University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters

The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters, popularly known as "UST Artlets" or "UST AB", is the liberal arts college

Liberal arts college

A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...

of the University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

, the oldest and the largest Catholic

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university in Manila

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, Philippines

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.

Established in 1896 as the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, the faculty is one of the first liberal arts school in the Philippines

Philippines

. It offers a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

degree in different areas of Media Studies

Media studies

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, Social Sciences

Social sciences

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and Humanities

Humanities

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. It is proclaimed to be a Center of Excellence in Literature, Philosophy, Economics and Legal Management by the Commission on Higher Education

Commission on Higher Education (Philippines)

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History

The University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

started offering courses in liberal arts

Liberal arts

The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...

and philosophy

Philosophy

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since its foundation in 1611. These courses were later institutionalized with the establishment of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in 1896. A College of Liberal Arts was also established in 1926. The two colleges were merged and given the name Faculty of Arts and Letters in 1964.

At first, the Faculty offered only three programs--Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

(A.B.), Bachelor of Literature (Litt. B.), and Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph. B.). In the course of time, new courses and majors gradually developed.

In 1971, the Faculty started offering Bachelor of Arts degree programs in Asian Studies, Behavioral Science (originally Liberal Arts-Commerce), Communication Arts, Economics, Journalism, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, and Translation. The A.B. major in Translation was eventually phased out due to lack of enrollment and funding.

In 1994, the Faculty started offering a major in Legal Management, an interdisciplinary degree program in business management and law designed to suit the needs of students intending to go to law school after graduation but would like to have other career prospects as a fall-back option.

In 2005, the Faculty teamed up with the UST College of Education to offer a double degree

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-- Bachelor of Arts-Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Sciences/Studies (AB-BSE). The program was discontinued in 2007 because of government regulations that would stretch the time to complete the AB-BSE degree to at least 5 years and 4 summers.

In June 2011, the Faculty started offering A.B. History and A.B. English Language Studies.

Student population

The college has approximately 4,000 students, unevenly distributed among twelve different disciplines.

It offers the third highest number of academic programs in the university, with 12 academic degree programs, next only to the UST Graduate School

University of Santo Tomas Graduate School

The University of Santo Tomas Graduate School is the graduate school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....

and the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music

University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music

The University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, popularly known as "UST Music", is the music school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....

.

In recent years, it has been yielding one of the largest number of graduates (approx.750) next only to the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Engineering

University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Engineering

The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Engineering, or "UST-Eng'g", is the engineering school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....

and UST College of Commerce and Business Administration

University of Santo Tomas College of Commerce and Business Administration

The University of Santo Tomas College of Commerce and Business Administration, popularly known as "UST CBA", is the business school, specialized in Financial Management, Marketing Management, Human Resources Development Management, Operations Management, Business Economics, and Entrepreneurship, of...

and University of Santo Tomas Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy

University of Santo Tomas Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy

The University of Santo Tomas Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy, or "UST AMVCoA" or "Santo Tomas Accountancy", is the business school, specialized in Accountancy and Management Accounting, of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila,...

(approx. 800-900 each).

Academic programs

The Faculty currently offers the following four-year academic degree programs. Each academic major has a local student council which is more often referred to as "societies".

Academic Program	Society	Description
Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies	Asian Studies Society (ASSoc)	interdisciplinary program in Asian history, philosophy, literatures, religions, geography, politics, demography, economies, area studies, cultures, and foreign service.
Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science	Behavioral Science Society (BESSoc)	interdisciplinary program in psychology, human resource management, and organizational behavior.
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts	Communication Arts Students' Association (CASA)	interdisciplinary program in communications, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, and multimedia studies (film, television, radio, digital technology).
Bachelor of Arts in Economics	Artlets Economic Society (AES)	intensive program in economic theory, research, analysis, and practice.
Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies		intensive program in the science and art of the English language with emphasis on morphology, syntax, grammar, pragmatics, World Englishes, English as a second language, applied linguistics and English for specific purposes.
Bachelor of Arts in History		intensive program on Philippine, Southeast Asian, East Asian, European and World History. It also gives emphasis on Philippine historiography and the philosophy of history.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism	UST Journalism Society (JournSoc)	intensive program in journalism, including business reporting, feature writing, newspaper production, and investigative journalism.
Bachelor of Arts in Legal Management	Legal Management Society (LMSoc)	interdisciplinary program in business management, public policy, and legal analysis.
Bachelor of Arts in Literature	UST Literary Society (LitSoc)	intensive program in literary theory and creative writing.
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy	Concilium Philosophiae (Concilium)	intensive program in philosophical inquiry, research, and investigation.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science	The Political Science Forum (TPSF)	interdisciplinary program in public administration, history, geography, international relations, and diplomacy.
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology	UST Sociological Society (USTSS)	intensive program in sociological theory, research, community development and immersion.

The Bachelor of Arts programs in Literature, Philosophy, Economics and Legal Management are proclaimed Centers of Excellence by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education.

The most popular programs, based on the number of enrollees in recent years, are Communication Arts, Journalism, Legal Management, Political Science, and Behavioral Science.

Facilities

The college is located in the first and second levels of Saint Raymund de Peñafort Building in the northeastern part of the UST campus, near Dapitan St. (back of UST). The college shares the building with the UST College of Commerce and Business Administration which occupies the third and fourth levels.

The college had a medium-sized auditorium (Jose Rizal Conference Hall) but was transformed into three expandable multimedia rooms, several audio-visual conference rooms, a fully wired computer laboratory, a student activity center, a faculty hall, fully air-conditioned classrooms, free wi-fi access, and photocopying machines.

Research centers

The college houses the following research institutes:

University of Santo Tomas Center for Creative Writing and Studies - a special academic unit run by literature professors and active writers (poets, essayists, and novelists) in the country and abroad. The center conducts literary workshops for a select group of literary enthusiasts, dubbed as Fellows. The Thomasian Writers Guild (TWG) is an independent association of U.S.T. students, faculty and alumni who are actively engaged in the literary field. Members frequently run or at least participate in the projects of the center.
Marcelo G. Casillan Sr. Quadricentennial Research Office - a special office for scholarly research and analysis.

UST Benavides Library

Among its many departments, the UST Miguel de Benavidez Library has nine departments which suit the academic requirements of the college:

Humanities Section - books on world literature and philosophy.
Languages Section - books on languages, linguistics, and speech communication.
Filipiniana Section - books on economics, history, arts, culture, literature, etc. that was published in the Philippines.
Civil Law Section - books on laws and jurisprudence.
Social Sciences Section - books on history, education, economics, political science, psychology etc.
Asian Studies Section - books on Asian history, geography, politics, society, etc.
Religion Section - books on religion and philosophy.
Periodicals Section - hard copies of major newspapers and magazines from the pre-war period up to the present.
General References Section - encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, etc.
Educational Technology Center (Ed-Tech Center) - supervises the Tomcat, a student-run cable television network. The center has mini-theatres, audio-visual rooms, and an archive of important films, television documentaries, and audio-CDs.

The library also has conference rooms readily available and free-of-charge to students and faculty upon prior reservation.

Faculty administrators

Dean - Prof. Michael Anthony C. Vasco, Ph.D.
Regent - Rev. Fr. Joseto N. Bernadas Jr., OP, S.Th.L.-M.A.
Assistant Dean - Asst. Prof. Nancy Tabirara, M.Litt.
Faculty Secretary - Asst. Prof. Crescencio Doma, Jr., M.S.

Faculty council

Assoc. Prof. Corazon Dumawal, M.A.
Prof. Marilu Madrunio, Ph.D.
Atty. Antonio Chua, J.D.
Prof. Alvin Ang, Ph.D.

University Department chairs

Philosophy - Paolo Bolaños, Ph.D.
Literature - Prof. Joyce Arriola, Ph.D.
English - Prof. Marilu Madrunio, Ph.D.
Filipino - Asst. Prof. Roberto Ampil, Ph.D.
History - Asst. Prof. Augusto de Viana, Ph.D.

