List of people from Manila

This list is made up of notable people born or resides in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

National heroes and patriots

Andrés Bonifacio – Filipino nationalist, revolutionary leader and founder of Katipunan
Gregoria de Jesús – founder and vice-president of the women's chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines.^[1] She was also the custodian of the documents and seal of the Katipunan.^[2] Wife of Andrés Bonifacio.
Emilio Jacinto – Filipino General during the Philippine Revolution
Julio Nakpil – Filipino musician, composer and a General during the Philippine Revolution
Antonio Luna – Filipino pharmacist and general who fought in the Philippine–American War
José Palma – poet and soldier. He was on the staff of La Independencia at the time he wrote "Filipinas", a patriotic poem in Spanish that is since been the basis for every translation of the lyrics of Philippine National Anthem.
Jacinto Zamora and Mariano Gomes – Filipino Catholic priests, part of the Gomburza, a trio of priests who were falsely accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century.
Teodora Alonso Realonda - mother of José Rizal
Trinidad Pardo de Tavera – Filipino propagandist, physician, historian and politician
Macario Sakay – Filipino Revolutionay General
Francisco Carreón – Filipino Revolutionay General
Edilberto Evangelista – Filipino Revolutionary General
Flaviano Yengko – Filipino Revolutionary General
Licerio Gerónimo – general of the Philippine Revolutionary Forces under Emilio Aguinaldo during Philippine–American War
Marina Dizon – heroine of the Philippine Revolution and one of the first women initiated into the Katipunan. She also kept important documents for the Katipunan.^[3]
José Dizon – Filipino patriot who was among those who founded the Katipunan that sparked the Philippine Revolution
Román Ongpin – Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who aided Filipino revolutionaries against the Spanish and American colonial administration in the Philippine islands.^[4]
Mariano Limjap – Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who helped in the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino-American War.
Agueda Esteban – Filipina revolutionary
Hermenegildo Cruz – writer and trade union organizer. He was a founding member of Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina and a member of the Philippine Assembly. He became Director of the Bureau of Labor in 1924.^[5]
Gregorio S. Araneta – Filipino lawyer, businessman, and nationalist, during the Spanish and American colonial periods.^[6]
Pablo Ocampo – Filipino lawyer, nationalist, a member of the Malolos Congress, first Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress
Rosa Sevilla – Filipino activist, educator, and journalist who advocated for women's suffrage in the Philippines.^[7]
Concepción Felix – Filipina feminist and human rights activist. She established one of the first women's organizations in the Philippines, Asociación Feminista Filipina, as well as one of the first humanitarian NGOs, La Gota de Leche, aimed specifically at the well-being of mothers and their children. On several occasions, she spoke to legislators to promote women's enfranchisement.
Benito Legarda – Filipino legislator who was a member of the Philippine Commission of the American colonial Insular Government, the government's legislature, and later a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress.
Edgar Jopson – labor rights and student activist, and freedom fighter during the reign of Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
Gaston Z. Ortigas – freedom fighter, agrarian reformer, entrepreneur, and peace advocate best known for his opposition to the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos,^[8]
Cristina Catalla, Jessica Sales, and Gerry Faustino – anti-martial law activists that were abducted by state security agents and disappeared with seven other activists in what is believed to be the single biggest case of involuntary disappearance during Ferdinand Marcos' martial law in the Philippines that later came to be known as the Southern Tagalog 10.

