100 Notable alumni of
Ateneo de Manila University
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Ateneo de Manila University is 194th in the world, 35th in Asia, and 1st in the Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Ateneo de Manila University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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José Rizal
- Occupations
- ophthalmologist
- Biography
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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a national hero of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement in the 1880s, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.
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Lea Salonga
- Occupations
- stage actorcolumnistsingeractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga is a Filipino actress and singer. Known as the "Pride of the Philippines", she has headlined Broadway and West End productions, appeared on international television and film, and released albums of her work.
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Corazon Aquino
- Occupations
- politicianhuman rights defender
- Biography
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María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino CCLH was the 11th president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992. The first female president in Philippine history, Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos and led to the establishment of the current democratic Fifth Philippine Republic. She has been regarded by media outlets as the "Mother of Democracy".
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Benigno Aquino III
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
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Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III KGCR, also known colloquially as PNoy, was the 15th president of the Philippines, serving from 2010 to 2016. A member of the Liberal Party, he was the son of assassinated politician Ninoy Aquino and 11th president Corazon Aquino, and a fourth-generation politician as part of the Aquino family of Tarlac.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistpolitician
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Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo, often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her presidency, she was the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada, becoming the first female vice president. She was also a senator from 1992 to 1998. After her presidency, she was elected as the representative of Pampanga's 2nd district in 2010 and continues to serve in this role. She also served as the speaker of the House from 2018 to 2019, and as deputy speaker from 2016 to 2017 and 2022 to 2023. Alongside former president Sergio Osmeña, she is one of only two Filipinos to hold at least three of the four highest offices: vice president, president, and house speaker.
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Antonio Luna
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta was a Filipino army general and a pharmacist who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination on June 5, 1899, at the age of 32.
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Joseph Estrada
- Occupations
- actorpolitician
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Joseph Ejercito Estrada KGCR, also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 until his removal from office in 2001. He served as the 14th Mayor of San Juan from 1969 to 1986, the ninth vice president under Fidel V. Ramos from 1992 to 1998, and the 26th Mayor of Manila from 2013 to 2019. His presidency was the third-shortest in Philippine history, after Emilio Aguinaldo and Sergio Osmeña.
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Luis Antonio Tagle
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, and has been the Pro-Prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) since December 8, 2019. He previously served as the 32nd Archbishop of Manila from 2011 to 2020, and earlier on as Bishop of Imus from 2001-2011. Tagle is the current Cardinal Bishop of Albano and also serves as the President of the Catholic Biblical Federation, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University, President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious, and as a member of various departments and dicasteries in the Roman Curia. He is often referred to by his nickname, Chito.
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Kris Aquino
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision presenter
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Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino is a Filipino retired television presenter, former actress, talent manager and film producer. She is a recipient of 42 PMPC Star Awards for Television, 10 Golden Screen Awards and a FAMAS Award.
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Fidel Ramos
- Occupations
- military personnelmilitary commanderpolitician
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Fidel Valdez Ramos CCLH GCS KGCR, popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military officer to reach the rank of five-star general. Rising from second lieutenant to commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Ramos is credited for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy during his six years in office.
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Gregorio del Pilar
- Occupations
- military leaderpolitician
- Biography
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Gregorio Hilario del Pilar y Sempio was a Filipino general of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine–American War.
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Juan Luna
- Occupations
- autobiographerpaintersculptor
- Biography
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Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.
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Juan Ponce Enrile
- Enrolled in Ateneo de Manila University
- In 1949 graduated with associate degree
- Occupations
- juristlawyermilitary officerpolitician
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Juan Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., CLH, also referred to by his initials JPE, was a Filipino politician and lawyer, who served as 26th President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 to 2013. Enrile was one of the longest-serving Filipino politicians in history, and one of the few to reach the age of 100. He was known for his role in the administration of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos; his role in the failed coup that helped hasten the 1986 People Power Revolution and the ouster of Marcos; and his tenure in the Philippine legislature in the years after the revolution. Enrile served four terms in the Senate, in a total of twenty-two years and three-hundred twenty days, one of the longest-tenures in the history of the upper chamber. In 2022, at the age of 98, he returned to government office as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos, serving until his death in 2025.