AB Department chairs

Social Sciences - Assoc. Prof. Emmanuel Lopez, Ph.D.
Media Studies - Asst. Prof. Jose Arsenio Salandanan, M.S.

Degree program coordinators

Asian Studies - Assoc. Prof. Lino Baron, M.A.
Behavioral Science - Inst. Ferdinand Magkasi, M.A.
Journalism - Inst. Nestor Cuartero, A.B.
Legal Management - Atty. Antonio Chua, J.D.
Political Science - Asst. Prof. Maria Zenia Rodriguez, M.Ed.
Sociology - Assoc. Prof. Marina Gamo, Ph.D.

Other department coordinators

Coordinator for General Education - Asst. Prof. Rhodora Lintag, M.A.
Public and Alumni Affairs - Asst. Prof. Joselito Zulueta, A.B.
UST Miguel de Benavides Library - Assoc. Prof. Robert Montana, Ph.D.

Student organizations

The college is home to various student organizations.

Student regulatory bodies:

Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) - is the primary student governing body of all bonafide students of the Faculty of Arts and Letters.

Board of Majors (BOM) - the official league of all society presidents, mandated by the ABSC Constitution.
Commission on Elections (AB COMELEC) - the official student elections authority of the college.

Student publications:

The Flame - the official student publication of the college, which has produced internationally acclaimed journalists and award-winning writers.
Dapitan - the award-winning literary folio of The Flame, named after Dapitan St., running at the north side of the college.

Student academic organizations:

UST Artlets Economics Society (AES) - the official student organization of Economics majors; the Artlets is used a prefix to distinguish the group from the UST Economics Society, the organization of Economics majors in the UST College of Commerce and Business Administration.
UST Asian Studies Society (ASSoc) - the official student organization of Asian Studies majors.
UST Behavioral Science Society (BESSoc)- the official student organization of Behavioral Science majors.
UST Communication Arts Students Association (CASA) - the official student organization of Communication Arts majors. They are a founding member of the Metro Manila Alliance of Communication Students, a federation of mass media academic organizations from different colleges and universities in Metro Manila. Also, it is an active partner of the Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE), an organization composed by many mass media professionals from all parts of the country. This society has the most number of guilds in the Faculty, namely: the CASA Cam, Reel, Rhetoric, MusiCASA, Footworks, Channel, Stage Talents, Ad-venture and Chronicle.
UST Journalism Society (JournSoc) - the official student organization of Journalism majors.
UST Legal Management Society (LM Soc) - the official student organization of Legal Management majors. The group is a founding member of the Philippine Alliance of Legal Management Societies (PALMS), a federation of legal management societies in different colleges and universities in the country. Also, LM Soc is a founding member of the Alliance of Legal Management Associations of the Philippines, Inc. (ALMAP, Inc.), the existing alliance of different schools from Luzon to Visayas proffering Legal Management as a discipline. In March 2001, LM Soc produced most of the year's academic and leadership awardees, including the top three graduates in the entire college.
UST Literary Society (LitSoc) - the official student organization of Literature majors.
UST Philosophy Council or Concilium Philosophiae - the official student organization of Philosophy majors. In 1998, the group started recruiting members from outside the Philosophy Department. The purpose is to promote philosophy and debate as an interesting discipline even to non-philosophy students.
UST The Political Science Forum (TPSF) - the official student organization of Political Science majors.
UST Sociological Society (USTSS) - the official student organization of Sociology majors.

Special interest groups:

Artistang Artlets (AA) - the official theater organization of the Faculty.
UST Chorus of the Arts and Letters (AB Chorale/ABC) - the official student choral group of the college; competes with the choral groups of the other colleges of the university; the only consistent placer in the top three awards of the Himig Tomasino
AB Dance Synergy (ABDS) - the official dance troupe of the Faculty.
Artlets Volunteers in Action (AVA) - organization of social outreach volunteers in the college.
Artlets Basketball Team - the official student basketball team of the college; competes with other colleges in intramural games.
Artlets Volleyball Team - the official student volleyball team of the college; competes with other colleges in intramural games.
AB Pautakan Team - the official student quiz team of the college; competes in the annual university-wide Pautakan Quiz Competition sponsored by The Varsitarian
The Varsitarian
The Varsitarian is the official Student Publication of the University of Santo Tomas . Founded in January 1928, It is one of first student newspapers in the Philippines. It is published fortnightly. The lampoon issue is The Vuisitarian...

, the oldest university-wide student publication in the Philippines. The AB team reigned as Pautakan grand champions in 1979, 1989, from 2002 to 2006, and 2009 beating all competing colleges across diverse fields of medicine, engineering, architecture, education, commerce, etc.
AB Pax Romana- college based unit of the Central Pax Romana, the University's official Religious Organization.
AB Football Club (ABFC)- the official student football team of the college; aside from competing with the other colleges and faculties in the University, this team also competes with tournaments outside the campus.

Student political parties:

Alliance of Concerned Thomasians (ACT-Now!)- the newest political party in the college. Originally based on the Faculty of Engineering and College of Education, it transferred to Arts and Letters on the year 2006. ACT-Now! is a local campus coalition of patriotic national parties and groups that are involved in parliamentary struggle. in Also a pioneer member of the LTC, but pulled out their membership after a year. ACT-NOW spearheaded the campaign of Junk Mandatory ROTC in 2002 and voice of the victims of Hepatitis outbereak.
DEKADA - the second oldest political party in the college; founded on December 2, 1992; affiliated with the AKLAS Central Political party.
Grand Alliance for Progress (GAP)- the first political party in the college to be established after the year 2000. During its early existence GAP actively participated in the second People Power Revolution that toppled the regime of President Joseph Estrada. Also a pioneer member of the LTC, but pulled out their affiliation on 2006.
The Students' Democratic Party (SDP)- the oldest student political party in the Philippines; established on June 12, 1981 during the Ferdinand Marcos regime; one of the student political parties that established the Lakas Tomasino Coalition (LTC), a university wide political party. SDP is still an affiliate party of the said coalition.

Prominent alumni

Some of the college's notable alumni (graduates and former students), in alphabetical order:

Academe

Laura Abara - Chairperson, Economics Department, UST College of Commerce
Joyce Arriola - National Book Award for Film Criticism winner (2007), internationally published literary and media studies scholar, and text book author
Clarence Batan - Doctoral Fellow in Sociology, Dalhousie University
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, Canada; 1995 Awardee, Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP)
Paolo A. Bolaños - Doctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy, Macquarie University
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, Australia (2006–2009); Lecturer in Philosophy, UST Department of Philosophy; founding Editor-in-Chief, KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy
Maria Teresita B. Buenaventura - Lecturer in Religion and Deaf Studies, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
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Rica Agnes S. Castaneda - Singapore International Foundation-ASEAN Fellow, National University of Singapore
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; ASEAN Graduate Scholar; Former researcher, Institute of Policy Studies
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; Former researcher, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of National University of Singapore Southeast Asian Studies Programme; Research Associate, Publishing and Research Services National Library Board Singapore.
Alfredo P. Co - Post-doctoral Fellow in Philosophy, Sorbonne University of Paris and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Author of the 7 volume Philosophical Silk Road, 2009, Chair of CHED Technical Panel for Philosophy, Visiting Professor in the leading Departments of Philosophy in Europe, North America and Asia, Full Professor of Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas, leading Sinologist Philosopher in the country today
Michael Coroza - Professor, School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University
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Cynthia Roxas-Del Castillo - first female Dean, Ateneo Law School
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; second female Editor-in-Chief, Ateneo Law Journal
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Johnny Delgado - Founding Chairman and President, Actors Workshop Foundation; former Chairman, Committee on Education and Culture, Katipunan ng mga Artista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Screen Actors Guild of the Philippines); drama instructor, Asia Pacific Film Institute
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Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta - S.E.A. Write Awardee; Executive Director, UST Center for Creative Writing and Studies; former Dean, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters; textbook author; literary critic
Butch Francisco
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- studied Creative Writing at Harvard University
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; columnist, The Philippine Star
Edison David- First and only Filipino holder of the National Professional Qualification for Headship (National College for School Leadership, United Kingdom); Chartered London Teacher Awardee for significant contribution in the betterment of inner-london city schools; currently Deputy Headteacher in a federation of two schools in southeast London. Educational Researcher and contributing writer, National Schools Partnership of England; Lifetime Fellow, College of Teachers (England).
Ernesto A. Franco - Alfred Sloan Foundation Fellow and Asia Foundation
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Scholar, Harvard University
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; FAPE Grantee, Project Management Program, University of California at Los Angeles; British Council
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Awardee, Open University
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, United Kingdom
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Frederick Guanzon - Founding Chairman, Philippine Alliance of Legal Management Societies (PALMS); 2001 Delegate, Ayala Young Leaders' Congress; 1997 President, Junior Council-National Executive Board, Children's Museum and Library Inc.
Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
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- Vice President for Public Affairs, University of the Philippines
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; former Dean, UP College of Arts & Letters; former Director, UP Institute of Creative Writing
Florin T. Hilbay - 1999 Philippine Bar Topnotcher
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; Research Fellow, Harvard Law School
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; Lecturer, UP College of Law; former Instructor, UST Faculty of Arts & Letters
Mary Joyce Ong Laig - Golden Owl Awardee for Education; former journalism professor, UST Faculty of Arts & Letters; former religion professor, UST Central Seminary; columnist
Bienvenido Lumbera
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- Professor, School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University
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, Professor Emeritus, UP College of Arts and Letters; Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, De La Salle University-Manila College of Liberal Arts
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; co-founder, Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing and Research Center, DLSU-Manila
Arlene Maneja - 2002 Philippine Bar Topnotcher
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; 2002 Awardee, Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP); 2002 Aquinas Awardee (highest individual student award); Octofinalist, World Universities Debating Championship
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; Philippine Representative, Hitachi Young Leaders' Initiative (HYLI); Delegate, Ayala Young Leaders' Congress; Lecturer, UST Faculty of Civil Law
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; took graduate programs at the University of Pennsylvania
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and the Asian Institute of Management
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Josephine Acosta-Pasricha - Indian studies expert and translator; Professor, UST Graduate School
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Ponciano Pineda - former Chairman, National Commission on the Filipino Language; Editor-in-Chief, Diksyunaryo ng Wikang Filipino
Josephine Aguilar-Placido - Dean of Sponsors, UST Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC); Consulting sociologist, ABS-CBN
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, Studio 23
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, GMA Network
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, and QTV 11; advice columnist and contributor in periodicals; currently a teacher in Sociology
Tita Datu Puangco - Lecturer, Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute
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; former Lecturer, Asian Institute of Management
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; USAID-NEDA Fellow in Communication Planning and Programming at Chicago State University
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, Michigan State University
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and Indiana State University
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; Ford Grantee on Development Communications; author and columnist
Emerita Quito - former Chairperson, Philosophy Department, De La Salle University-Manila
De La Salle University-Manila
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...

; Doctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of Fribourg
University of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.The roots of the University can be traced back to 1582, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an Academy of law was founded by the state of Frobourg...

, Switzerland; former official, Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)
Alejandro Roces
Alejandro Roces
Alejandro Reyes Roces was a Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for literature...

- President, CAP College Foundation
CAP College Foundation
CAP College Foundation is a private, non-sectarian, distance learning college in the Philippines.- The Distance Learning alternative system :...

; former Secretary of Education; columnist, The Philippine Star
Josefina S. Sumaya - President, Trinity University of Asia
Trinity University of Asia
Trinity University of Asia , also known as TUA or simply Trinity, is a non-sectarian private university located in Quezon City, Philippines. Originally established in 1963 as an elementary, high school and collegiate educational institution, Trinity eventually university status on July 18, 2006...

(formerly Trinity College of Quezon City)
Wilma Cruz-Tapalla - Founder and Director, Wilma Cruz-Tapalla Academe of Speech and Personality; author and columnist
Henry Tenedero - Baguio-based educator; President of the UST-TALA; President of Center for Learning and Teaching Styles
Michael Anthony Vasco - Consultant for the Humanities, UST Graduate School, Former Faculty Secretary, UST Graduate School; Full Professor of Philosophy and Dean of Faculty of Arts and Letters, UST
Magdalena Alonso-Villaba - Dean Emeritus, UST Graduate School; Dean Emeritus, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters; textbook author; Catholic Author's Awardee
Anatoly N. Estrella - College Secretary, PCU College of Law

Business

Gurjeet Bansal - Marcomms Consultant / Director of PRfect Comms (2009–present); Master in Event Management, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (2009); Marketing Communications Executive of Assured Associates Limited, and PR Manager of Edge Club, UK (2005–2006); PR Coordinator, Maxitech.biz, UK (2005); Master in Marketing Communications, London, UK (2005); Corporate Communications Officer, ABC Broadcasting Company -ABC5 (2001–2003); Features Contributor, Diwa Publishing (2003); Bachelor in Journalism, UST-AB (2001).
Lito Villanueva - APAC Regional Head, Troytyla Consulting; Head/Vice President, Mobile Financial Services-International Alliances, Wireless Consumer Division, SMART Communications, Inc.; Two-term president of AB Student Council; Two-time awardee of Manuel L. Quezon Leadership Award; Pope Leo XIII Communitarian Awardee; Consultant and Resource of CGAP-World Bank and Asian Development Bank; MA Public Administration, Magna Cum Laude; youngest graduate of National Defense College of the Philippines with a Master in National Security Administration degree
Maria Vida Caparas - Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer of GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
María Rhodema Canlapan - Centralized Dialer Manager for NCO Group Manila, Inc (2007–present), Manager, Banco de Oro, Consumer Lending Group (2005–2007)
Noel Toti Cariño - Chairman and President, Manila Times Publishing Corporation; Chairman of the Board, Boracay Environmental Solutions; President, Forest Hills Golf and Country Club, Inc., Fil-Estate Realty Corporation, Caliraya Springs Golf and Country Club; former Director, Metro Rail Transport Inc.
Catherine Rowena "Peewee" Banez-Villanueva - CSR Head, Citibank Philippines; Head/AVP, Marketing Communications, Citibank; Head, Marketing Acquisitions, Citibank Singapore
Lydia Castillo - Marketing Manager, Cathay Pacific Airways Inc.; Golden Owl Awardee for Marketing
Antonio M. Chua - Taxation and Compliance Officer, Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines , also known as LANDBANK or by its initials, LBP, is a bank in the Philippines owned by the Philippine government with a special focus on serving the needs of farmers and fishermen...
Nilo Divina - Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Equitable-PCI Bank
Jennifer Diomampo-Elman - Training Officer, Bayan Telecommunications (Bayantel)
John Allen Zamora - Senior Executive for Risk Management and Compliance, Wipro BPO Philippines
Ernesto A. Franco - Program Manager/Project Director, Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

; Asian and Pacific Development Center, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

; Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...

, Pasig City
Pasig City
The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...

; Institute of Public Administration, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Marie Katherine Francisco - Assistant Vice President, Barclays Capital Singapore; Manager, Thomson Financial (Philippines) Inc.
Jennifer Y. Hilario - Co-owner, Mocha Blends Coffeeshop
Francisco Ed Lim - President, Philippine Stock Exchange
Philippine Stock Exchange
The Philippine Stock Exchange is the national stock exchange of the Philippines. It is one of the oldest stock exchanges in Southeast Asia, having been in continuous operation since its inception in 1927...

