14 Notable alumni of
Philippine Women's University
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Philippine Women's University is 2020th in the world, 482nd in Asia, and 19th in the Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Philippine Women's 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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Imelda Marcos
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- entrepreneurmodeldiplomatsingerfashion designer
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Imelda Romualdez Marcos is a Filipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand Marcos placed the country under martial law in September 1972. She is the mother of current president Bongbong Marcos.
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Joseph Estrada
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- 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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Boy Abunda
- Enrolled in Philippine Women's University
- In 2009 graduated with bachelor's degree in communication design
- In 2011 graduated with master's degree in communication design
- 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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Lucrecia Kasilag
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- conductorpianistmusicologistcomposermusic educator
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Lucrecia Roces Kasilag was a Filipino composer and pianist. She is particularly known for incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments into orchestral productions.
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Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
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- choreographerdancer
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Leonor Luna Orosa-Goquingco was a Filipino national artist in creative dance, who was also known for breaking tradition within dance. She played the piano, drew art, designed scenery and costumes, sculpted, acted, directed, danced and choreographed. Her pen name was Cristina Luna and she was known as Trailblazer, Mother of Philippine Theater Dance and Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics. She died on July 15, 2005, of cardiac arrest following a cerebro-vascular accident at the age of 87.
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Whilce Portacio
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- screenwriterdraftspersonpenciller
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William "Whilce" Portacio is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as The Punisher, X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, Wetworks and Spawn. Portacio was also one of the seven co-founders of Image Comics, though he did not become a full-partner in the company, and is therefore not a member of its board of directors.
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Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
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- choreographer
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Lucrecia Faustino Reyes-Urtula was a Filipino choreographer, theater director, teacher, author and researcher on ethnic dance. She was the founding director of the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company and was named National Artist of the Philippines for dance in 1988.
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Guia Gomez
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- actorpolitician
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Guia Guanzon Gomez is a Filipino actress, businesswoman and politician. She is the former mayor of San Juan, having won 75% of total votes during the 2010 elections. She is known for her previous relationship with former president Joseph Estrada, with whom she has a son, Senator JV Ejercito.
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Cory Quirino
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- television presenter
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Socorro Alicia "Cory" Rastrollo Quirino-Cruz is a Filipino television host, author and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently the president and national director of Mutya ng Pilipinas. She is also a former licensee and national director of Miss World Philippines and Mister World Philippines. She is also a council member of one of the branch offices of the Philippine Red Cross. She is the president of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) from February 2018, replacing Dante Jimenez who was appointed as the head of the newly-formed Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission.
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Helena Benitez
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- politician
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Helena Zoila Tirona Benitez was a Filipina academic and administrator of the Philippine Women's University.
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Pacita Madrigal-Warns
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- politicianminister
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Maria Paz Paterno Madrigal-Warns, commonly known as Pacita Madrigal-Warns (from 1945 to 1956), later Pacita Madrigal Gonzales (from 1956 until her death), was a Filipina ballet dancer, former beauty queen, and politician. She served as the administrator of the Social Welfare Administration (SWA) under Ramon Magsaysay's cabinet from 1953 to 1955 and was a Senator of the Philippines from 1955 to 1961 during the Third and Fourth Congresses; she was the second woman to be elected to the Philippine Senate. As a senator, Madrigal-Warns authored the bill that would become Republic Act No. 3060, which created the Board of Censors for Motion Pictures in 1961.
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Imelda Dimaporo
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- politician
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Imelda "Angging" dela Cruz Quibranza-Dimaporo is a Filipina politician who currently serves as the representative for Lanao del Norte's 1st district in the House of Representatives in 2025, having previously served in the same position from 2010 to 2016. She is also the Governor of Lanao del Norte from 2016 to 2025, and previously from 1998 to 2007.
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Rafael Arenillo Cusi
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- artist
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Rafael Arenillo Cusi, also known by his nickname Popoy Cusi, is a Filipino artist who specializes in watercolour. He is also dubbed as the "Master of Watercolour in the Philippines" and is acclaimed as one of the top artist of the Philippines in his times including other artists who also specializes in watercolor.
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Dolores Sison
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Dolores "Dollie" Hernandez-Sison was a Filipina educator, philanthropist, and community leader in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. She also acted as a goodwill ambassador and diplomat during her years in the Batasang Pambasa (Interim National Legislature) (1978-1984) while she was designated as the Minister of Tourism. During her tenure as president of the University of Nueva Caceres, she held the distinction of being the third woman to become a university president in the Philippines.