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Dingdong Dantes
- Occupations
- film directormodeltelevision actorfilm produceractor
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Jose Sixto "Dingdong" Gonzalez Dantes III is a Filipino actor, filmmaker, and television personality. He is known for his acting versatility and played dramatic and fantasy-action roles in movies and television. His accolades include 10 times Box Office Entertainment Awards, 5 times PMPC Star Awards for Television, 3 times EdukCircle Awards, 2 times FAMAS Award, 2 times EDDYS Awards, 2 times Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Actor, 1 time Manila International Film Festival for Best Actor, a Seoul International Drama Awards Asian Star Prize, an Asian Academy Creative Awards for Best Entertainment Host, a Nickeledon Kids Choice Awards, a Gawad Pasado Award and a Gawad Tanglaw Award and a PMPC Star Awards for Movie including nominations from Gawad Urian Award, Golden Screen Awards for Movie, Luna Award and an Asian Television Awards nomination.
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Ninoy Aquino
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Benigno Simeón "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. QSC, CLH, KGCR, was a Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac (1963–1967). Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who became the 11th president of the Philippines after his assassination, and father of Benigno Aquino III, who became the 15th president of the Philippines. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito R. Salonga, helped form the leadership of the Liberal Party-based coalition against ex-President Ferdinand Marcos. Aquino was a significant emotional leader, who, together with the intellectual leader Sen. Jose W. Diokno, led the overall opposition.
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Angelica Panganiban
- Occupations
- comedianactor
- Biography
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Angelica Panganiban is a Filipino actress, comedian and model.
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Risa Hontiveros
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ana Theresia "Risa" Navarro Hontiveros Baraquel is a Filipino politician who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2016. A member of the progressive Akbayan party, she previously served as its party-list representative from 2004 to 2010.
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Vico Sotto
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" Nubla Sotto is a Filipino politician who has served as the 12th mayor of Pasig since 2019. He previously served as a member of the Pasig City Council for the first district from 2016 to 2019.
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Janine Gutierrez
- Occupations
- actortelevision actormodel
- Biography
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Janine Marie Elizabeth de Leon Gutierrez is a Filipino actress and video blogger. In 2020, she won the Best Actress Award at the 68th FAMAS Awards and 43rd Gawad Urian Awards for her role in the film Babae at Baril (2019). In 2021, Gutierrez was recognized with the Rising Star Award at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival.
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Jose Maria Sison
- Occupations
- revolutionarywriterpolitician
- Biography
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Jose Maria Canlas Sison, also known as Joma, was a Filipino writer, poet, and activist who founded and led the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy—which would be known as National Democracy. His ideology was formed by applying Marxism–Leninism-Maoism to the history and circumstances of the Philippines.
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Alodia Gosiengfiao
- Occupations
- cosplayermodel
- Biography
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Alodía Almira Gosiengfiao Quimbo is a Filipino cosplayer, model, TV presenter, singer, vlogger, actress and co-founder of Tier One Entertainment. She is also known as Senpai Alodia of the Philippines. As a celebrity endorser, she is one of the ambassadors and VJ for Animax Asia known as the "Ani-mates" and co-host of ABS-CBN's prank show Laugh Out Loud. She has been featured in various magazines, newspapers and TV shows locally and abroad. She appeared on the Filipino FHM 100 Sexiest Women poll, ranking No. 1 in 2009, No. 2 in 2010 and No. 3 in 2012; she posed as the cover girl for that magazine on its July 2013 issue. She was named by DOS Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in the Philippines.
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Mar Roxas
- Occupations
- economistentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2010. He is the grandson and namesake of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He served in the Cabinet of the Philippines as the 37th secretary of the interior and local government from 2012 to 2015 after serving as the 30th secretary of trade and industry from 2000 to 2003 and 38th secretary of transportation and communications from 2011 to 2012. He is the son of former senator Gerry Roxas.
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Alyssa Valdez
- Years
- 1993-.. (age 33)
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Alyssa Caymo Valdez is a Filipino volleyball player who serves as team captain for the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). She was a member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of Ateneo de Manila University in both indoor and beach volleyball. She was most outstanding as an indoor volleyball player where she brought multiple championship titles and a lot of honor for the university. Her global recognition paved the way for her to play in other countries like Thailand for 3BB Nakornnont and Taiwan for Attack Line Volleyball Club.
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Kylie Verzosa
- Occupations
- actorbeauty pageant contestantmodel
- Biography
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Kylie Fausto Verzosa is a Filipino actress, entrepreneur, advocate, and former beauty queen. She won Binibining Pilipinas International 2016 and was later crowned Miss International 2016, becoming the sixth Filipino to win the Miss International title. She is also the founder and creative director of SOLÁ, a brand specializing in shapewear.
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Tranquil Salvador III
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Tranquil Gervacio S. Salvador III is a Filipino lawyer, educator, and civic leader. He has served as spokesperson and member of the defense panel for the impeachment of the then-Chief Justice Renato Corona and handled other notable cases of Filipino personalities and corporations.