; Partner, ACCRA Law Firm (second largest law firm)
Jose Lina (Joey Lina) - President, Manila Hotel
Manila Hotel
The Manila Hotel is a 570-room, five star hotel in Manila, Philippines, located in the heart of the Manila Bay area. The Manila Hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines, built in 1909 to rival Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines, and opened in...
Chito S. Maniago - Director, Public Relations Society of the Philippines, Senior Manager for Corporate Communications, Pfizer Inc., former Sustainable Development Manager of the Shell Companies in the Philippines; member, International Association of Business Communicators; member, Lead Convenor - Young Executives Serving; Former TV Reporter/ Correspondent: ABS-CBN's TV Patrol, Bandila, MUP, former Secretary General, Luntiang Pilipinas Movement of Senator Loren Legarda, member, 43rd Anvil Awards Executive Committee; 2001 Delegate, Ayala Young Leaders' Congress; Most Outstanding Kapampangan 2000 in the field of Youth Leadership; 2002 Finalist, Search for the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) by the Philippine Jaycees
Jaycee Matias - Senior Regional Development Associate for Consumer Products Division, L'Oreal Philippines Inc.
Maria Karen Olidan - Corporate Executive, JG Summit Group of Companies
Donna Girlie Pascual - (shipping and courier company)
Tita Datu Puangco - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ancilla Enterprise Development Consulting; former Vice-President, Bank of the Philippine Islands
Bank of the Philippine Islands
Bank of the Philippine Islands is the oldest bank in the Philippines still in operation and is the country's third largest bank in terms of assets, the country's largest bank in terms of market capitalization, and the country's most profitable bank...

; former Manager, San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Corporation
Established in 1890 as a brewery, San Miguel Corporation is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 17,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific....

; business author and columnist
Niño Jesus B. Rañeses - Corporate Executive, Bank of the Philippine Islands
Bank of the Philippine Islands
Bank of the Philippine Islands is the oldest bank in the Philippines still in operation and is the country's third largest bank in terms of assets, the country's largest bank in terms of market capitalization, and the country's most profitable bank...

; 2001 Finalist, Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP)
CJ Regala - Lifestyle Purchaser, Fully Booked (chain of bookstores)
Nalyn Soriano - General Manager, Beyond Advertising
Jeffrey O. Tarayao - President, One Meralco Foundation, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer of Meralco. Member of the Board of Trustees, International Association of Business Communicators Philippines, Member of the Board of Trustees, Coalition for Better Education. international speaker, Corporate Social Responsibility and Business for Social Development; multi-awarded CSR practitioner; Young Thomasian Achiever 2008 (TOTAL Awards); Grand Anvil Awardee; International Gold Quill Awardee; member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the Public Relations Society of the Philippines; Head, Community Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility, Globe Telecom, Inc.; 2001 Delegate, Ayala Young Leaders' Congress
Abbey Lucas-Valenciano - Head of Public Relations, wi-tribe (San Miguel Corporation/Qtel Group);Director of Communications, TeleTech Holdings Inc; International Gold Quill Awardee; Grand Anvil Awardee; member, International Association of Business Communicators; member, Public Relations Society of the Philippines

Film and television arts

Roy Alvarez - actor and renowned environmentalist; President, Mother Earth Foundation
Cesar Apolinario - film director; Best Director for Banal, 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival
Metro Manila Film Festival
upright|thumb|320px|Metro Manila Film Festival Official LogoThe Metro Manila Film Festival-Philippines is the annual film festival held in Manila...
Bernardo Bernardo - stage, TV and film actor; Best Actor Urian Awards (Ishmael Bernal's Manila by Night); singer, writer, director, comedian; Tagalog lecturer, University of California Riverside
Henry Bolo - radio deejay and sound designer
Isay Alvarez-Ceña - stage actress and singer, Original London cast "GiGi" in Miss Saigon
Robert Ceña - stage actor and singer, Original London cast of Miss Saigon
Sarah Christophers - television actress and model
Winnie Cordero (Rowena Cordero) - main cast at Sine Skwela,Batibot,"Magandang Umaga Pilipinas" and "UMAGANG KAY GANDA"; television and film actress; television host at ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

; 2005 & 2006 Golden Dove Awardee for Best Variety Radio Program Host
Dang Cruz - film, television, and stage actress; main cast, Home Along Da Riles at ABS-CBN Network
ABS-CBN Network
ABS-CBN commonly referred to as the Kapamilya Network or simply Dos , is a major commercial television network in the Philippines owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation. It was launched in October 23, 1953 just a few months after the first broadcast of NHK of Japan...

; honorary member, Teatro Tomasino
Teatro Tomasino
Teatro Tomasino is the university-wide theater guild of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. It takes pride as the premier theater organization in the University...
Lourd Ernest de Veyra - songwriter and lead vocalist of rock band Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project is a Filipino jazz rock band formed in 1999 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The band's sound is a fusion of spoken-word poetry, bebop jazz, and punk...

; member, Artists for the Removal of Gloria (ARREST Gloria)
Johnny Delgado
Johnny Delgado
Johnny Delgado , born Juan Marasigan Feleo, was an award-winning Filipino television and movie actor and writer....

- multi-awarded film, television and stage actor; drama instructor, Asia Pacific Film Institute
Asia Pacific Film Institute
The Asia Pacific Film Institute is a film school in the Philippines.It is the first independently-ran and self-supporting film school in the country...
Butch Francisco
Butch Francisco
Rafael Butch Francisco, namesake of a known entertainment host and writer, is CEO of Jeeves of Belgravia Manila []. He retired in 2010 as Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Pagcor - Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, the Philippine government's regulator and operator of...

- entertainment writer and talkshow host
Reggie Gulle - Associate Film Editor, Regal Entertainment, Star Cinema, GMA Films; former Editor, Road Runner Network Inc.
Rodolfo R. Lana Jr. (Jun Lana) - playwright, screenwriter and director; trained at the Australian Film Institute
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad is a Filipina 2005 Southeast Asian Games karate gold medalist and a former beauty pageant contestant in Binibining Pilipinas 2002 where she emerged Ms. Talent and Ms. Red Bull Supreme. She was also a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition...

- field reporter, ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

; former housemate, Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
The first celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother, titled Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition is a special edition of the original show...

; Southeast Asian Games gold medalist for Karate
Albert Martinez
Albert Martínez
Albert Rivera Martinez is a well-known Filipino actor. Born on April 22, 1961 he is the eldest of the Martinez brothers, William Martinez and Ronnie Martinez....

- multi-awarded television and film actor; commercial model
Dennis Padilla - comedian; former city councilor; husband of actress Marjorie Barretto
Piolo Pascual
Piolo Pascual
Piolo Jose Pascual is a Filipino film and television actor, musician, model, and producer.-Biography:...

- multi-awarded actor, singer, and commercial model, honorary member, Teatro Tomasino
Teatro Tomasino
Teatro Tomasino is the university-wide theater guild of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. It takes pride as the premier theater organization in the University...
Manny P. Rodriguez- veteran Filipino movie director, actor and script writer. Pioneer member of the Screenwriters' Guild of the Philippines, a guild under the Film Academy of the Philippines (now known as Luna Awards) where he too is a part of its electoral college. His son Manuel II, also an alumnus of the Faculty served as the Arts and Letters Student Council P.R.O from 2007 to 2008.
Ruby Rodriguez
Ruby Rodriguez
Maria Ruby Rodriguez Aquino is a Filipino artist and one of the hosts of the Philippines' longest-running television shows, Eat Bulaga!.-Career:Ruby Rodriguez was originally a teacher at the O.B. Montessori Center in Greenhills, San Juan...

- co-host of Eat Bulaga; actress and talent artist at GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
Dimples Romana
Dimples Romana
Dimples Romana is a Filipina actress and commercial model.-Education:Romana finished an International Hospitality Management Major in Culinary Arts at Enderun College.-Career:...

- actress, former UAAP courtside reporter
Zorayda Sanchez
Zorayda Sanchez
Zorayda Sanchez is a Filipino comedienne, actress, television and film scriptwriter.Sanchez was a regular fixture of comedy films in the 80's...