National Scientists

Fe del Mundo – National Scientist of the Philippines for Pediatrics
Jose Encarnacion Jr. – National Scientist of the Philippines for Economics
Alfredo Lagmay – National Scientist of the Philippines for Experimental Psychology
Benito Vergara- National Scientist of the Philippines for Plant Physiology
Teodulo Topacio, Jr. – National Scientist of the Philippines for Veterinary Medicine
Edgardo Gomez – National Scientist of the Philippines for Marine Biology

National Artists

Ryan Cayabyab – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
Levi Celerio – National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature
Lucrecia Roces Kasilag – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
Antonio Molina – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
Andrea Veneracion – National Artist of the Philippines for Music
Alice Reyes – National Artist of the Philippines for Dance
Atang de la Rama – -National Artist of the Philippines for Theater
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero -National Artist of the Philippines for Theater
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio -National Artist of the Philippines for Theater
Rolando Tinio – National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Literature
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting, Sculpture and Mixed Media
Fernando Amorsolo – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
Jose T. Joya – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
Cesar Legaspi – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
Arturo R. Luz -National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
Hernando R. Ocampo – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts – Painting
Ishmael Bernal – National Artist of the Philippines for Film
Gerardo de León – National Artist of the Philippines for Film
Fernando Poe Jr. – National Artist of the Philippines for Film
Francisco Arcellana – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Cirilo Bautista– National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Gémino Abad – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Amado V. Hernandez– National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Nick Joaquin – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Alejandro Roces – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Jose Garcia Villa – National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
Carlos Quirino– National Artist of the Philippines for Historical Literature
Pablo Antonio– National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture
Francisco Mañosa -National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture
Juan Nakpil – National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture
Ramón Valera – National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture, Design and Allied Arts – Fashion Design
José María Zaragoza – National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture

Politics and Government

Diplomacy

León María Guerrero III – former ambassador, historian, and writer
Marcial Lichauco – former ambassador, diplomat, and writer
Narciso G. Reyes – former ambassador, diplomat, former Chairman of UNICEF, and 4th Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Local Government

Arsenio Cruz Herrera – first Filipino Mayor of Manila
Ramon Bagatsing – 17th and the longest-serving Mayor of Manila
Isko Moreno – 27th Mayor of Manila, former Manila City councilor from the 1st district, actor and vlogger.
Larry Silva – 21st Vice Mayor of Manila, former Manila City councilor from the 3rd district, actor and comedian
Carmen Planas – known as "Manila's Darling", was the first woman to be elected to any public offices in the Philippines when she was elected councilor of Manila by general suffrage in 1934. She would later serve as the capital city's Vice Mayor from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1951.
Lou Veloso – incumbent Manila City councilor from the 6th district, actor and comedian

Military and Law Enforcement

Basilio Valdes – 3rd Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 3rd Secretary of the Department of National Defense, and 2nd Secretary of the Department of Health
Jesus Vargas – 7th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 11th Secretary of the Department of National Defense
Alfredo Santos – 11th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Manuel Yan – 16th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and 17th Secretary of the Department of the Foreign Affairs
Angelo Reyes – 28th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 21st Secretary of the Department of National Defense, 21st Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, 29th Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and 10th Secretary of the Department of Energy
Gregorio Pio Catapang – 45th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Rogelio Morales – former Navy captain, master mariner, educator, and activist during the reign of Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
Antonio Taguba – retired United States Army major general and second American citizen of Philippine birth to be promoted to general officer rank in the United States Army.^[12]^[13]^[14]
George Fleming Davis – US Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient.
Antonio C. Torres – first Filipino Chief of Police of the Manila Police Department, founder and first Supreme Commander of the Order of the Knights of Rizal

