
Salvador Medialdea – 38th
Executive Secretary
Ignacio Bunye – former
Presidential Spokesperson and Press Secretary , former mayor and first congressman of
Muntinlupa
Florin Hilbay – former
Solicitor General of the Philippines
Alfredo Benipayo – 18th
Chairman of the Commission on Elections
Raymundo Punongbayan – former director of the
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
Esperanza Osmeña – former
First Lady of the Philippines
Imelda Marcos – former
First Lady of the Philippines and politician
Amelita Ramos – former
First Lady of the Philippines
Legislative Branch
Arturo Tolentino – 12th
President of the Senate of the Philippines , 15th
Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs
Gil Puyat – 13th
President of the Senate of the Philippines
Manny Villar – 25th
President of the Senate of the Philippines , 18th
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines , and businessman
Tito Sotto – 23rd
President of the Senate of the Philippines , former Vice-mayor of
Quezon City , actor and comedian
Rafael Palma – former
Philippine senator , 4th
President of the University of the Philippines , and writer
Eva Estrada Kalaw – former
Philippine senator
Ambrosio Padilla – former
Philippine senator , Member of the
Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 , and former basketball player
Macario Peralta Jr. – former
Philippine senator , and 13th
Secretary of the Department of National Defense
Pacita Madrigal-Warns – former
Philippine senator
Helena Benitez – former
Philippine senator
Maria Kalaw Katigbak – former
Philippine senator
Butz Aquino – former
Philippine senator
Freddie Webb –former
Philippine senator and former professional basketball player
Nikki Coseteng - former
Philippine senator
Jamby Madrigal - former
Philippine senator
Bam Aquino – former
Philippine senator
Risa Hontiveros –
Senator of the Philippines
Francis Pangilinan –
Senator of the Philippines
Monique Lagdameo – incumbent filipina congresswoman of City Of
Makati
Gerardo Espina Jr. – incumbent congressman
Vilma Santos – former
House Representative of the
6th district of
Batangas , 22nd
Governor of Batangas , and film actress
Sarah Elago – activist and
House Representative of
Kabataan Partylist
Judicial Branch
Diplomacy
Local Government
Military and Law Enforcement
Basilio Valdes – 3rd
Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines , 3rd
Secretary of the Department of National Defense , and 2nd
Secretary of the Department of Health
Jesus Vargas – 7th
Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines , 11th
Secretary of the Department of National Defense
Alfredo Santos – 11th
Chief of Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Manuel Yan – 16th
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines , and 17th
Secretary of the Department of the Foreign Affairs
Angelo Reyes – 28th
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines , 21st
Secretary of the Department of National Defense , 21st
Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government , 29th
Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , and 10th
Secretary of the Department of Energy
Gregorio Pio Catapang – 45th
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Rogelio Morales – former Navy captain, master mariner, educator, and activist during the reign of
Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos .
Antonio Taguba – retired
United States Army
major general and second American citizen of
Philippine birth to be promoted to
general officer rank in the United States Army.
[12]
[13]
[14]
George Fleming Davis – US Navy officer and
Medal of Honor recipient.
Antonio C. Torres – first Filipino
Chief of Police of the
Manila Police Department , founder and first Supreme Commander of the
Order of the Knights of Rizal
Religion
Lorenzo Ruiz – first Catholic Filipino saint
José María of Manila –
Spanish -
Filipino
Roman Catholic
blessed , and was priest of the
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin . He was martyred in the early phase of the
Spanish Civil War , and is the third Filipino to have been declared blessed by the
Roman Catholic Church .
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo – Catholic
Venerable , founder the
Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary , the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status in what is now the
Republic of the Philippines .
[15]
Francisca del Espíritu Santo Fuentes – Catholic
Venerable , first Prioress of the
Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena in the
Philippines .
Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez – Catholic
Venerable , Spanish-Filipina nun and foundress who is venerated in the
Roman Catholic Church .
Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages – Catholic
Venerable ,
Spanish
Augustinian
nun who cofounded the
Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
Rolando Joven Tria Tirona
OCD ,
D.D. , Archbishop of the
Archdiocese of Caceres and Bishop Emeritus of
Prelature of Infanta and
Diocese of Malolos
Diosdado Talamayan – Roman Catholic archbishop. Former auxiliary bishop and second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
Mylo Hubert Vergara – 2nd
Bishop of the Diocese of Pasig , 3rd
Bishop of San Jose from February 12, 2005 to April 20, 2011.
[16]
Federico O. Escaler ,
S.J. – Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan and the Diocese of Ipil
Nicolás Zamora – founder of the first indigenous
evangelical church in the Philippines, known as
Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas .
[17] Zamora is also recognized as the first Filipino
Protestant minister in the Philippines.
[18]
Dionisio Deista Alejandro – first
Filipino
Bishop of the
Methodist Church , elected in 1944.
Jose C. Abriol –
Filipino
Catholic priest , linguist, and high official in the church in the
Philippines . He was the first to
translate the
Catholic
Bible into
Tagalog , the native language for most Filipinos.
[19]
Roque Ferriols ,
S.J. –Filipino
Jesuit philosopher known for pioneering the use of
Tagalog in
philosophizing .
[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]
Mary Therese Vicente –
Filipino
Roman Catholic
nun , foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Face of Jesus of Perpetual Adoration
Mary Christine Tan –
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 1973–1976, a group of religious sisters who not only vocalized their disdain against the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, but also managed to help Filipinos who are suffering from poverty.
[24] Member of the
Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 .
Literature
José de la Cruz – "Hari ng Makatang Tagalog"
Patricio Mariano – nationalist, revolutionary,
pundit ,
[25] poet, playwright, dramatist, short story writer, novelist, journalist,
[25] violinist, and painter.
Severino Reyes – writer, playwright, and director of plays, "Father of the Tagalog
Zarzuela ".
[26]
Juan Abad – playwright and journalist
Fernando María Guerrero – poet
Cecilio Apóstol – poet
Jesús Balmori – Filipino Spanish language journalist, playwright, and poet.
Faustino Aguilar – pioneering
Filipinosocial realist novelist, journalist, revolutionary, union leader, and editor.
Alberto Segismundo Cruz – Poet and novelist
Iñigo Ed. Regalado – Poet, journalist, and novelist
Iñigo C. Regalado – Poet and novelist
Rosauro Almario – writer
José Corazón de Jesús – Tagalog poet, King of the Balagtasan
Genoveva Matute – author
Carmen Guerrero Nakpil – journalist, author, historian and public servant
Bienvenido Santos – Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer
Gilda Cordero-Fernando – writer and publisher
Clodualdo del Mundo Sr. – novelist, playwright, essayist, short story writer, journalist, screenwriter, teacher, critic
Virginia R. Moreno – writer and playwright
Pablo S. Gomez –
komiks writer, screenwriter and director.
E. San Juan Jr. – literary critic
Teo Antonio – poet
Lualhati Bautista – novelist, film and television screenwriter
Jessica Hagedorn – playwright, writer, poet, multimedia performance artist
Loizza Aquino – writer, mental health activist, and founder of Peace of Mind Canada and co-founder of
Student Mental Health Canada .
Visual arts
Architecture
Sciences and Education
Anacleto del Rosario – chemist, "Father of Philippine Science and Laboratory"
León María Guerrero – Filipino writer, revolutionary leader, politician, the first licensed
pharmacist in the Philippines, and one of the most eminent
botanists in the country in his time.
Manuel A. Zamora – Filipino chemist and pharmacist best known for his discovery of the tiki-tiki formula against
beriberi .
[28]
Manuel S. Guerrero – medical doctor who studied
beriberi in infants in the Philippines.
[29]
Renato Constantino – nationalist historian
Ricardo Manapat – scholar, writer, researcher, and author of Some Are Smarter Than Others: The History of Marcos' Crony Capitalism ", a work on anti-
cronyism exposing the wealth of the
Marcos dynasty .
[30]
[31]
Lydia Yu-Jose – professor of
political science and
Japanese Studies at the
Ateneo de Manila University best known for her research into the history of
Japan–Philippines relations , as well as aiding in the development of Japanese studies in the Philippines as a separate academic discipline.
Jaime C. Bulatao ,
S.J. – Filipino Jesuit priest and psychologist.