- comedienne; television and film scriptwriter
Jennifer Sevilla - film and television actress
Beth Tamayo - actress and chef-restaurateur
Rommel Tolentino (Milo Tolentino) - Best Short Film Winner for Orasyon, 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Alwyn Uytingco
Alwyn Uytingco
Cipriano Alwyn Sumulong Uytingco III is a Filipino actor who is part of Star Magic, ABS-CBN's Talent Management & Development Center...

- television and film actor; talent artist ABS-CBN Network
ABS-CBN Network
ABS-CBN commonly referred to as the Kapamilya Network or simply Dos , is a major commercial television network in the Philippines owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation. It was launched in October 23, 1953 just a few months after the first broadcast of NHK of Japan...
Eula Valdez
Eula Valdez
María Julia Amorsolo "Eula" Valdez is a Filipina actress, best-known for her role in 1980's blockbuster Bagets 1 and 2 and also by playing "Amor Powers" in Pangako sa ’Yo and "Selina Matias" in the remake of Mula Sa Puso....

- multi-awarded television and film actress; commercial model
Bab Marasigan - FORD Model '11
Jane Zaleta - television actress and model
Lito Zulueta - President, Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino
Gawad Urian Awards
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle....

{Filipino critics organization}

Government and diplomatic affairs

Alfredo Benipayo
Alfredo Benipayo
Alfredo Logronio Benipayo is the former Dean of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law, the oldest law school in the Philippines. He is a former magistrate and a respected law professor and bar reviewer in the country....

- former Court Administrator of the Philippine Supreme Court; Commission on Elections Chairman; Solicitor General; and current Dean of the UST Faculty of Civil Law
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law
The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law or "UST Law" , is the law school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....
Arturo Buena - former Supreme Court Assciate Justice and Court of Appeals Presiding Justice
Noel Toti Cariño - Member, Consultative Commission for Charter Change
Harriet Demetriou
Harriet Demetriou
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- former Commission on Elections Chairperson, Sandiganbayan Associate Justice
Henrietta De Villa (Tita de Villa) - former Philippine Ambassador to the Vatican City
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
Zenaida Elepaño - Supreme Court Deputy Court Administrator
Ramon A. Ilagan (Mon Ilagan) - Municipal Mayor of Cainta, Rizal
Rizal
Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON , just 16 kilometers east of Manila. The province was named after the country's national hero, José Rizal. Rizal Governor Casimiro A. Ynares III on June 17, 2008 announced the transfer of the Capitol from Pasig. Its P 270-million capitol building,...

; former reporter at ABS-CBN
Panfilo Lacson Jr. - Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Panfilo Lacson
Panfilo Lacson
Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson, Sr. is a Filipino politician. He was Director-General of the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 and has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2001.-Early life and education:...

; husband of actress Jodi Santamaria
Jodi Santamaria
Jodi Chrissie Garcia Santamaria-Lacson, sometimes credited as Jodi Sta. Maria, Jodie Santamaria or Jodi Santa Maria , is a Filipina actress. She is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. She is a Star Magic Batch 7 alumna.-Personal life:Sta. Maria-Lacson is the eldest...
Nino Delvin Embuscado - Chief of Staff, Office of Nueva Ecija Representative Rodolfo Antonino
Jose Lina (Joey Lina) - former Philippine Senator, Interior and Local Government Secretary, and Laguna Governor
Rosario N. Lopez - former Chairwoman, Securities and Exchange Commission
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad is a Filipina 2005 Southeast Asian Games karate gold medalist and a former beauty pageant contestant in Binibining Pilipinas 2002 where she emerged Ms. Talent and Ms. Red Bull Supreme. She was also a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition...

- former Second-class Officer, Philippine Airforce
Edwin Martin - Director, Public Information Office, Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Andres Narvasa
Andres Narvasa
Andres dela Rosa Narvasa was the Chief Justice of the Philippines from December 1, 1991 to November 30, 1998.He served as Chairman of the Preparatory Commission for Constitutional Reform, a special agency tasked to look into potentially positive modifications in the Philippine Constitution, from...

- former Supreme Court Chief Justice; Chairman of the Preparatory Commission for Constitutional Reform
Georgina P. Nava - Head, Political Action and Special Projects, Office of Senate Majority Leader Kiko Pangilinan; former Presidential Staff Officer, National Youth Commissioner
Ronald Chua - Head Executive Assistant, Office of the Ombudsman ; Law Lecturer Ateneo De Manila and Far Eastern Universities' Law Schools
Teresa Maria Nieva - Member, Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986
Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986
The Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 was the commission of the tasked to draft the Constitution of the Philippines in 1986.-Legislation:-Members: Resigned-See also:*Congress of the Philippines*Senate of the Philippines...

; Member, Board of Trustees, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
Bernardo Pardo - former Supreme Court Associate Justice and Commission on Elections Chairman
Dante E. Santiago - Three-term Councilor (2001–2010), San Juan City, Metro Manila
Enrique Syquia - former Philippine Ambassador to Malta; founding publisher of The Lawyers Review
Jose Tomas Syquia - Director for Legal Affairs, Securities and Exchange Commission
Francisco Tatad
Francisco Tatad
Francisco “Kit” Tatad is a political figure in the Philippines.-Journalist:Tatad practiced journalism as a wire service reporter for the Agence France-Presse...

- former Philippine Senator and Minister of Public Information
Rosalinda Asuncion Vicente
Rosalinda Asuncion Vicente
Rosalinda Asuncion Vicente is an Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals.The Court of Appeals is the second highest judicial court in the Philippines, next only to the Philippine Supreme Court.-Early life and education:...

- Associate Justice, Philippine Court of Appeals
Philippine Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
Victor Ziga
Victor Ziga
Victor "Vic" San Andres Ziga was born on September 30, 1945 in Manila to Venancio Ziga, former governor of Albay and Tecla San Andres Ziga, former Senator and the first woman who topped in the Bar Examination.-Early Life and Career:...

- former Philippine Senator

History and historical figures

Jose Rizal
José Rizal
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...

- the National Hero of the Philippines; author, Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, and Mi Ultimo Adios.
Gregorio F. Zaide
Gregorio F. Zaide
Gregorio F. Zaide was a Filipino historian and author. A multiawarded author, Zaide wrote 67 books and 500 articles on history...

- history professor; author, History of Asian Nations; former President, Philippine Historical Association

Law practice

Vicente B. Amador - Partner, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Marylin A. Victorio-Aquino - Partner, SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan
Antonio M. Chua - Taxation and Compliance Officer, Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines , also known as LANDBANK or by its initials, LBP, is a bank in the Philippines owned by the Philippine government with a special focus on serving the needs of farmers and fishermen...
Wilma M. Valdemoro-Cua - Partner, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
Cynthia Roxas-Del Castillo - former Dean, Ateneo Law School
Ateneo Law School
The Ateneo de Manila Law School is the law school of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private Jesuit university in the Philippines. It was founded in 1936, in the Padre Faura, Manila campus of the Ateneo, where it remained even after the college, graduate school, and basic education units moved...

(first and only female dean); former Editor-in-Chief, Ateneo Law Journal (second female editor-in-chief)
Nilo Divina - Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Equitable-PCI Bank
Irvin Joseph Fabella - Associate, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan; defense counsel for U.S. Corporal Daniel Smith in the Subic rape case
Subic rape case
The Subic rape case, officially known as People of the Philippines vs. Chad Carpentier, Dominic Duplantis, Keith Silkwood, and Daniel Smith, was a criminal case in the Philippines involving a Filipina and four US Marines...
Reynaldo D. Gatmaytan - Partner, Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako (oldest law firm)
Florin T. Hilbay - 1999 Philippine Bar Topnotcher
Philippine Bar Examination
The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines.It is the only professional licensure exam in the country that is not supervised by the Professional Regulation Commission...

; Research Fellow, Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...