Religion

Lorenzo Ruiz – first Catholic Filipino saint
José María of Manila – Spanish-Filipino Roman Catholic blessed, and was priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was martyred in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War, and is the third Filipino to have been declared blessed by the Roman Catholic Church.
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo – Catholic Venerable, founder the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status in what is now the Republic of the Philippines.^[15]
Francisca del Espíritu Santo Fuentes – Catholic Venerable, first Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena in the Philippines.
Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez – Catholic Venerable, Spanish-Filipina nun and foundress who is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church.
Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages – Catholic Venerable, Spanish Augustinian nun who cofounded the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
Rolando Joven Tria Tirona OCD, D.D., Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Caceres and Bishop Emeritus of Prelature of Infanta and Diocese of Malolos
Diosdado Talamayan – Roman Catholic archbishop. Former auxiliary bishop and second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
Mylo Hubert Vergara – 2nd Bishop of the Diocese of Pasig, 3rd Bishop of San Jose from February 12, 2005 to April 20, 2011.^[16]
Federico O. Escaler, S.J. – Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Kidapawan and the Diocese of Ipil
Nicolás Zamora – founder of the first indigenous evangelical church in the Philippines, known as Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas.^[17] Zamora is also recognized as the first Filipino Protestant minister in the Philippines.^[18]
Dionisio Deista Alejandro – first Filipino Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1944.
Jose C. Abriol – Filipino Catholic priest, linguist, and high official in the church in the Philippines. He was the first to translate the Catholic Bible into Tagalog, the native language for most Filipinos.^[19]
Roque Ferriols, S.J. –Filipino Jesuit philosopher known for pioneering the use of Tagalog in philosophizing.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Mary Therese Vicente – Filipino Roman Catholic nun, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Face of Jesus of Perpetual Adoration
Mary Christine Tan – Filipino missionary, nun, and activist, who was known to be one of the key figures who was against the human rights abuses during the Martial law era. She headed the Association of Major Religious Superiors of Women (AMRSP) from 1973–1976, a group of religious sisters who not only vocalized their disdain against the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, but also managed to help Filipinos who are suffering from poverty.^[24] Member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986.

Literature

José de la Cruz – "Hari ng Makatang Tagalog"
Patricio Mariano – nationalist, revolutionary, pundit,^[25] poet, playwright, dramatist, short story writer, novelist, journalist,^[25] violinist, and painter.
Severino Reyes – writer, playwright, and director of plays, "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela".^[26]
Juan Abad – playwright and journalist
Fernando María Guerrero – poet
Cecilio Apóstol – poet
Jesús Balmori – Filipino Spanish language journalist, playwright, and poet.
Faustino Aguilar – pioneering Filipinosocial realist novelist, journalist, revolutionary, union leader, and editor.
Alberto Segismundo Cruz – Poet and novelist
Iñigo Ed. Regalado – Poet, journalist, and novelist
Iñigo C. Regalado – Poet and novelist
Rosauro Almario – writer
José Corazón de Jesús – Tagalog poet, King of the Balagtasan
Genoveva Matute – author
Carmen Guerrero Nakpil – journalist, author, historian and public servant
Bienvenido Santos – Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer
Gilda Cordero-Fernando – writer and publisher
Clodualdo del Mundo Sr. – novelist, playwright, essayist, short story writer, journalist, screenwriter, teacher, critic
Virginia R. Moreno – writer and playwright
Pablo S. Gomez – komiks writer, screenwriter and director.
E. San Juan Jr. – literary critic
Teo Antonio – poet
Lualhati Bautista – novelist, film and television screenwriter
Jessica Hagedorn – playwright, writer, poet, multimedia performance artist
Loizza Aquino – writer, mental health activist, and founder of Peace of Mind Canada and co-founder of Student Mental Health Canada.

Visual arts

Cesar Legaspi – painter
Marcel Antonio – painter
Elmer Borlongan – painter
Eduardo Castrillo – sculptor
Roberto Chabet – conceptual artist and architect
Froilan Calayag - painter
Fabián de la Rosa – painter
Camille Dela Rosa – painter and former child star
Damián Domingo – painter
Paco Gorospe – painter
Graciano Nepomuceno – sculptor
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo – artist
Nestor Leynes – hyperrealistic painter
Anita Magsaysay-Ho – painter
José Honorato Lozano – painter
Malang – cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter
Onib Olmedo – painter
Alfonso A. Ossorio – Filipino–American abstract expressionist artist
Fernando Sena – painter
Tony Velasquez – Filipino illustrator regarded as the Father of Tagalog comics and as the pioneer and founding father of the Philippine comics industry. He was the creator of Kenkoy, an "iconic Philippine comic strip character".^[27]
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo – Spanish–Filipino painter, businessman, art collector.