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Rico Blanco
- Occupations
- singersongwriter
- Biography
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Rico Rene Granados Blanco is a Filipino singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor, endorser and entrepreneur. He began his career as one of the founding members, and served as the chief songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya from 1994 until 2007, and has been a solo artist since 2008.
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Dennis Trillo
- Occupations
- singermodeltelevision actorpresenteractor
- Biography
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Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho, known professionally as Dennis Trillo ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈtɾiljo]), is a Filipino actor, singer and model. He is also known as the Drama King for his acclaimed performances and wide range of roles in GMA Network drama series.
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Alan Peter Cayetano
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the Senate Minority Leader since September 9, 2025, a post he previously held from 2010 to 2013. He has been a Senator of the Philippines since 2022, following a previous stint from 2007 to 2017. He served as the 26th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2019 to 2020 and as the 26th Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018. Born and raised into a political family based in Taguig, Cayetano is the son of former Senator Rene Cayetano. He entered national politics in 1998 after being elected as the Representative of Taguig–Pateros, a post he held until 2007, when he was first elected to the Senate. He unsuccessfully ran for Vice President in the 2016 elections as the running mate of Rodrigo Duterte, who would win the presidency. He resigned from the Senate in 2017 to serve as Foreign Affairs Secretary, a role he held until 2018. In 2019, Cayetano was elected back to the House of Representatives. During this stint, he was elected as the Speaker of the House. As Speaker, he became the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 2019 SEA Games and was appointed Chairman of the Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jaime Sin
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Jaime Lachica Sin was a Filipino Catholic prelate who served as the 30th archbishop of Manila from 1974 until his retirement in 2003. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1976.
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Karylle
- Occupations
- modeltelevision presentersingeractor
- Biography
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Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari-Yuzon, known mononymously as Karylle, is a Filipino singer and actress. Having achieved mainstream success across stage, screen, and music, her accolades include four Awit Awards, an Asian Television Award, two MTV Pilipinas Music Award, a New York Festivals International TV and Film Award, and a Star Award for Television, including nominations from Monte Carlo Festival, Aliw Awards and Golden Screen Awards.
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José Mari Chan
- Occupations
- singersongwritersinger-songwriterfilm score composerbusiness executive
- Biography
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Jose Mari Lim Chan, is a Filipino singer and songwriter. Regarded as one of the country's most renowned balladeers and composers, he is popularly dubbed as the "King of Philippine Christmas Carols". As of 2001, Chan has sold two million albums and has garnered 37 platinum records to his credit, becoming one of the best-selling Filipino recording artists of all time. He is best known for his signature song "Christmas in Our Hearts", which is the biggest selling Filipino Christmas song in history, including hits such as "A Perfect Christmas", "Beautiful Girl" and "Please Be Careful with My Heart".
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Gabby Concepcion
- Occupations
- comedianfilm directortelevision actoractorsinger
- Biography
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Gabriel Arellano Concepcion is a Filipino actor, singer and businessman. He began his show business career in the 1980s as a teen commercial model and is known for his debonair career in Philippine cinema.
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Bam Aquino
- Occupations
- television presenterpoliticianeducation activistsocial activistradio personality
- Biography
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Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV is a Filipino politician and media personality who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2025. A member of the Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP), he previously served as a senator from 2013 to 2019 and as deputy Senate minority leader from 2017 to 2019.
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Kiefer Ravena
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kiefer Isaac Crisologo Ravena is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. Ravena played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the UAAP during his college days. He plays the point guard position. Ravena is known for being one of the first players to utilize the Pinoy step, which is increasingly being used by NBA players.
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Georgina Wilson
- Occupations
- modelactor
- Biography
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Georgina Ashley Diaz Wilson-Burnand is a British-Filipino model, actress, and entrepreneur. In 2015, Wilson hosted the third season of the reality show Asia's Next Top Model.
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Korina Sanchez
- Occupations
- broadcasterjournalisttelevision presenterannouncer
- Biography
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Korina Maria Baluyut Sanchez-Roxas is a Filipino broadcast journalist, television news anchor, senior field reporter, magazine show host, radio anchor, newspaper columnist and musician. She served as chief reporter for the Integrated News and Current Affairs Division of ABS-CBN airing on TV Channel 2, AM Radio Station DZMM and cable TV ABS-CBN News Channel. She also has a regular column in The Philippine Star entitled That Does It, as well as a Tagalog column entitled K Ka Lang in its sister newspaper, Pilipino Star Ngayon.