; Professorial Lecturer, UP College of Law
Angelito C. Imperio - Partner, SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan
Noel B. Lazaro - 1995 Philippine Bar 19th Placer; Partner, Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako; Professorial Lecturer in Labor Law, La Salle-FEU MBA-JD Program
Maria Liza A. Lopez-Rosario - Doctor of Civil Law
Doctor of Civil Law
Doctor of Civil Law is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws degrees....

, apto cum laude por unanimidad, Complutense University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of...

, 1998; Senior Associate, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles (third largest law firm in the country); Professorial Lecturer, La Salle-FEU MBA-JD Program; Lecturer and Bar Reviewer, UST Faculty of Civil Law
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law
The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law or "UST Law" , is the law school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....
Francisco Ed Lim - President of the Philippine Stock Exchange
Philippine Stock Exchange
The Philippine Stock Exchange is the national stock exchange of the Philippines. It is one of the oldest stock exchanges in Southeast Asia, having been in continuous operation since its inception in 1927...

; Partner, ACCRA Law Firm
Arlene Maneja - 2002 Philippine Bar Topnotcher
Philippine Bar Examination
The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines.It is the only professional licensure exam in the country that is not supervised by the Professional Regulation Commission...

; Associate, Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako (oldest law firm in the country); Lecturer, UST Faculty of Civil Law
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law
The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law or "UST Law" , is the law school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....

; Bar Reviewer, National Bar Review Consortium
Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan - Partner, SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan
Rodrigo Lope S. Quimbo - Partner, Quisumbing Torres Law Firm (member firm of Baker and McKenzie)
Eleazar B. Reyes - Partner, PECABAR (law firm of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile
Juan Ponce Enrile
Juan Ponce Enrile is a Filipino politician. As a protege of President Ferdinand Marcos, he served as Justice Secretary and then Defense Secretary under the Marcos regime. He later became one of the leaders of the 1986 People Power Movement that drove Marcos from power...

); former Editor-in-Chief, Philippine Law Journal
Philippine Law Journal
The Philippine Law Journal, informally known as the PLJ, is an academic law review published four times a year by the University of the Philippines College of Law....

(official academic journal of the UP College of Law)
Jose C. Sison - Founder, Ipaglaban Mo Foundation; public affairs host, Ikaw at Ang Batas; columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...

; author, A Law Each Day
Tranquil G.S. Salvador III - Partner, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
Dennis S. Santiago - Partner, Corpus & Santiago Law Offices; Procurement Specialist; LL.M. in U.S. Legal Studies, cum laude, University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
The University of Connecticut School of Law is the only public law school in Connecticut and one of only four in New England. The school was recently ranked forty-sixth out of the 190 American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the United States and is considered a Tier 1 school by U.S...

; M.Sc. in Public Procurement Management, "cum laude", University of Turin and the International Training Center-International Labor Organization
Carla E. Santamaria-Seña - Associate, Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako
Jose Luis C. Syquia (Joel Syquia) - former Associate, Puno and Puno; LL.M. in Comparative and International Law, cum laude, University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
Ruby Rose Javier-Yusi - Partner/Head of Tax Department, ACCRA Law Firm

Literature

Alejandro Abadilla - Carlos Palanca
Palanca
Palanca may refer to:*Palanca Awards*Palanca, Angola a comune in Luanda Province, Angola*Palanca, a commune in Bacău County, Romania*Palanca, a village in Floreşti-Stoeneşti Commune, Giurgiu County, Romania...

Awardee for Literature; Founder, Kapisanang Balagtas
Rebecca T. Añonuevo - Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature
Roberto T. Añonuevo
Roberto T. Añonuevo
Roberto T. Añonuevo is a Filipino poet and author of various award-winning anthologies.-Life:He was raised in Pasig, Philippines. He was able to travel to different countries throughout his lifetime...

- Hall of Fame, Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature
Teo Antonio
Teo Antonio
Teo Antonio is a very important Filipino poet. He was born in Sampaloc, Manila. He was educated at the University of Santo Tomas where he studied Fine Arts. Antonio is the son of Emilio Mar Antonio, hari ng balagtasan during the 1950s.Antonio garnered numerous Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for...

- renowned poet
Eros Atalia - Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature
Arnold Molina Azurin - renowned poet, anthropologist
Cirilo F. Bautista - Literary contributor, Panorama Lifestyle Magazine; renowned poet, fictionist, critic and writer of nonfiction
Jose Wendell Capili
José Wendell Capili
is a writer and academic from the Philippines. He earned degrees from the University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines, University of Tokyo , University of Cambridge and Australian National University...

- Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature
Michael Coroza - Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature; Professor, Creative Writing Program, Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta - S.E.A. Write Awardee; Executive Director, UST Center for Creative Writing and Studies; former Dean, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters; poet, fictionist, critic
Lourd Ernest de Veyra - poet, songwriter, member, Artists for the Removal of Gloria (ARREST Gloria)
Eric Gamalinda - renowned poet
J. Neil Garcia
J. Neil García
J. Neil C. Garcia earned his A.B. Journalism, magna cum laude, from the University of Santo Tomas in 1990; M.A. in Comparative Literature in 1995, and Ph.D. in English Studies: Creative Writing in 2003 from the University of the Philippines Diliman...

- renowned poet and literary critic
Eric Giron - Golden Owl Awardee for Literature; former editor, Mirror Magazine; short story writer
Amado V. Hernandez - renowned poet, journalist, novelist, playwright
Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo is an award-winning Filipina fictionist, critic and pioneering writer of creative nonfiction....

- former Executive Director, UP Institute for Creative Writing; Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature; former Dean, UP College of Arts and Letters; former Director, UP Press
Nick Joaquin
Nick Joaquín
Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín was a Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila...

- National Artist for Literature
F. Sionil Jose
F. Sionil José
F. Sionil José or in full Francisco Sionil José is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society...

- National Artist for Literature; Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
Rodolfo R. Lana Jr. (Jun Lana) - Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature; playwright, screenwriter and director
Bienvenido Lumbera
Bienvenido Lumbera
Bienvenido Lumbera is a prizewinning poet, critic and dramatist from the Philippines.He is a National Artist of the Philippines and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communications...

- National Artist for Literature; Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
Jose Villa Panganiban
Jose Villa Panganiban
Jose Villa Panganiban: JOSE VILLA PANGANIBANLexicographer, professor, linguist, poet, playwright, author, lyricist. Jose Villa Panganiban was a prolific writer, with over 1,000 works to his name...

- Commissioner on Filipino Language; Editor-in-Chief, Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles
Ponciano Pineda - Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature; Chairman, National Commission on the Filipino Language; Editor-in-Chief, Diksyunaryo ng Wikang Filipino
Rogelio R. Sikat
Rogelio R. Sikat
Rogelio R. Sikat is a Filipino fictionist, playwright, translator and educator. He was born to Estanislao Sikat and Crisanta Rodriguez on June 26, 1940 in Alua, San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He is the sixth of eight children. Sicat graduated with a B.Litt. in Journalism from the...

- Carlos Palanca Awardee for Literature; fictionist, playwright, translator and educator.
Angelo V. Suarez - award-winning young poet and advocate of verbo-visual poetics
Rolando Tinio
Rolando Tinio
Rolando Santos Tinio was a Filipino poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator.-Biography:...

- renowned poet, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator

Media and broadcasting

Sandra Aguinaldo - investigative reporter and field correspondent, GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...

; 2008 Investigative Journalist of the Year, Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards; 2008 Silver Screen Awardee for "Iskul Ko No. 1", US International Film & Video Festival; 2008 Silver Medalist for Iskul Ko No. 1, New York Festivals; 2007 Gold Medalist for Boy Pusit &
Archie Alemania - television host, Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...

; television and film actor
Dindo Amparo - field reporter, ABS-CBN Network
Cesar Apolinario - field reporter, GMA Network
Doland Castro - field reporter, ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
Faye Martel - Executive Producer (Everybody Hapi, TV5)
Arnold Clavio
Arnold Clavio
Arnold Clavio is a popular radio and television newscaster, journalist, and a TV host in the Philippines. He currently co-anchors GMA Network's late-night newscast, Saksi with Vicky Morales and hosts a morning radio show, One on One with Igan on DZBB.-Biography:In his elementary and high school...