Architecture

Carlos Arguelles – architect
Arcadio Arellano – architect
Juan M. Arellano – architect
Tomás Mapúa – architect
Carlos A. Santos-Viola – architect

Sciences and Education

Anacleto del Rosario – chemist, "Father of Philippine Science and Laboratory"
León María Guerrero – Filipino writer, revolutionary leader, politician, the first licensed pharmacist in the Philippines, and one of the most eminent botanists in the country in his time.
Manuel A. Zamora – Filipino chemist and pharmacist best known for his discovery of the tiki-tiki formula against beriberi.^[28]
Manuel S. Guerrero – medical doctor who studied beriberi in infants in the Philippines.^[29]
Proceso Gabriel – Filipino physician and bacteriologist known for establishing the first privately owned bacteriological laboratory in the Philippines.^[30]^[31]
Renato Constantino – nationalist historian
Ricardo Manapat – scholar, writer, researcher, and author of Some Are Smarter Than Others: The History of Marcos' Crony Capitalism", a work on anti-cronyism exposing the wealth of the Marcos dynasty. ^[32]^[33]
Lydia Yu-Jose – professor of political science and Japanese Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University 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.
Jaime C. Bulatao, S.J. – Filipino Jesuit priest and psychologist.
Armand Mijares – Filipino archaeologist
Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna -Filipina educators and founders of Centro Escolar University.
Onofre R. Pagsanghan – educator, screenplay writer
Don Moon – President of Shimer College^[34]
Dr. Jose Antonio (professor of sports nutrition)

Performing Arts and Entertainment

Music

Ladislao Bonus – "Father of the Filipino opera".^[35]
Dolores Paterno – Filipina composer known for the song "La Flor de Manila" (also known as "Sampaguita").^[36]
Francisco Santiago – musician, sometimes called The Father of Kundiman Art Song.^[37]
Lea Salonga – film actress, singer
Basil Valdez – singer and composer
Lilet – singer
Sharon Cuneta – singer
Rico J. Puno – singer
Bituin Escalante – singer
Raymond Lauchengco – singer
Martin Nievera – singer
Ariel Rivera – singer
Louie Ocampo – composer and arranger
Mel Villena – arranger
Arnel Pineda – lead singer of the American rock band Journey since 2008
Gary Valenciano – singer, songwriter, gospel musician, actor, host and musical director
Francis Magalona – singer and rapper
Rox Santos – songwriter
Billy Crawford – singer
Lolita Carbon – singer and guitarist, member of ASIN
Wally Gonzalez – guitarist and member of Juan de la Cruz Band
Chito Miranda – singer-songwriter, and lead vocalist for the band Parokya ni Edgar.^[38]
Sarah Geronimo – film actress, host, television actress, brand ambassador and singer
Angeline Quinto – film and television actress, singer and host
Sam Concepcion – film and television actor, singer, host, dancer and VJ
Cris Villonco – singer
Jay-R Siaboc – singer
Mica Javier – singer
Maiko Nakamura – RNB singer and record producer based in Tokyo, Japan
Zsa Zsa Padilla – singer
Karylle – singer
Chanty – film actress, television actress, singer and member of Lapillus
Idris Vicuña aka Eyedress – singer and songwriter
Jaya Ramsey – singer
Lani Misalucha – singer and composer
Junior – late singer
Danita Paner – pop rock
Marco Sison – opm singer
Jonathan Manalo – songwriter

Dance

Lisa Macuja-Elizalde – first Filipina Prima Ballerina
Roberto Villanueva – dancer, choreographer, and producer.
Jopay Paguia – dancer, original member of the SexBomb Girls