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Jinggoy Estrada
- Occupations
- film actoractorpolitician
- Biography
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Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr., better known as Jinggoy Estrada or Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, is a Filipino politician and actor serving as a senator since 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2016. He served as president pro tempore of the Senate from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2024 to 2025. He also briefly became the acting Senate President in 2013 after Juan Ponce Enrile's resignation. Before serving in the Senate, he was the vice mayor (1988–1992) and later mayor (1992–2001) of San Juan when it was still a municipality.
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Dwight Ramos
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dwight Ramos is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He represented the Philippines in international competitions as a member of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup squad.
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Rica Peralejo
- Occupations
- singercomedianactor
- Biography
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Regina Carla "Rica" Bautista Peralejo-Bonifacio is a Filipino actress, singer, and television host.
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Aquilino Pimentel III
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Aquilino Martin "Koko" de la Llana Pimentel III is a Filipino politician and lawyer who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2011 to 2025. During his tenure, he served as Senate president from 2016 to 2018 and Senate minority leader from 2022 to 2025.
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Pedro Paterno
- Occupations
- novelistpoliticianwriterautobiographerpoet
- Biography
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Pedro Alejandro Paterno y de Vera-Ignacio was a Filipino politician. He was also a poet and a novelist.
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Atom Araullo
- Occupations
- modelbroadcasterjournalisttelevision presenter
- Biography
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Alfonso Tomas "Atom" Pagaduan Araullo is a Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter and singer. He currently hosts documentary programs such as The Atom Araullo Specials and I-Witness, and is serving as the anchor of newscast State of the Nation.
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Maria Lourdes Sereno
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal-Sereno is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until 2018.
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Salvador Laurel
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel KGCR, also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino and briefly served as the last Prime Minister from February 25 to March 25, 1986, when the position was abolished. He was a major leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO), the political party that helped topple the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos with the 1986 People Power Revolution.
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Ralph Recto
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician who has served as the executive secretary on an ad interim basis since 2025 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the 33rd secretary of finance from 2024 to 2025 under President Marcos, the representative for Batangas' 6th district from 1992 to 2001 and from 2022 to 2024, and as the House deputy speaker from 2022 to 2024.
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Boy Abunda
- Occupations
- journalisttalent manager
- Biography
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Eugenio "Boy" Romerica Abunda Jr. is a Filipino television presenter, publicist, and talent manager. Known as the "King of Talk", Abunda has presented several talk shows centered on the Philippine entertainment industry. On GMA, he co-presented Show & Tell (1994–1995) and Startalk (1995–1999). After transferring to ABS-CBN, he hosted The Buzz (1999–2015), Kontrobersyal (2003–2006), Homeboy (2005–2007), The Bottomline with Boy Abunda (2009–2020), and Tonight with Boy Abunda (2015–2020). He partnered with Kris Aquino in hosting Boy & Kris (2007–2009), SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (2009–2011), and Aquino & Abunda Tonight (2014–2015). After the ABS-CBN shutdown, he returned to GMA to host Fast Talk with Boy Abunda (2023–present). In the PMPC Star Awards for Television, he has been inducted to the Hall of Fame for having won Best Celebrity Talk Show Host eleven times while Tonight with Boy Abunda was awarded Best Celebrity Talk Show four times.
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Claro M. Recto
- Occupations
- statesperson
- Biography
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Claro Mayo Recto Jr. was a Filipino lawyer, jurist, writer, author, columnist, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senator of the Philippines from 1931 until his death in 1960. Recto was the primary author of the 1935 Philippine Constitution, one of the foremost figures in the Philippine Independence from the United States, and is remembered as the "Great Dissenter" and the "Great Academician", as a fierce opponent of U.S. neocolonialism in Asia in his later years, and a staunch Filipino nationalist throughout his career.
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Renato Corona
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona was a Filipino judge who served as the 23rd Chief Justice of the Philippines from 2010 until his removal from office in 2012.
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Louise Araneta Marcos
- Occupations
- trial lawyer
- Biography
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Marie Louise "Liza" Cacho Araneta Marcos is a Filipino lawyer and academic who has served as the first lady of the Philippines since 2022, as the wife of Bongbong Marcos, the 17th president of the Philippines. Born and raised in Manila, Araneta Marcos studied law and graduated from Ateneo de Manila University, and later completed postgraduate courses at New York University. Araneta-Marcos eventually met Bongbong Marcos in New York City in 1989 and married him in 1993. In addition to her law practice, she taught in various universities in the country such as Far Eastern University Institute of Law, Northwestern University, and the Mariano Marcos State University College of Law. She is also the founder of two law firms, namely MOST (Marcos, Ochoa, Serapio & Tan) Law Firm and M&A Associates.