- newscaster and public affairs host, GMA Network; 2008 Silver Screen Awardee for "Philippine Agenda: Health", US International Film & Video Festival; 2008 Bronze Medalist and UNDP Special Awardee for Mga Batang Nagsusunog, New York Festivals; Anak TV Seal Awardee, Southeast Asian Youth Foundation; World Vision celebrity ambassador
Winnie Cordero (Rowena Cordero) - television host, ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

; radio program host, DZMM
DZMM
ABS-CBN DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 is the flagship AM station of ABS–CBN Corporation in the Philippines. The station's studio is located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave., cor. Mo. Ignacia St., Diliman, Quezon City, while the transmitter is located at F. Navarette St., Obando, Bulacan...

; 2005 & 2006 KBP Golden Dove Awardee for Best Variety Radio Program Host; celebrity endorser; special events host; entrepreneur
Jullie Yap-Daza - talk show host; former public affairs host, ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

, RPN-9, ABC-5, and IBC-13
Jason M. Domantay - executive producer, Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
Jeffrey Bryan Espiritu (Mr. Fu) - television host, RPN-9, former Artlets student council president
Marigold Haber - newscaster and public affairs host, RPN-9
Jason Hidalgo - reporter, Reno Gazette-Journal, U.S.A., and portable electronics writer, About.com, a New York Times Company; former freelancer, Glamour Magazine; U.S. Fulbright journalism scholar to Japan, 2005; Strictly Financials Fellow, National Center for Business Journalism, 2010; 4-time Everett Koop, M.D., Media Award winner from the American Heart Association; International "Eloquium" journalism award, 2004; Samter Journalism Award from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2003; 2-time Nevada Press Association award winner, including "Journalist of Merit" in 2004; journalism fellowship recipient International Longevity Center in New York, 2003
Patricia Anne Bermudez-Hizon (Sha-ann Bermudez) - main host, Venta 5 at ABC-5; former news anchor and courtside reporter for the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

; wife of professional basketball player Vince Hizon
Ramon A. Ilagan (Mon Ilagan) - former field reporter, ABS-CBN; municipal mayor of Cainta, Rizal
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad is a Filipina 2005 Southeast Asian Games karate gold medalist and a former beauty pageant contestant in Binibining Pilipinas 2002 where she emerged Ms. Talent and Ms. Red Bull Supreme. She was also a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition...

- field reporter, ABS-CBN; former housemate, Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
The first celebrity edition of Pinoy Big Brother, titled Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition is a special edition of the original show...

; 2005 & 2006 Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...

gold medalist for Karate
Georgina P. Nava - former co-producer and co-host, What's Up: the youth activity authority radio program, 1494 DWSS AM
Patrick Paez - investigative reporter, ABS-CBN Network
ABS-CBN Network
ABS-CBN commonly referred to as the Kapamilya Network or simply Dos , is a major commercial television network in the Philippines owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation. It was launched in October 23, 1953 just a few months after the first broadcast of NHK of Japan...

and ABC-5; husband of television host and interior designer Daphne Oseña-Paez
Maki Pulido - senior news producer and reporter, GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...

; 2008 Gold Medalist for Batang Kalakal, New York Festivals
Eagle Riggs - television host, GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...

; comedian
Jasmin Romero
Jasmin Romero
Jasmin Romero is a broadcast journalist in the Philippines. She is now with ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, in DZMM as an Anchor, and a field reporter for TV Patrol....

- 2007 KBP Golden Dove Awardee for Best Radio Newscaster (DZXL RMN Manila 558); news anchor, host, and segment producer for Radio Mindanao Networks; news anchor, reporter and public affairs host, National Broadcasting Network (formerly PTV-4); former executive producer and host, Bottomline for Business Radio; founder, Philippine Internet Broadcast International
Ali Sotto - newscaster and public affairs host, ABC-5; radio program host, DZBB; television and film actress
Recah Trinidad - sports commentator, sportscaster, and sportswriter
JV Villar - former field reporter, ABS-CBN
Atty. Ed Tolentino- Sports columnist "The Manila Times"; sports analyst/broadcaster/commentator

Publishing

Eugenia Duran Apostol
Eugenia Duran Apostol
Eugenia Duran Apostol or Eggie Apostol is a Filipino publisher who played pivotal roles in the peaceful overthrow of two Philippine presidents: Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and Joseph Estrada in 2001...

- Founder, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...

; first recipient, UP Gawad Plaridel (highest individual media award); Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism
Ramon Magsaysay Award
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel...
Eros Atalia - author, Peksman, Mamatay Man Ako, Nagsisinungaling Ako
Herbert Atienza - staff reporter, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California); The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho); The Journal-American (Bellevue, Washington)
Teodoro Benigno
Teodoro Benigno
Teodoro "Teddy" Benigno, Jr. was a leading Filipino journalist with a career spanning seven decades. His writings first graced the print media in 1946, when he joined the Manila Tribune as a sportswriter and police beat reporter. However, the greater part of his career was spent with the Agence...

(Teddy Benigno) - journalist; chief speechwriter of President Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
Cirilo F. Bautista - literary contributor, Panorama Lifestyle Magazine
Paolo A. Bolaños - Founding Editor-in-Chief, KRITIKE: An Online Journal of Philosophy
Jose Burgos, Jr. - journalist, activist
Noel Toti Cariño - Chairman and President, Manila Times Publishing Corporation and Newsboy Media Corporation
Lydia Castillo - columnist, Starweek Magazine
Neal Cruz - columnist, The Philippine Daily Inquirer
Rina Jimenez-David - columnist, The Philippine Daily Inquirer and Sunday Inquirer Magazine
Jullie Yap-Daza - former Editor-in-Chief, Manila Standard; Columnist, "The Manila Bulletin," Editorial Consultant, "Sense&Style Magazine," Columnist, Panorama Lifestyle Magazine; talk show host; author
Austin E. Delacruz, Jr. - United States Air Force Surgeon General Newswire, United States Air Force Print News Today, Tailwind Publication, Travis Air Force Base, California USA, feature writer, medical correspondent, contributor
Maynard Joseph Delfin - development support unit head (East Asia regional DSU), Asia Halcrow Inc (subsidiary firm of Halcrow Group Ltd [UK]); former writer / researcher, Lyon Associates; former associate editor, GHK International UK for Asian Development Bank project; former editorial consultant / independent contractor, Asia Editorial Services (World Health Organization documents) and various online clients; former English editor for Middle East magazines (International Metalworking News - Middle East, International Plastics News - Middle East, and Food Manufacturing Journal - Middle East), Ringier Trade Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong); former copy editor, Electronic Engineering Times Asia (Global Sources); former research and publications officer, Yuchengco Center, De La Salle University-Manila
De La Salle University-Manila
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...

; former Nation and World News sub-editor (deskman), The Daily Tribune
The Daily Tribune
The Daily Tribune is a daily English broadsheet publication in the Philippines. Its office is in the 9th Floor of the GLC Building along Kalaw, Manila...
Lourd Ernest de Veyra - journalist; lead vocalist of rock band Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project is a Filipino jazz rock band formed in 1999 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The band's sound is a fusion of spoken-word poetry, bebop jazz, and punk...
Christian V. Esguerra - reporter, The Philippine Daily Inquirer
Butch Francisco - entertainment writer, Philippine Star
Blanquita David Gallardo - former editor, Asia Magazine and Dimensions (Hong Kong-based magazines); Golden Owl Awardee for Journalism
Marietta Velasco Giron - former columnist, The Philippine Daily Inquirer and Malaya; Golden Owl Awardee for Journalism
Reggie Gulle - former contributor, Manila Standard
Nilo Lardizabal - contributor, Life Today Magazine
Denise J. Mallabo - managing editor, UNO Magazine
Beverly P. Movido - former reporter, Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
The Manila Bulletin , is the Philippines' largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, followed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as "The Nation's Leading Newspaper", which is its official slogan...
Ninez Cacho-Olivarez - Founding Publisher and Editor-in-chief, The Daily Tribune
The Daily Tribune
The Daily Tribune is a daily English broadsheet publication in the Philippines. Its office is in the 9th Floor of the GLC Building along Kalaw, Manila...
Jeremiah Opiniano - contributor, The Philippine Daily Inquirer; Fellow, Ateneo Institute on Church and Social Issues
Evelyn Sebastian Peplow - editor, Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...