Armand Mijares – Filipino archaeologist
Librada Avelino and
Carmen de Luna -
Filipina educators and founders of
Centro Escolar University .
Onofre R. Pagsanghan – educator, screenplay writer
Don Moon – President of
Shimer College
[32]
Dr. Jose Antonio (professor of sports nutrition)
Performing Arts and Entertainment
Music
Ladislao Bonus – "Father of the Filipino opera".
[33]
Dolores Paterno –
Filipina composer known for the song "La Flor de Manila " (also known as "Sampaguita ").
[34]
Francisco Santiago – musician, sometimes called The Father of Kundiman Art Song .
[35]
Lea Salonga – film actress, singer
Basil Valdez – singer and composer
Lilet – singer
Sharon Cuneta – singer
Rico J. Puno – singer
Bituin Escalante – singer
Raymond Lauchengco – singer
Martin Nievera – singer
Ariel Rivera – singer
Louie Ocampo – composer and arranger
Mel Villena – arranger
Arnel Pineda – lead singer of the American rock band
Journey since 2008
Gary Valenciano – singer, songwriter, gospel musician, actor, host and musical director
Francis Magalona – singer and rapper
Rox Santos – songwriter
Billy Crawford – singer
Lolita Carbon – singer and guitarist, member of
ASIN
Wally Gonzalez – guitarist and member of
Juan de la Cruz Band
Chito Miranda – singer-songwriter, and lead vocalist for the band
Parokya ni Edgar .
[36]
Sarah Geronimo – film actress, host, television actress, brand ambassador and singer
Angeline Quinto – film and television actress, singer and host
Sam Concepcion – film and television actor, singer, host, dancer and VJ
Cris Villonco – singer
Jay-R Siaboc – singer
Mica Javier – singer
Maiko Nakamura – RNB singer and record producer based in Tokyo, Japan
Zsa Zsa Padilla – singer
Karylle – singer
Chanty – film actress, television actress, singer and member of
Lapillus
Idris Vicuña aka
Eyedress – singer and songwriter
Jaya Ramsey – singer
Lani Misalucha – singer and composer
Junior – late singer
Danita Paner – pop rock
Marco Sison – opm singer
Jonathan Manalo – songwriter
Dance
Film and television
José Nepomuceno – one of the pioneering
directors and producers of
Philippine cinema . Known as the "Father of Philippine movies" , he produced and directed the first Filipino silent film entitled
Dalagang Bukid in 1919.
Ricky Davao – veteran actor
Roi Vinzon – actor
Rita Avila – actress
Al Tantay – actor, comedian
Carmi Martin – actress, house interior designer
Miggs Cuaderno – actor, model
Dolly de Leon – senior actress
Mat Ranillo III – former actor
Camille Prats – comedian, movie film acting, actress
Sid Lucero – actor
Judy Ann Santos – actress, chef and businesswoman
Jomari Yllana – actor, promoter
Kiko Estrada – actor
Matet De Leon – actress, former child actress
Ate Gay – comedian
Angelu De Leon – actress
Tito Sotto – actor
Bianca Gonzales – host
Randy Santiago – actor, comedian
Gloria Diaz – veteran actress, former beauty queen
Amy Austria – actress
Mikael Daez – actor, tv host
Eugene Domingo – actress, comedian
Isko Moreno – actor, tv personality host
Gina Alajar – veteran actress, film director
Isabelle Daza – actress
Oyo Boy Sotto – actor
Frank Lloyd Mamaril – director producer
John Prats – actor, director producer
Lily Monteverde – film producer
Sunshine Cruz – actress
Joel Lamangan – film director
Rosanna Roces – actress
Joey Gosiengfiao – film director
Daniel Padilla – actor
Renz Fernandez – actor
Gretchen Barretto – socialite, actress
Robert Arevalo – actor and director
Tina Paner – actress
Piolo Pascual – actor
Katya Santos – actress
Danny Zialcita – film director
Mike De Leon – film director
Ruffa Gutierrez – actress
Tonton Gutierrez – actor
Maryo J. de los Reyes – film and television director
Soxie Topacio – film and actor, and director
Tanya Garcia – actress
Gina Alajar – actress and television director
Rory Quintos – film and television director
Wenn V. Deramas – film and television director
Auraeus Solito – film director
Gino M. Santos – film director
Dolphy – actor and comedian