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Eugenio Lopez III
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Eugenio Gabriel "Gabby" Lopez III is a Filipino-American businessman who was the CEO (1993–2013), chairman (1997–2018) and chairman emeritus (2018–2020) of ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines.
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Joy Belmonte
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Joy Belmonte-Alimurung is a Filipino politician who has served as the 12th mayor of Quezon City since 2019. A member of the local Serbisyo sa Bayan Party, Belmonte previously served as the vice mayor of Quezon City from 2010 to 2019 under her predecessor, Herbert Bautista.
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Chito Miranda
- Occupations
- composersinger
- Biography
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Alfonso "Chito" Yanga Miranda Jr. is a Filipino singer and songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and lead singer for the band Parokya ni Edgar.
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Japeth Aguilar
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Japeth Paul Cabrera Aguilar is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He first played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), but after two seasons, he moved to the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States.
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Doug Kramer
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Douglas Rimorin Kramer is a Filipino former basketball player. Playing power forward for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, he then played for eight teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Gretchen Ho
- Occupations
- basketball playervolleyball player
- Biography
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Gretchen Ong Ho is a Filipino broadcaster, television presenter and former volleyball player. She played collegiate volleyball for the Ateneo Lady Eagles from 2008 to 2013, helping the team earn their first back-to-back UAAP finals appearances (seasons 74 and 75). She then played professionally for the Petron Blaze Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) from 2013 to 2015, where she helped the team win the 2014 Grand Prix Conference.
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Mikael Daez
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actor
- Biography
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Mikael Banzon Daez is a Filipino commercial model, actor, news anchor, television and events presenter, and vlogger. Daez is well known for his starring role in Amaya, a Philippine historical drama, alongside Marian Rivera. He also starred in 2011 in the remake of the hit blockbuster 1980s film Temptation Island under GMA Films. He is currently an exclusive talent of GMA Network, Sparkle GMA Artist Center and GMA Pictures.
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LA Tenorio
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio is a Filipino professional basketball player and head coach for the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Gilas Youth. He was an assistant coach for the Letran Knights of the Philippines' NCAA.
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Robi Domingo
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actortelevision presenteractor
- Biography
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Robert Marion Eusebio Domingo is a Filipino VJ, actor, dancer, and host. He was the first runner-up of the reality competition series Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus in 2008, after which he became a member of ABS-CBN's group of film and television talents collectively known as Star Magic.
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Tyang Amy
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Maria Armida "Amy" Parale Perez-Castillo, also known as Tiyang Amy or Tyang Amy, is a Filipino television and radio presenter. Noted for her strong opinions and distinct brand in hosting, she has since established herself as a dependable figure in morning and noontime variety shows. Among the shows she presented or co-hosted include Family Kuarta o Kahon (1986), Eat... Bulaga! (1988), Sa Linggo nAPO Sila (1989), 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila (1995), Magandang Tanghali Bayan (1998), M.R.S. (2005), Kabuhayang Swak na Swak (2006), Face 2 Face (2010), The Singing Bee (2013) Umagang Kay Ganda (2013) and It's Showtime (2016). She has received a selection of accolades for her work such as five PMPC Star Awards for Television including two wins for "Best Female TV Host" and three Alta Media Icon Awards.
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Francis Tolentino
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Francis Ng Tolentino is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2019 to 2025. He also served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2024 to 2025 and was formerly the chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee from 2022 to 2023. Before being elected to the Senate, he served as Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) from 2010 to 2015 and mayor of Tagaytay twice: from 1986 to 1987 as an officer in charge (OIC) in the provisional government, and then elected to three consecutive terms from 1995 to 2004.
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Tetchie Agbayani
- Occupations
- actorpsychologistmodel
- Biography
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Visitacion Parado Agbayani, known professionally as Tetchie Agbayani, is a Filipino actress, model and psychology instructor. She began her acting career in the film Pepeng Shotgun (1981), following several stints in pageantry and modelling. She was the first and only Filipino woman to appear on the cover of the German edition of Playboy, in 1982. She has starred in numerous Hollywood films such as The Emerald Forest (1985), Gymkata (1985), The Money Pit (1986), Rikky and Pete (1988) and has received accolades at the Metro Manila Film Festival, in addition to nominations for a FAMAS, Gawad Urian, Star Awards for Movies and Luna Awards.