Film and television

José Nepomuceno – one of the pioneering directors and producers of Philippine cinema. Known as the "Father of Philippine movies", he produced and directed the first Filipino silent film entitled Dalagang Bukid in 1919.
Dolphy – actor and comedian
Panchito Alba – actor and comedian
Chicháy – comedienne and actress
Cachupoy – actor and comedian
Dely Atay-Atayan – comedienne and singer
Babalu – actor and comedian
Mila del Sol – film actress
Bella Flores – film actress
Tony Santos Sr. – film and television actor
Berting Labra – film and television actor
Max Alvarado – film and television actor
Mona Lisa – film actress
German Moreno – television host and comedian
Gloria Romero – film and television actress
Luis Gonzales – film and television actor
Armando Goyena – film and television actor
Rosa Rosal – film actress
Charito Solis – film actress
Alicia Vergel – film and television actress
Boots Anson-Roa – film and television actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer
Rosemarie Gil – film actress
Eddie Mesa – actor and singer
Ricky Davao – veteran actor
Roi Vinzon – actor
Rita Avila – actress
Al Tantay – actor, comedian
Carmi Martin – actress, house interior designer
Miggs Cuaderno – actor, model
Dolly de Leon – senior actress
Mat Ranillo III – former actor
Camille Prats – comedian, movie film acting, actress
Sid Lucero – actor
Judy Ann Santos – actress, chef and businesswoman
Jomari Yllana – actor, promoter
Kiko Estrada – actor
Matet De Leon – actress, former child actress
Ate Gay – comedian
Angelu De Leon – actress
Tito Sotto – actor
Bianca Gonzales – host
Randy Santiago – actor, comedian
Gloria Diaz – veteran actress, former beauty queen
Amy Austria – actress
Mikael Daez – actor, tv host
Eugene Domingo – actress, comedian
Isko Moreno – actor, tv personality host
Gina Alajar – veteran actress, film director
Isabelle Daza – actress
Oyo Boy Sotto – actor
Frank Lloyd Mamaril – director producer
John Prats – actor, director producer
Lily Monteverde – film producer
Sunshine Cruz – actress
Joel Lamangan – film director
Rosanna Roces – actress
Joey Gosiengfiao – film director
Daniel Padilla – actor
Renz Fernandez – actor
Gretchen Barretto – socialite, actress
Robert Arevalo – actor and director
Tina Paner– actress
Piolo Pascual – actor
Katya Santos – actress
Danny Zialcita – film director
Mike De Leon – film director
Ruffa Gutierrez – actress
Tonton Gutierrez – actor
Maryo J. de los Reyes – film and television director
Soxie Topacio – film and actor, and director
Tanya Garcia – actress
Gina Alajar – actress and television director
Rory Quintos – film and television director
Wenn V. Deramas – film and television director
Auraeus Solito – film director
Gino M. Santos – film director
KC Concepcion – actress
Tirso Cruz III – film and television actor
Gina Pareño – film and television actress
Bomber Moran – film and television actor
Bernardo Bernardo – stage actor, comedian, and film director
Maricel Soriano – film actress
Jay Ilagan – film and television actor
Amy Austria – film and television actress
Sandy Andolong – film and television actress
Alfie Anido – film actor
Subas Herrero – stage and film actor, comedian
Joonee Gamboa – actor
Johnny Delgado – film and television actor
Vic Sotto – actor and comedian
Helen Gamboa – veteran actress
Joey de Leon – actor, comedian, and television host
Michael De Mesa – film and television actor
Mark Gil – film and television actor
Cherie Gil – film and television actress
Rene Requiestas – actor and comedian
Richie D'Horsie – actor and comedian
Cherry Pie Picache – film and television actress
Coney Reyes – film and television actress
Pen Medina – actor
Niño Muhlach – film and television actor
Cesar Montano – actor
Aga Muhlach – film and television actor
Chin Chin Gutierrez – film and television actress and environmentalist
Snooky Serna – film actress
Eula Valdez – actress
Matet De Leon – actress
Eugene Domingo – film and television actress
Isabelle Daza – actress
Keempee de Leon – actor
Heart Evangelista – actress and socialite
Nonie Buencamino – actor
Bodjie Pascua – actor, teacher
Michael V. – actor and comedian
John Lapus – comedian
Paolo Contis – actor
Mark Anthony Fernandez – actor
Camille Prats – actress
Jacob Benedicto – actor and singer
Jojo Alejar – actor and comedian
Karylle – actress
Piolo Pascual – actor
Ara Mina – film and television actress, fashion model and singer
Desiree Del Valle – actress
Adrian Alandy – actor
Boom Labrusca – actor
DJ Durano – actor
Claudine Barretto – actress
Raymart Santiago – actor
Andrea Torres – film and television actress, host and commercial model
Kate Valdez – film and television actress and model
Pia Guanio – actress
Beverly Vergel – film actress, director, producer, ramp model and public speaker
Mikee Quintos – film and television actress and singer
Mylene Dizon – dramatic actress
Polo Ravales – film and television actor and fashion model
Marvin Agustin – film and television actor
Jose Manalo – actor and comedian
Maxene Magalona – actress
Bea Nicolas – film and television actress
Valerie Concepcion – actress
Francine Diaz – actress
Vice Ganda – film and television actor, comedian, host
Coco Martin – actor
Julia Montes – film and television actress, host and model
Matt Evans – actor
JC de Vera – actor
JM De Guzman – actor
Manny Jacinto – actor
Zaijan Jaranilla – actor
Arjo Atayde – actor
Sofia Andres – actress
McCoy de Leon – actor
Heaven Peralejo – film, television actress and painter
Joaquin Domagoso – actor and model
Joyce Pring – actress
Donita Nose – comedian
Cogie Domingo – actor
Jo Berry – actress
Franco Hernandez – television personality
Chariz Solomon – actress, tv host personality
Zoren Legaspi – actor
Kier Legaspi – actor
Dawn Zulueta – actress
Jillian Ward – actress
Louise Abuel – actor