, Gullivers Books, and Orientations Magazines; Golden Owl Awardee for Book Publishing
France Criselda B. Pinzon - associate editor, UNO Magazine
Tita Datu Puangco - columnist, "People at Work Section", The Philippine Daily Inquirer; author
Rube Bloom C. Rule - Acquisitions Editor, C&E Publishing,Inc.
Xerex Xaviera - sex advice columnist, Abante Tonite
Alice Colet-Villadolid - former New York Times correspondent; Resident Ombudsman, Manila Standard
Lito Zulueta - Palanca-winning essayist; film critic and columnist; public relations practitioner; President, Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino
Gawad Urian Awards
The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle....

{Filipino critics organization}
Maria Rosario Umali - Account Executive Print Town Group of Companies

Society, fashion, and culture

Rosemarie Arenas
Rosemarie Arenas
Rosemarie "Baby" Arenas is a Manila society figure who featured prominently in the political scene of the Philippines in the 1990s. She was a relatively unknown socialite until 1993, when the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that she had a past intimate relationship with the then-Philippine...

(Baby Arenas) - philanthropist, socialite, concert producer
Rev. Fr. Nilo Lardizabal, O.P. - Catholic Priest (AB Philosophy 2000)
Maricarl Tolosa - Binibining Pilipinas-International 2001; Mrs. Globe 2006 1st Runner-up; celebrity endorser; fashion model
Consuelo Madrigal-Collantes (Chito Madrigal) - philanthropist; socialite; aunt of Senator Jamby Madrigal
Jamby Madrigal
Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade , better known as Jamby Madrigal, is a politician in the Philippines. She was elected during the 2004 general elections as a Senator...

; one of Manila's Best Dressed Women
Alice Dixon (Jessie Alice Salones Dixon) - Binibining Pilipinas-International 1986; Miss International 1986 Semi-finalist; television and film actress
Gladys Dueñas - Binibining Pilipinas-International 1995; Miss International 1995 Semi-finalist; television and film actress
Tweetie De Leon-Gonzales - Supermodel of the Philippines 1987; Supermodel of the World 1987 delegate; former President, Professional Models Association of the Philippines; television and film actress; fashion model; entrepreneur; jewel designer; columnist; spokesperson for Milo Sports Camp and Milo Olympics
Danilo Franco - One of the leading fashion designers in the Philippines
Gemma Heaton - Viva Look of the Year 1999; Binibining Pilipinas 2000 Semi-finalist; Binibining Pilipinas 2001 Miss Ponds Beautiful Skin awardee; Miss Philippines Red Cross 2001 3rd Runner-up; Miss Quezon City Red Cross 2001; runway and commercial model
Patricia Anne Bermudez-Hizon (Sha-ann Bermudez) - 1996 Binibining Pilipinas
Binibining Pilipinas
Binibining Pilipinas is the organization responsible for sponsoring the annual national beauty pageant which selects representatives of the Philippines to Miss Universe and Miss International, among others.-History:...

Semi-finalist; 1999 Mutya ng Pilipinas Semi-finalist; main host, Venta 5, ABC-5; wife of basketball player Vince Hizon
Bridgette Inoferio - Model of the Year 2005; Best Model of the World 2004 1st Runner-up
Gerry Katigbak - Prominent Philippine avant-garde fashion designer and fashion show director
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad
Gretchen Malalad is a Filipina 2005 Southeast Asian Games karate gold medalist and a former beauty pageant contestant in Binibining Pilipinas 2002 where she emerged Ms. Talent and Ms. Red Bull Supreme. She was also a housemate in Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition...

- Binibining Pilipinas 2002 Miss Talent and Miss Red Bull Supreme awardee; 2005 & 2006 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist for karate
Evangeline Pascual - Miss Republic of the Philippines 1973; Miss World 1973 1st Runner-up; television and film actress
Montserrat Kierulf Preysler - Face of the Year 1999; fashion and commercial model; associate at McCann Erickson Singapore.
Joanne Quintas
Joanne Quintas
Joanne Quintas is a Filipina actress and former beauty queen who captured the crown of Binibining Pilipinas at age 18, participating in Miss Universe 1995.-Early life:...

-Primero - Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1995; Miss Universe 1995 11th placer (preliminary round); Miss Tourism International 1997; television and film actress
Daisy Reyes - Binibining Pilipinas-World 1996; Miss Personality of the World 1996; Miss Expo International 1997 4th Runner-up; entrepreneur
Michelle Reyes - Miss Tourism World 2002; Miss Tourism International 2001; Model of the Universe-Asia 2002
Jasmin Romero - Miss Thomasian Personality 2000 1st Runner-Up; Miss UST Arts and Letters 2000; Miss UST-LM Personality 2000; news anchor and sportscaster, National Broadcasting Network (formerly PTV-4)
Franco Saycon- Fashion stylist for Television and other mediums.
Ryan Vasquez - socialite, philanthropist, nega-star
Leticia Corpuz-Syquia - socialite and wife of the late Ambassador Enrique Syquia
Wilma Cruz-Tapalla - Founding Director, Wilma Cruz-Tapalla Academe of Speech and Personality; image consultant and speech therapist

Socio-civic affairs and public advocacy

Roy Alvarez - President, Mother Earth Foundation; television and film actor
Eugenia Duran Apostol
Eugenia Duran Apostol
Eugenia Duran Apostol or Eggie Apostol is a Filipino publisher who played pivotal roles in the peaceful overthrow of two Philippine presidents: Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and Joseph Estrada in 2001...

- Founder, Foundation for Worldwide People Power; one of 65 Great Asian Heroes, Time Magazine
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....

(Nov. 2006)
Maria Teresita B. Buenaventura - Human Resources Supervisor, Catholic Ministry to Deaf People; Lecturer in Deaf Studies, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is a private Catholic college in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. The main campus is along Taft Avenue, with two campuses along Pablo Ocampo Street and Arellano Avenue...
Mitos Araneta Cabrera - Instructor and Module Designer, Handmaids of the Lord (an affiliate of the Couples for Christ); Golden Owl Awardee for Lay Ministry
Noel Toti Cariño - Chairman and Founder, War Against Poverty Foundation; Kilusan at Ugnayan ng Maralitang Pasigueño
Lourd Ernest de Veyra - member, Artists for the Removal of Gloria (ARREST Gloria); lead vocalist, Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project
Radioactive Sago Project is a Filipino jazz rock band formed in 1999 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The band's sound is a fusion of spoken-word poetry, bebop jazz, and punk...
Henrietta De Villa (Tita de Villa) - National Chairperson, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV); former Chairperson, Pontifical Council for the Laity; Papal Awardee
Eilleen Esteban - President, Junior Chamber International-Manilena Chapter
Ronald Lumbao - Chairman, People's Movement Against Poverty (an activist group)
Linda Montayre - Secretary-General, People's Consultative Assembly of the Philippines (an activist group)
Mary Ong (Rosebud) - former anti-narcotics agent, National Bureau of Investigation; renowned anti-corruption advocate
Tita Datu Puangco - Director, International Bureau of Economy and Labor
Christopher Daban Daguimol - Singapore International Foundation-ASEAN Fellow, NUS Research Scholar, Senior Community Partnerships Officer - Children's Cancer Foundation
Anatoly N. Estrella - Spokesperson, Association of Laborers and Employees (ALE) Party-list

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