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Yasmien Kurdi
- Occupations
- singerfilm actor
- Biography
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Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla is a Filipino actress and singer. She is one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines, where she finished as first runner-up. Kurdi graduated magna cum laude from Arellano University with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in political science.
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Matthew Manotoc
- Occupations
- civil servantbusiness executivepolitician
- Biography
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Matthew Joseph Marcos Manotoc is a Filipino politician and athlete who is currently serving as the vice governor of Ilocos Norte since 2025, he previously served as the governor of the same province from 2019 to 2025. He was a senior provincial board member from the second legislative district of Ilocos Norte from 2016 to 2019.
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Walden Bello
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- politicianpolitical economist
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Walden Flores Bello is a Filipino academic who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is an international adjunct professor at Binghamton University, professor of sociology and public administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman, and executive director of regional policy think-tank Focus on the Global South. Bello is also the founder and chairperson of the left-wing alliance Laban ng Masa. (lit. Fight of the Masses)
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Jim Paredes
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- singercolumnistwritertelevision presentermusician
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Jaime Ramon Misa Paredes, better known simply as Jim Paredes, is a Filipino singer, songwriter, television host, writer, actor and self pleasure advocate. He is known as one of the members of popular musical trio Apo Hiking Society along with Danny Javier and Boboy Garovillo. Regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). He is the son of Ester Paredes Jimenez, a staunch martial law activist.
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José Palma
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- poetwriter
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José Palma y Velásquez was a Filipino poet and soldier. He was on the staff of La independencia at the time he wrote "Filipinas", a patriotic poem in Spanish. It was published for the first time in the issue of the first anniversary of La independencia on September 3, 1899. The poem fit the instrumental tune "Marcha Nacional Filipina" by Julián Felipe, and it has since been the basis for every translation of the Philippine National Anthem.
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Teodoro Locsin, Jr
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- politiciantelevision presenterlawyerjournalistlaw professor
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Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Lopez Locsin Jr. GOLH is a Filipino politician, diplomat, lawyer, and former journalist who is currently serving as the Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom since August 30, 2022. He previously served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Duterte administration from 2018 to 2022. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010, representing the 1st district of Makati and later served as the Philippine ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018. He was the host of the editorial segment titled "Teditorial" for ANC's nightly newscast The World Tonight.
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Antonio Carpio
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- lawyer
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Antonio Tirol Carpio is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was sworn in as a member of the Supreme Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 26, 2001, and served until his retirement on October 26, 2019. He served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for a period of eighteen years. He also served as chief justice in an acting capacity several times during his tenure as Senior Associate Justice.
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CJ Perez
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- basketball player
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Christian Jaymar Perez is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 1st overall in the 2018 PBA draft by Columbian Dyip.
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Abigail Binay
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- lawyerpolitician
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Mar-len Abigail Sombillo Binay-Campos is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Makati from 2016 to 2025. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to 2016, when she was succeeded by her husband, Luis Campos. She is also the daughter of former Vice President Jejomar Binay.
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Alejandro Roces
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- politicianminister
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Alejandro Reyes Roces, Sr. was a Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for literature. He served as Secretary of Education from 1962 to 1965, during the term of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.
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Nikki Gil
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- singeractor
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Monica Pauline "Nikki" Santos Gil-Albert is a Filipino singer, actress, host, model, and video jockey. She is known for being part of the afternoon remake of Carlo J. Caparas' Pieta (2008–2009) and, in 2009, for portraying Princess Punzalan in the afternoon drama Nagsimula sa Puso (2009–2010). She is also well known for her lead portrayal as Jennifer "Jenny" La Peña in the 2012 remake of the 1990 radio serial of Salvador Royales' Mundo Man ay Magunaw, originally played by Jennifer Sevilla in the film version produced by SEIKO Films.
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Delfin Lorenzana
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- military personnelpolitician
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Delfin Negrillo Lorenzana, OLH, KGOR is a retired Philippine Army general who served as Chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority from 2022 until September 2024. He previously served as Secretary of National Defense in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2022. He served in the Philippine Army from 1973 to 2004.
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Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr
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- lawyerbusinesspersonpolitician
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Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. was a Philippine government official who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines under the Duterte administration in an ad interim basis from June 30, 2016, until March 8, 2017, the rejection of his appointment by the Commission on Appointments over eligibility concerns resulting from questions on his citizenship.