Journalism and media

Armando Malay – journalist, scholar, and activist during the Marcos administration.^[39]
Gus Abelgas – host and journalist
Kim Atienza – television host, actor, and weather anchor
Inday Badiday – host and journalist
Louie Beltran – broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist
Teodoro Benigno – Journalist, writer
Jeff Canoy – field reporter, journalist
Angelo Castro Jr. – broadcast journalist
Luchi Cruz-Valdez – journalist
Arnold Clavio – television host
Karen Davila – broadcast journalist
DJ Chacha – radio disc jockey
James Deakin – TV show host and colunmist
Mike Enriquez – TV and radio newscaster
Jove Francisco – broadcast journalist
Betty Go-Belmonte -Journalist, newspaper publisher, co-founder of Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine STAR and Pilipino Star Ngayon
Bianca Gonzales – television host
June Keithley – broadcast journalist
Rico Hizon – broadcast journalist
Pia Hontiveros– broadcast journalist
Vicky Morales – TV newscaster
Tina Monzon-Palma – broadcast journalist
Dong Puno – former television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.
Maria Ressa – Filipino-American journalist and author, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, and the first Filipino Nobel Prize laureate.^[40]
Joaquin "Chino" Roces – nationalist, newspaper publisher, and freedom fighter during the reign of Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.
Abraham Sarmiento Jr. – Filipino student journalist who gained prominence as an early and visible critic of the martial law government of President Ferdinand Marcos. editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian.
Howie Severino – broadcast journalist and documentarist
Lolit Solis – talk show host, entertainment news writer, and talent manager.
Max Soliven – journalist, newspaper publisher, activist, television host, co-founder of the Philippine Star
Jose Mari Velez – TV newscaster, lawyer, journalist, business executive, and activist.
Isagani Yambot – former publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