Panchito Alba – actor and comedian
Chicháy – comedienne and actress
Cachupoy – actor and comedian
Dely Atay-Atayan – comedienne and singer
Babalu – actor and comedian
Mila del Sol – film actress
Bella Flores – film actress
Tony Santos Sr. – film and television actor
Berting Labra – film and television actor
Max Alvarado – film and television actor
Mona Lisa – film actress
German Moreno – television host and comedian
Gloria Romero – film and television actress
Luis Gonzales – film and television actor
Armando Goyena – film and television actor
Rosa Rosal – film actress
Charito Solis – film actress
Alicia Vergel – film and television actress
Boots Anson-Roa – film and television actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer
Rosemarie Gil – film actress
Eddie Mesa – actor and singer
KC Concepcion – actress
Tirso Cruz III – film and television actor
Gina Pareño – film and television actress
Bomber Moran – film and television actor
Bernardo Bernardo – stage actor, comedian, and film director
Maricel Soriano – film actress
Jay Ilagan – film and television actor
Amy Austria – film and television actress
Sandy Andolong – film and television actress
Alfie Anido – film actor
Subas Herrero – stage and film actor, comedian
Joonee Gamboa – actor
Johnny Delgado – film and television actor
Vic Sotto –
actor and
comedian
Helen Gamboa – veteran actress
Joey de Leon – actor, comedian, and television host
Michael De Mesa – film and television actor
Mark Gil – film and television actor
Cherie Gil – film and television actress
Rene Requiestas – actor and comedian
Richie D'Horsie – actor and comedian
Cherry Pie Picache – film and television actress
Coney Reyes – film and television actress
Pen Medina – actor
Niño Muhlach – film and television actor
Cesar Montano – actor
Aga Muhlach – film and television actor
Chin Chin Gutierrez – film and television actress and environmentalist
Snooky Serna – film actress
Eula Valdez – actress
Matet De Leon – actress
Eugene Domingo – film and television actress
Isabelle Daza – actress
Keempee de Leon – actor
Heart Evangelista – actress and socialite
Nonie Buencamino – actor
Bodjie Pascua – actor, teacher
Michael V. – actor and comedian
John Lapus – comedian
Paolo Contis – actor
Mark Anthony Fernandez – actor
Camille Prats – actress
Jacob Benedicto – actor and singer
Jojo Alejar – actor and comedian
Karylle – actress
Piolo Pascual – actor
Ara Mina – film and television actress, fashion model and singer
Desiree Del Valle – actress
Adrian Alandy – actor
Boom Labrusca – actor
DJ Durano – actor
Claudine Barretto – actress
Raymart Santiago – actor
Andrea Torres – film and television actress, host and commercial model
Kate Valdez – film and television actress and model
Pia Guanio – actress
Beverly Vergel – film actress, director, producer, ramp model and public speaker
Mikee Quintos – film and television actress and singer
Mylene Dizon – dramatic actress
Polo Ravales – film and television actor and fashion model
Marvin Agustin – film and television actor
Jose Manalo – actor and comedian
Maxene Magalona – actress
Bea Nicolas – film and television actress
Valerie Concepcion – actress
Francine Diaz – actress
Vice Ganda – film and television actor-comedian, comedian host, lipstick owner, brand ambassador, tv host and vlogger
Coco Martin – actor
Julia Montes – film and television actress, host and model
Matt Evans – actor
JC de Vera – actor
JM De Guzman – actor
Manny Jacinto – actor
Zaijan Jaranilla – actor
Arjo Atayde – actor
Sofia Andres – actress
McCoy de Leon – actor
Heaven Peralejo – film, television actress and painter
Joaquin Domagoso – actor and model
Joyce Pring – actress
Donita Nose – comedian
Cogie Domingo – actor
Jo Berry – actress
Franco Hernandez – television personality
Chariz Solomon – actress, tv host personality
Zoren Legaspi – actor
Kier Legaspi – actor
Dawn Zulueta – actress
Journalism and media
Armando Malay – journalist, scholar, and activist during the
Marcos administration .
