11 Notable alumni of
National Defense College of the Philippines
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The National Defense College of the Philippines is 2775th in the world, 699th in Asia, and 31st in the Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from the National Defense College of the 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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Fidel Ramos
- Occupations
- military personnelmilitary commanderpolitician
- Biography
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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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Jejomar Binay
- Occupations
- badminton executive and administratorlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay Sr. is a Filipino lawyer, politician and human rights activist who served as the 13th vice president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016, under President Benigno Aquino III.
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Loren Legarda
- Occupations
- modelenvironmentalistjournalistpolitician
- Biography
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Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda is a Filipino politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2022, following previous terms spanning from 1998 to 2004 and 2007 to 2019. During her tenure, she served as president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines from 2022 to 2024. Before entering politics, she began her career as a news reporter until becoming a news anchor. She previously served three terms in the Senate from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2019. She is the longest-serving female Senator in the history of the Senate, and the only female in the Philippines to top two senatorial elections: 1998 and 2007. Legarda was also the House Deputy Speaker during her three-year stint as the representative of Antique from 2019 to 2022.
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Alfredo Lim
- Occupations
- politicianpolice officer
- Biography
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Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim was a Filipino politician, police officer and lawyer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007, He also served as the 23rd and 25th Mayor of Manila twice: first from 1992 to 1998, and again from 2007 to 2013.
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Herbert Bautista
- Occupations
- television actoractorcomedianpolitician
- Biography
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Herbert Constantine "Bistek" Maclang Bautista is a Filipino actor and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City, the Philippines' largest city by population, from 2010 to 2019.
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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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Heidi Mendoza
- Occupations
- civil servantcertified public accountant
- Biography
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Heidi Reyes Lloce-Mendoza is a Filipino auditor, Certified Public Accountant, and former civil servant known for her advocacy against corruption and for governance reforms. Mendoza previously served as one of the two commissioners of the Commission on Audit (COA) from 2011 to 2015, and was the agency's Officer in Charge (OIC) from February to March 2015. She later became the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) from 2015 to 2019, becoming the first Filipino to hold that specific high-level position in the United Nations.
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Norberto Gonzales
- Enrolled in the National Defense College of the Philippines
- In 2006 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Norberto Borja Gonzales is a Filipino social democratic politician who served as secretary of national defense and national security adviser under 14th President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Gonzales was a candidate in the 2022 presidential election.
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Teresa Aquino-Oreta
- Occupations
- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Maria Teresa Aquino-Oreta, better known as Tessie Aquino-Oreta, was a Filipina politician. She was the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture in the 11th Congress.
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Rosalinda Baldoz
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz is a Filipina lawyer, civil servant, and labor arbiter. She served as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
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Natalio C. Ecarma III
- Biography
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Natalio Cabili Ecarma III is a Filipino General who recently served as Undersecretary of the Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines. He is known for being the first Filipino appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to serve as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights, giving him the distinction of being the first Filipino to head a United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, with the rank of UN Assistant Secretary General.
