10 Notable alumni of
University of Manila
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The University of Manila is 2627th in the world, 650th in Asia, and 28th in the Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from the University of Manila sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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R. Lee Ermey
- Enrolled in the University of Manila
- Studied theatre
- Occupations
- directortelevision actorcomedianactorvoice actor
- Biography
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Ronald Lee Ermey was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant.
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Manuel Roxas
- Occupations
- autobiographeruniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Manuel Acuña Roxas was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth President of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in 1948. He served briefly as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946, to July 4, 1946, and became the first President of the Independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.
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Fabian Ver
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Fabian Crisologo Ver was a Filipino military officer who served as the Commanding Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos.
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Luis Taruc
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Luis Mangalus Taruc was a Filipino political figure and rebel during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. He was the leader of the Hukbalahap group (from Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon) between 1942 and 1950. His involvement with the movement came after his initiation to the problems of agrarian Filipinos when he was a student in the early 1930s. During World War II, Taruc led the Hukbalahap in guerrilla operations against the Japanese occupants of the Philippines.
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Emmanuel Pelaez
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianministerdiplomat
- Biography
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Emmanuel Neri Pelaez was a Filipino public servant and politician who served as the 6th Vice President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965.
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Reynel Hugnatan
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Reynel Frances T. Hugnatan is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was picked 9th overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in the 2003 PBA draft.
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Alex Niño
- Occupations
- comics artist
- Biography
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Alex Niño is a Filipino comics artist best known for his work for the American publishers DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Warren Publishing, and in Heavy Metal magazine.
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Oscar Moreno
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Oscar "Oca" Seriña Moreno is a Filipino politician who served as the mayor of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, the provincial capital of Misamis Oriental, from 2013 to 2022. He is a lawyer by profession and a former banker before he entered public service.
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Dimasangcay Pundato
- Biography
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Dimasangcay Pundato a Muslim Filipino of Maranao descent, known to friends and kin as "Kumander Dimas", was former Moro revolutionary leader and undersecretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. He served for nine years in the now-defunct Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) under the Office of the President during the administrations of the late President Cory Aquino and former President Fidel V. Ramos. He was Vice Chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Chairman of the MNLF Reformist Group, where he negotiated with the Ramos administration in peace talks with Moro rebel front leaders.
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Alberto A. Villavert
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alberto Arcega Villavert was a Filipino politician who led the Province of Antique between 1937 and 1946 both as an appointed and elected Governor. He was first elected as presidente municipal (town mayor) of Antique's capital town of San Jose de Buenavista in 1928 and was the youngest presidente municipal in his time at the age of 24 and then became governor of the province in 1937. Villavert became an Antique Representative of the National Assembly from 1943 to 1944. During World War II, he served in the USAFFE and subsequently appointed as Governor of the Province again from 1946 to 1947 and then elected and served the same post from 1948 to 1951.