Business

Jorge L. Araneta – CEO, Chairman, and President of The Araneta Group
Felipe Gozon – Chairman and CEO of GMA Network, Inc.^[41]
Mark López – chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation
Roberto Ongpin – Chairman, CEO, and Director of Alphaland Corporation^[42]
Manuel V. Pangilinan – owner of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, TV5 and Philex Mining
Enrique K. Razon – billionaire and the chairman and CEO of the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), Chairman of Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (BRC), developer of Solaire Resort and Casino
Andrés Soriano Sr. – Spanish Filipino industrialist and philanthropist
Henry Sy – owner of SM Investments Corporation, SM Prime Holdings, SM Development Corporation and Highlands Prime Holdings, Banco de Oro and Chinabank
Andrew Tan – owner of Alliance Global Group, Megaworld Corporation and Golden Arches Development Corporation
George Ty – owner of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
Emilio Yap – Chinese Filipino business tycoon. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin.
Alfonso Yuchengco – headed the Yuchengco Group of Companies, one of the largest family-owned business conglomerates in the Philippines.
Fernando Zobel de Ayala – businessman, president and chief executive officer of Ayala Corporation^[43]

Culinary arts

Cristeta Comerford – Filipino-American chef who has been the White House Executive Chef since 2005. She is the first woman and first person of Asian origin to hold the post.
Ma Mon Luk – Chinese restaurateur.

Fashion

Brent Chua – fashion model and photographer
Pitoy Moreno – fashion designer.
Josie Natori – Filipino American fashion designer.
Ricky Reyes – hairdresser
Kermit Tesoro – accessories and fashion designer.

Pageants

Gemma Cruz-Araneta – writer, director, and beauty queen who won Miss International 1964, becoming the first Filipino and Asian to win the title.
Maria Teresa Carlson – Binibining Pilipinas–Young 1979 and film actress
April Love Jordan – Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006 2nd Runner-up, Beauty of the World 2009, Miss International Beauty & Model winner 2009 and Miss World Philippines 2012 3rd Princess
Bianca Manalo – Miss Universe – Philippines 2009, film and television actress and host
Margarita Moran – Miss Universe 1973
Joanne Quintas – Binibining Pilipinas – Universe 1995 and Miss Tourism International (Macau Version) 1997
Daisy Reyes – Binibining Pilipinas – World 1996, film and television actress, singer, TV host, politician and businesswoman

Sports

Bong Coo – bowler player
EJ Obiena – track and field
Hector Calma – basketball player
Dionisio Calvo – swimmer
Monsour del Rosario – martial artist, actor, producer and politician
Luisito Espinosa – boxer
Jasmin Figueroa – archer
Danny Florencio – basketball player
Zema Ion – professional wrestler
Christine Jacob – swimmer
Lim Eng Beng – basketball player
Charlie Kendall – American football player
Samboy Lim – basketball player
Carlos Loyzaga – basketball player
Chito Loyzaga – basketball player
Miguel Mendoza – swimmer
Frankie Miñoza – golfer
Paeng Nepomuceno – bowler
Benjie Paras – basketball player
Efren Reyes – pool player and actor
Jennifer Rosales – swimmer
Jason Sabio – footballer
Marlon Stöckinger – race car driver
Tim Tebow – former American football and baseball player
Yannick Tuason – footballer
Carlos Yulo – gymnast

Other

Trixie Cruz-Angeles – lawyer, vlogger
Muelmar Magallanes – 18-year-old construction worker and hero who died saving 30 lives during Typhoon Ketsana^[44]
Wilma V. Galvante – content consultant.

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[googlefetes-7] "Google fetes Filipina suffragist Rosa Sevilla de Alvero with doodle on 142nd birthday". CNN Philippines. March 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[Mayuga1994-8] Mayuga, Sylvia L. (1994). A Revolutionary Odyssey: The Life and Times of Gaston Z. Ortigas. Published and exclusively distributed by Anvil Pub. ISBN 9789712703874.