[37]
Gus Abelgas – host and journalist
Kim Atienza – television host, actor, and weather anchor
Inday Badiday – host and journalist
Louie Beltran – broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist
Teodoro Benigno – Journalist, writer
Jeff Canoy – field reporter, journalist
Angelo Castro Jr. – broadcast journalist
Luchi Cruz-Valdez – journalist
Arnold Clavio – television host
Karen Davila – broadcast journalist
DJ Chacha – radio disc jockey
James Deakin – TV show host and colunmist
Mike Enriquez – TV and radio newscaster
Jove Francisco – broadcast journalist
Betty Go-Belmonte -Journalist, newspaper publisher, co-founder of
Philippine Daily Inquirer ,
The Philippine STAR and
Pilipino Star Ngayon
Bianca Gonzales – television host
June Keithley – broadcast journalist
Rico Hizon – broadcast journalist
Pia Hontiveros – broadcast journalist
Vicky Morales – TV newscaster
Tina Monzon-Palma – broadcast journalist
Dong Puno – former television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.
Maria Ressa – Filipino-American
journalist and author, co-founder and CEO of
Rappler , and the first Filipino
Nobel Prize laureate.
[38]
Joaquin "Chino" Roces – nationalist, newspaper publisher, and freedom fighter during the reign of
Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos .
Abraham Sarmiento Jr. – Filipino student journalist who gained prominence as an early and visible critic of the
martial law government of
President
Ferdinand Marcos .
editor-in-chief of the
Philippine Collegian .
Howie Severino – broadcast journalist and documentarist
Lolit Solis – talk show host, entertainment news writer, and talent manager.
Max Soliven – journalist, newspaper publisher, activist, television host, co-founder of the
Philippine Star
Jose Mari Velez – TV newscaster, lawyer, journalist, business executive, and activist.
Isagani Yambot – former
publisher of the
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Business
Jorge L. Araneta – CEO, Chairman, and President of The
Araneta Group
Felipe Gozon – Chairman and CEO of
GMA Network, Inc.
[39]
Mark López – chairman of
ABS-CBN Corporation
Roberto Ongpin – Chairman, CEO, and Director of Alphaland Corporation
[40]
Manuel V. Pangilinan – owner of
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ,
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation ,
TV5 and Philex Mining
Enrique K. Razon – billionaire and the
chairman and CEO of the
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), Chairman of
Bloomberry Resorts Corp . (BRC), developer of
Solaire Resort and Casino
Andrés Soriano Sr. –
Spanish Filipino industrialist and philanthropist
Henry Sy – owner of
SM Investments Corporation ,
SM Prime Holdings , SM Development Corporation and Highlands Prime Holdings,
Banco de Oro and
Chinabank
Andrew Tan – owner of
Alliance Global Group ,
Megaworld Corporation and
Golden Arches Development Corporation
George Ty – owner of
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
Emilio Yap –
Chinese Filipino business tycoon. He was the chairman of the board of the
Manila Bulletin .
Alfonso Yuchengco – headed the Yuchengco Group of Companies, one of the largest family-owned business
conglomerates in the
Philippines .
Fernando Zobel de Ayala – businessman, president and
chief executive officer of
Ayala Corporation
[41]
Culinary arts
Fashion
Pageants
Gemma Cruz-Araneta – writer, director, and beauty queen who won
Miss International 1964 , becoming the first Filipino and Asian to win the title.
Maria Teresa Carlson –
Binibining Pilipinas–Young 1979 and film actress
April Love Jordan –
Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006 2nd Runner-up, Beauty of the World 2009, Miss International Beauty & Model winner 2009 and
Miss World Philippines 2012 3rd Princess
Bianca Manalo –
Miss Universe – Philippines 2009 , film and television actress and host
Margarita Moran –
Miss Universe 1973
Joanne Quintas –
Binibining Pilipinas – Universe 1995 and Miss Tourism International (Macau Version) 1997
Daisy Reyes –
Binibining Pilipinas – World 1996 , film and television actress, singer, TV host, politician and businesswoman
Sports
Other
See also
References
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