44 Notable alumni of
Far Eastern University in Philippines
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The Far Eastern University in Philippines is 925th in the world, 194th in Asia, and 7th in the Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 44 notable alumni from the Far Eastern University in Philippines sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Corazon Aquino
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- politicianhuman rights activist
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María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino CCLH was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from 1986 to 1992. She 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.
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Vice Ganda
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- actorsingertelevision presentertelevision actorcomedian
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Jose Marie Borja Viceral, known professionally as Vice Ganda (lit. 'beautiful Vice'), is a Filipino comedian, actor, host, singer and television personality. He is considered one of the most successful entertainers in Philippine show business, noted for his stand-up routines, usage of observational comedy, situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show It's Showtime and has starred in three of the top 10 highest-grossing films in Philippine cinema.
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Henry Sy
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- entrepreneurbankerbusinessperson
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Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. was a Filipino businessman.
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Maja Salvador
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- film produceractordancer
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Maja Ross Andres Salvador-Ortega is a Filipino actress and television personality. Known for portraying strong female leads in revenge dramas in film and television, she has been described as one of the best actresses of her generation.She is known as the Revenge Drama Queen and the OG Queen of the Dancefloor.Maja is also the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Dance Exchange Ambassador. Her accolades include an Asia Contents Award, a FAMAS Award, a Gawad Urian Award, a Luna Award and a PMPC Star Awards for Movies, including nominations from Asian Television Awards and Asian Academy Creative Awards.
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Lucio Tan
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- entrepreneurbanker
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Lucio Chua Tan Sr. is a Filipino billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He presides over the Filipino conglomerate company LT Group, Inc., a company with extensive business interests in sports, banking, airline, liquor, tobacco, real estate, beverages, and education. As of November 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.8 billion.
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Jessy Mendiola
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- actor
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Jessica Mendiola Tawile-Manzano, known by her screen name Jessy Mendiola, is a Filipino actress.
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Terrence Romeo
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Terrence Bill Vitanzos Romeo is a Filipino professional basketball player and for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He also serves as the head coach for the PSP Gymers of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL).
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Marc Pingris
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- basketball player
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Jean Marc Prado Pingris Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). Regarded as an all-time great in Philippine basketball, he was named one of the Philippine Basketball Association's 40 Greatest Players.
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Ai-Ai de las Alas
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- comediansinger
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Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan, known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. Referred to as the "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent, she is best known for her role as Ina Montecillo in the film series Ang Tanging Ina. Her accolades include two Star Awards for Movies, a FAMAS Award, a Metro Manila Film Festival Award, an ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards, and a Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, including nominations for three Gawad Urian and three Luna Awards. Her films have collectively earned ₱2.41 billion, making her the highest grossing Filipino comedy actress of all time.
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Arwind Santos
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Arwind Anaya Santos is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pampanga Giant Lanterns of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
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Ramon S. Ang
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- entrepreneurengineer
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Ramon See Ang, also known by his initials RSA, is a Filipino businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Top Frontier Investment Holdings, Inc., the largest shareholder of San Miguel Corporation (SMC). He is also the chairman and CEO of SMC, chairman of Cyber Bay Corporation and Eagle Cement Corporation and a member of the board of directors of Metro Pacific Investments.
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Alejandro Roces
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- politicianminister
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Alejandro Reyes Roces 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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Pantaleon Alvarez
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- politicianminister
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Pantaleon Diaz Alvarez is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the Representative of Davao del Norte's 1st district since 2016, 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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Johnny Abarrientos
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- basketball player
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Johnny Abarrientos is a Filipino retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA Most Valuable Player, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award. He is known by many as The Flying A when he started playing for the Alaska Milkmen in 1993. He is currently an assistant coach for the Magnolia Hotshots and for the FEU Tamaraws.
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Roger Pogoy
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Roger Ray Bacusma Pogoy is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He won a championship in high school then played for Far Eastern University, where he won a championship in his final year there.
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Benny Abante
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- politician
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Bienvenido "Benny" Mirando Abante Jr. is a Filipino politician and Bible Baptist pastor who has been serving as the representative of Manila's 6th district since 2019, a position he previously held from 2004 to 2010. He also served as a House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022, House Minority Leader from 2019 to 2020, and as a councilor of Manila's 6th district from 1992 to 1995. He is also the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Bible Baptist Ekklesia (formerly Metropolitan Bible Baptist Church and Ministries) in Santa Ana, Manila.
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Mark Barroca
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- basketball player
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Andy Mark C. Barroca is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He currently wears the number 14 to imply the birthdate of his wife.
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Alfonso Yuchengco
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- diplomatbanker
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Alfonso Tiaoqui Yuchengco was a Filipino accountant, banker, businessmanpanies, one of the largest family-owned conglomerates in the Philippines.
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Rogelio de la Rosa
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- politicianfilm actoractor
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Regidor Lim de la Rosa, professionally known as Rogelio de la Rosa, was a Filipino actor and politician. He was one of the most popular Filipino matinee idols of the 20th century. He is also remembered for his statesmanship, and in particular, for his accomplishments as a diplomat. Elected to the Philippine Senate from 1957 to 1963, he was the first Filipino film actor to parlay his fame into a substantial political career, paving the way for other future Filipino entertainers-turned-politicians such as Senators Ramon Revilla Sr., Tito Sotto, Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Jinggoy Estrada, Lito Lapid, Freddie Webb, Robin Padilla, and President Joseph Estrada.