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Pantaleon Alvarez
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- politicianminister
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Pantaleon Diaz Alvarez is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Representative of Davao del Norte's 1st district from 2016 to 2025, previously holding the position from 1998 to 2001. He served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018. He also served as the Secretary of Transportation and Communications in the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from 2001 to 2002. He is a stern advocate to shift the current centralized set-up of the Philippines into a federal form, pushing for the establishment of an indigenous state in Luzon and an indigenous state in Mindanao. Initially in favor of an independent Mindanao, Alvarez changed stance when Rodrigo Duterte talked about a federal Philippines with him. In 2017, Alvarez proposed a new set-up to spearheaded federalism in the Philippines.
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Antoinette Taus
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- actorsingermodel
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Antoinette Cherish Flores Taus is a Filipino-American actress and environmentalist. Taus started out as a child actress for ABS-CBN and Viva and rose to popularity starring in the GMA drama series Anna Karenina (1996–2002) T.G.I.S. (1995–1999) and Click (1999–2004), where she was first paired with Dingdong Dantes. Taus famously hosted the Philippine coverage of BBC Millennium Celebration 2000 Today, which was broadcast over 67 countries around the world. She spent ten years living in Los Angeles. She recently has returned to the Philippines to resume her career.
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Greg Slaughter
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- basketball player
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Gregory William Slaughter is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Basilan Starhorse of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was selected first overall by the Barangay Ginebra in the 2013 PBA draft. Sports commentators and scribes call him GregZilla because of his apparent heft and height. Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) and 245 pounds (111 kg), he plays the center position in B.League, the Japanese professional basketball league.
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Yael Yuzon
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- singer
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Ysmael "Yael" Yrastorza Yuzon is a Filipino musician, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the band Sponge Cola.
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Crisel Consunji
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- singeractorfilm actor
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Crisel Consunji is a Filipina-Hong Kong actress, singer, and educator. In 2019 she won Best New Performer and was nominated for Best Actress at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in Still Human.
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Jose Calida
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- lawyer
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Jose Callangan Calida is a Filipino lawyer. He previously served as Undersecretary of Justice and executive director of Dangerous Drugs Board under the Arroyo administration, as Solicitor General under the Duterte administration, and as Chairman of Commission on Audit (COA) under the Marcos administration.
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Toby Tiangco
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- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Tobias Reynald Tiangco is a Filipino businessman and politician currently serving as congressman for Navotas' lone district since 2022, a position he previously held from 2010 to 2019. He was also the Mayor of Navotas for multiple terms.
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Alexander Gesmundo
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- judge
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Alexander Gahon Gesmundo is a Filipino judge who has served as the 27th chief justice of the Philippines since 2021. He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2021.
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Chot Reyes
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- basketball coachbasketball player
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Vincent "Chot" P. Reyes is a Filipino basketball coach who is the head coach for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He also served as the head coach for the Philippine national basketball team, which he led to a silver medal finish at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and its subsequent appearance at the 2014 FIBA World Cup; the country's first in 36 years. He also coached the team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
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Chris Tiu
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- basketball player
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Christopher John Alandy-Dy Tiu is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles with whom he won the UAAP title in 2008. He went on to play his entire professional career for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), winning the Commissioner's Cup in 2016. He also played for the Philippine national basketball team and was captain of the roster that competed in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship. Outside basketball, he is a TV host, model, politician, and businessman. He now hosts the television show iBilib on GMA.
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Teofisto Guingona Jr
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- diplomatministerpolitician
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Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. is a Filipino statesman and diplomat who served as the 11th vice president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Born in San Juan (now a part of Metro Manila), he is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, where he was a working student.
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Karlo Nograles
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- politicianspokesperson
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Karlo Alexei Bendigo Nograles is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission from March 4, 2022 to October 7, 2024. He was previously the Cabinet Secretary (2018–2022) and acting Presidential Spokesperson (2021–2022) in the Duterte administration. He was also the co-chair and spokesperson of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in the Philippine government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and chairman of the government's Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger. He was the representative of Davao City's 1st district from 2010 to 2018.
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Emmanuelle Vera
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- songwriter
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Emmanuelle Fabienne Camcam known professionally as Emmanuelle Vera, is a Filipino singer, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2021, and represented the Philippines at Reina Hispanoamericana 2021, finishing as third runner-up.
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Paolo Bediones
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- television presentertelevision actorentrepreneurjournalistradio personality
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Paolo Antonio Barba Bediones is a Filipino television host, newscaster, radio commentator and occasional actor.