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[Jimenez-David-11] Jimenez-David, Rina (September 8, 2012). "The CJ and the trailblazer". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

[Sullivan2004-12] Sullivan, Laura; David Greene (May 8, 2004). "Fil-Am general praised for report". The Baltimore Sun. ABS-CBN news. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved September 10, 2006.

[Eljera1997-13] Eljera, Bert (August 1, 1997). "Army appoints its second Fil-Am general". AsianWeek. Pan Asia Venture Capital Corporation. Archived from the original on August 26, 2006. Retrieved September 10, 2006.

[14] Julius F. Fortuna (August 23, 2007). "Yano takes over Philippine Army". The Manila Times. Retrieved January 17, 2013.

[RVM-15] Mother Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, History of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, UIC.edu.ph

[16] "About the Bishop". The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig. April 28, 2014. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

[i31-17] IEMELIF, 31.

[s9-18] Sitoy, 9.

[RCam2-19] Msgr. Jose Abriol: A Great Church Intellectual Passes Away Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila website, RCam.org

[:1-20] Ferriols, Roque J. (1997). Que, Nemesio S.; Rodriguez, Agustin Martin G. (eds.). Pagdiriwang sa Meron: A Festival of Thought Celebrating Roque J. Ferriols, S.J. Quezon City: Office of Research and Publications, School of Arts and Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University.

[:0-21] "Who is Padre Ferriols?". Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

[:4-22] Veric, Charlie Samuya (2020). "Introduction: Reconstruction and Reckoning: Entanglements of Filipino Postcolonial Thought". Children of the Postcolony: Filipino Intellectuals and Decolonization, 1946-1972. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. pp. 46–63.

[:3-23] Ferriols, Roque (2016). Glimpses Into My Beginnings. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.

[Bantayog-24] "TAN, Mary Christine L., RGS". December 5, 2016.

[Itunes-25] Ang mga Anak Dalita (Children of the Poor) by Patricio Mariano. Apple Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

[Pep-26] Asis, Raul. "'Walang Sugat' to be staged, Feb 11–13". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[AP-27] "Filipino Artist Tony Velasquez – Founding Father of Philippine Komiks (Comics)". Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[who-28] Quirino, C. (1995). "Who's Who in Philippine History." Manila: Tahanan Books

[historicalmarker-29] Manuel S. Guerrero (Marker) (in Filipino). Nuestra Señora de Guia Plaza: National Historical Institute. 1954.

[oo-30] "Proceso Gabriel (1887–1935)". oocities.org. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[pdf-31] Cymbeline R. Villamin. "Biographies of Early Scientists in the Philippines" (PDF). scinet.science.ph. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[32] "Some Are Smarter Than Others: The History Of Marcos' Crony Capitalism". Solidarity Philippines Australia Network.

[Sunico20170224-33] Sunico, Ramon (February 24, 2017). "The Secret Life of the Press During Marcos' Time". Esquire Magazine Philippines. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

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[35] Ladislao Bonus Historical Marker (1854–1908) installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines

[36] "Dolores Paterno". HIMIG: The Filipino Music Collection of FHL. Retrieved December 27, 2010.

[37] "Francisco Santiago was born in Santa Maria, Bulacan January 29, 1889". The Kahimyang Project. January 28, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[38] Sutton, Michael. "Biography: Parokya Ni Edgar". AMG. Retrieved May 19, 2010.

[Contributor-39] Contributor, Staff (January 11, 2017). "MALAY, Armando J." Bantayog ng mga Bayani. Retrieved July 16, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[40] Arsenault, Adrienne (April 27, 2017). "'Democracy as we know it is dead': Filipino journalists fight fake news". CBC News.

[41] "Board of Directors". GMANetwork.com webpage. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[42] "Board of Directors and Executive Officers". Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.

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