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Amani Aguinaldo
- Occupations
- association football player
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Amani Manuel Santos Aguinaldo is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Malaysia Super League club Melaka and the Philippines national team.
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Elpidio Barzaga Jr
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- lawyerpolitician
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Elpidio "Pidi" Frani Barzaga Jr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He was the representative of Cavite's 4th district in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016 and from 2019 until his death in 2024. This district exclusively covers the city of Dasmariñas and was carved out from the 2nd district, which he represented from 2007 to 2010. In addition to his legislative roles, he served as the mayor of Dasmariñas (1998–2007, 2016–2019).
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Jeff Chan
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Jeffrei Allan D. Chan is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). After being snubbed in the 2008 PBA draft, he became known as one of the best three-point shooters of his generation.
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RR Garcia
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ryan Roose B. Garcia is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was selected 6th overall in the 2013 PBA draft by the Barako Bull Energy Cola.
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Eddie Ilarde
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- politiciantelevision presenterradio personality
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Edgar Ubalde Ilarde was a Filipino radio and television host. On radio and television, he hosted programs such as Kahapon Lamang, Student Canteen, and Darigold Jamboree.
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Rey Langit
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- announcercivil servantjournalisttelevision presenter
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Reynante Magat Langit is a Filipino journalist. He is a longtime columnist for Philippine newspapers Tempo, Balita, People's Tonight, and Pilipino Mirror. He is also the main anchorman for the nationally-aired program over AM radio station DZEC 1062 kHz in Mega Manila. He currently hosts two weekly public affairs television programs, Kasangga Mo ang Langit and Biyaheng Langit, which aired on RJ DigiTV (even his surname means "sky" or "heaven" in Tagalog) until 2022.
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Artemio Panganiban
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- judge
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Artemio Villaseñor Panganiban Jr. is a Filipino jurist. He served as the 21st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2005 to 2007.
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Mac Baracael
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Marnel "Mac" Baracael is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Baracael was drafted sixth overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2011 PBA draft. Baracael played college basketball for Far Eastern University of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
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Neptali Gonzales II
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- politician
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Neptali "Boyet" Medina Gonzales II is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Mandaluyong's Lone District since 2019, and previously in the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th Congress. He was also one of the House Deputy Speakers during the entire 18th Congress and has been the House Majority Leader from 2001 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2016.
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Anthony Villanueva
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- 1945-2014 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- actorboxer
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Anthony N. Villanueva was a boxer from the Philippines. He competed in the featherweight (−57 kg) division at the 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal. Shortly after the Olympics he turned professional, but retired after five bouts. Besides boxing, Villanueva worked as an actor and boxing coach in the Philippines and as a security guard in the United States. He died after suffering several strokes.
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King Girado
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- modelsingertelevision actor
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Filbert Barinos Girado Jr., better known by his stage name King, is a Filipino singer, musician, model and actor. He graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Far Eastern University. He is known for his hit songs such as "Maybe", "Bat 'di Mo Pagbigyan", and "Will You Wait for Me" from his albums Solo and The Reason I Exist under Star Music.
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Russel Escoto
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Russel Dalusung Escoto is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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JR Cawaling
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- basketball player
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Ricardo "JR" Cawaling Jr. is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He was drafted 30th overall by the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft.
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Alejandro Almendras
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- military personnelpolitician
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Alejandro Durano Almendras was a Filipino politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines. He was also governor of the then united Davao province.
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Janelle Mae Frayna
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- chess player
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Janelle Mae Frayna is a Filipina chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2017, becoming the first from the Philippines to achieve this. She is a 3-time and the current Philippine Women's Chess Champion.
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Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa
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- dancer
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Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa is a Filipino dancer and academic known for her studies and promotion of the pangalay dance tradition of the southern Philippines and is a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
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Oscar Samson Rodriguez
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- politician
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Oscar "Oca" Samson Rodriguez is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He served as the mayor of San Fernando, Pampanga in the Philippines from 2004 until his third term in 2013.
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Lina Espina-Moore
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- journalist
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Lina Espina-Moore was a Cebuano writer. She was a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award.
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Amado Yuzon
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- journalistpoet
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Amado Magcalas Yuzon was a Filipino academic, journalist, politician and writer.
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Manuel Collantes
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- politiciandiplomatminister
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Manuel G. Collantes was a Filipino diplomat who served as the country's acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1984.
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Lydia Yu-Jose
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- scientist
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Lydia N. Yu-Jose was a Filipino professor of political science and Japanese Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. A graduate of Sophia University, she was 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.
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Rogelio Espina
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- politician
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Rogelio "Roger" Jimenez Espina is a Filipino politician from Biliran, Philippines. He was the governor of Biliran from 2019 to 2022, and previously from 2001 to 2010. He also served as representative for the lone district of Biliran from 2010 to 2019.
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Samuel Morrison
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- taekwondo athlete
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Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison, also known as Butch Morrison, is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner.
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Bonifacio Gillego
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- politicianpolitical activistmilitary officer
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Bonifacio Hubilla Gillego was a Philippine politician, military officer, and author. He served in the Philippine House of Representatives for three terms (1987–1998), representing the 2nd Legislative District of Sorsogon. "Boni" was one of the Framers of the 1987 Constitution. He had also served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1970.
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Alberto Nogar
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- athlete
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Alberto T. Nogar Sr was a former Olympic featherweight weightlifter for the Philippines, who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.