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Jose Miguel Arroyo
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- lawyerpolitician
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José Miguel Tuason Arroyo, also known as Mike Arroyo, is a former First Gentleman of the Philippines. A lawyer by profession, he is the husband of former president and house speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He is the first and, to date, only male spouse of a president of the Philippines, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Saab Magalona
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- photographerpresenter
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Maria Isabella Simone Arroyo Magalona-Bacarro, better known as Saab Magalona, is a Filipino actress, singer and podcaster who started in the TV5 youth-oriented drama series Lipgloss. She is the daughter of Francis Magalona and sister of Maxene Magalona, Frank Magalona & Elmo Magalona. In music, she is a member of the 8-piece indie rock band Cheats, where she acts as co-lead vocalist, alongside Candy Gamos and her husband, Jim Bacarro.
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Juris Fernandez
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- singer
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Julie Iris "Juris" Fernandez-Lim, also known mononymously as Juris, is a Filipino singer and songwriter. From 2001 to 2009, she was the lead singer of acoustic group MYMP. Following her departure from MYMP, Fernandez signed with Star Music as a solo artist. Her solo debut album, Now Playing, was released in February 2010.
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Trinidad Pardo de Tavera
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- historianbotanist
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Trinidad Hermenegildo José María Juan Francisco Pardo de Tavera y Gorricho was a Filipino physician, historian and politician of Spanish and Portuguese descent who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the First Philippine Republic in 1899.
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Arsenio S. Lacson
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- lawyerjournalistassociation football playerpolitician
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Arsenio Hilario Sison Lacson Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, journalist and politician who gained widespread attention as the 17th Mayor of Manila and the first to be democratically elected. An active executive likened by Time and The New York Times to New York City's Fiorello La Guardia, he was the first Manila mayor to be reelected to three terms, remaining in office for over a decade from January 1952 to April 1962. Nicknamed "Arsenic" and described as "a good man with a bad mouth", Lacson's fiery temperament became a trademark of his political and broadcasting career. He died suddenly from a stroke amidst talk that he was planning to run in the 1965 presidential election.
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Próspero Nograles
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- politician
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Prospero Rafael Castillo Nograles also known as "Boy" or "Nogie", was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010. He was the first speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years of Philippine legislative history. From 1989 to 2010, he served as the representative for Davao City's 1st district.
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Ambeth Ocampo
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- historian
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Ambeth R. Ocampo is a Filipino public historian, academic, cultural administrator, journalist, author, and independent curator. He is best known for his definitive writings about Philippines' national hero José Rizal and on topics in Philippine history and Philippine art through Looking Back, his bi-weekly editorial page column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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Bea de Leon
- Years
- 1996-.. (age 30)
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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Isabel Beatriz "Bea" Paras de Leon is a Filipino professional volleyball player who currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). She played for the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the UAAP for five straight years and in her final year, led her team to its third championship and was named the UAAP Season 81 Finals MVP.
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Lamberto V. Avellana
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- film director
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Lamberto Vera Avellana NA was a prominent Filipino film and stage director. Despite considerable budgetary limitations that hampered the post-war Filipino film industry, Avellana's films such as Anak Dalita and Badjao attained international acclaim. In 1976, Avellana was named by President Ferdinand Marcos as the first National Artist of the Philippines for Film. While Avellana remains an important figure in Filipino cinema, his reputation as a film director has since been eclipsed by the next wave of Filipino film directors who emerged in the 1970s, such as Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.
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Joey Salceda
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- politicianeconomist
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Jose Ma. Clemente "Joey" Sarte Salceda is a Filipino politician and economist who served as Representative of Albay's 2nd District in the Philippine House of Representatives from 2016 to 2025. He previously served as governor of Albay province in the Philippines for three terms. Prior to that, he was a three-year term representative of the Third District of Albay and was appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10, 2007, after the resignation of Michael Defensor, before he himself resigned on March 29, 2007, to pursue his gubernatorial bid in his province. Salceda has also been chairman of the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means since 2019. Salceda is the principal author of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law, the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Law, which reduced corporate income taxes in the Philippines to 20%, and the Free College Tuition Law.
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Carlos Dominguez III
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- businesspersonofficial
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Carlos Garcia "Sonny" Domínguez III is a Filipino businessman who was appointed as Philippine Cabinet Secretary thrice: as Minister of Natural Resources (1986-1987), Secretary of Agriculture (1987-1989), and as Secretary of Finance (2016-2022).
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Joey Ayala
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- singer
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José Íñigo Homer Lacambra Ayala, professionally known as Joey Ayala, is a Filipino singer-songwriter. A former journalist and copywriter, Ayala is considered among the most prominent folk musicians in the Philippines. He previously served as the chairman of the music committee of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. He is well known for his style of music that combines the sounds of Filipino ethnic instruments with modern pop music. His public music life started when he released an album recorded in a makeshift studio in 1982 in Davao City. To date, he has released fourteen albums.
