Las Piñas, officially the City of Las Piñas ( fil, Lungsod ng Las Piñas), is a 1st class

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in the

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of the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 606,293 people. Las Piñas was sixth in MoneySense Philippines "Best Places To Live" report in 2008. Attractions include Evia Lifestyle Center,

SM Southmall SM Southmall or SM Southmall Las Piñas is a large shopping mall in the Philippines, owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. The mall is located along the busy Alabang-Zapote Road in Las Piñas. The mall has of land area, a total floor area of ...

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and Las Piñas - Parañaque Wetland Park.

History

Early history

Las Piñas was one of the earliest fishing settlements on the shores of

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. It was proclaimed as a province of

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either in 1762 or 1797. Agustin, a Spanish historian, and Fr. Juan de Medina placed it at 1762. Las Piñas was formerly called "Las Pilas" due to its separation from Parañaque due to tribal conflicts. On the other hand, Manuel Buzeta recorded the date at 1797. Felix Timbang was the first ''gobernadorcillo'' in 1762, while Mariano Ortiz was the first municipal president of the town of Las Piñas. Las Piňas is famous for its Bamboo Organ, which was built by Fr. Diego Cera and completed in 1824. In 1880, the city experienced an outbreak of cholera and smallpox leading to the loss of many lives. Years later, Las Piňas also became a central battleground between Spanish and Philippine forces during the Philippine Revolution. The town of Las Piñas was also a major war theater during the 1896 Philippine Revolution, as it was occupied by forces of General Emilio Aguinaldo. In 1901, the municipality of Las Piñas, previously a part of the province of Manila, was incorporated to the newly created province of Rizal pursuant to the

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Act No. 137. On October 12, 1903, in accordance with Act No. 942, it was combined with the town of

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, with the latter as the seat of a new municipal government. It was separated from Parañaque to become an independent municipality again on March 27, 1907, by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 1625. The town was occupied by the

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during

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and liberated by the combined American and Filipino forces. On November 7, 1975, through Presidential Decree No. 824, Las Piñas was excised from the province of Rizal to form

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

. Las Piñas became one of the municipalities making up the region.

Etymology

The story about the true origin of the city's name, "Las Piñas", varies. One version mentioned, that traders from the province of

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and

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shipped their first ''piñas'' (Spanish for

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s) for sale to this town before they were distributed to nearby markets. Another version related that it was "Las Peñas" (the rocks), evident by the quarrying of stones and

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which were used to construct buildings and bridges. The old

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from St. Joseph Parish Church founded by Diego Cera has been preserved inside the church museum. An inscription on the bell states, "Siendo cura del pueblo de Laspeñas el M.R.P. Padre Diego Cera se fundió este equilón año de 1820," showing that even during the time of Diego Cera, the town's first parish priest, the town was called "Las Peñas", for some time and eventually was renamed "Las Piñas".

Contemporary history

In the 1980s, economic growth erupted due to the advent of the construction of Coastal Road. Las Piñas currently serves as the proper gateway to

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. In the 1990s, Las Piñas was known for its rampant illegal drug trade. In an October 1989 privileged speech, Senator Ernesto F. Herrera shared the National Bureau of Investigation's findings that an estimated 40% of Las Piñas' police force was connected with a drug cartel. In 1995, then-Councilor

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criticized the town's image as the "Drug Capital of the Philippines", while NCR Command Director Job Mayo alleged upon his appointment in early 1996 that the town's police force had the most drug-dependent police officers in the metropolis.

Cityhood

On February 12, 1997,

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signed the bill which elevated Las Piñas from

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into a

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. A plebiscite held a month after approved the city status by its residents, and Las Piñas became the 10th city of Metro Manila on March 26, 1997.

Geography

Las Piñas is bounded to the northeast by

; to the southeast by

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; to the west by

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; to the southwest by

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; and to the northwest by

. Half of its land area is residential and the remaining half is used for commercial, industrial and institutional purposes. The present physiography of Las Piñas consists of three zones:

, coastal margin and the Guadalupe Plateau.

Climate

Districts and barangays

Las Piñas is politically subdivided into 20

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s. These barangays are grouped into two legislative districts, each with its own set of representatives in the city council. District 1 comprises the northwestern half of the city while District 2, the remaining half. Ph fil las piñas

Demographics

Language

The native language of Las Piñas is Tagalog, but the majority of the residents understand and speak

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Religion

People in Las Piñas are mainly Roman Catholic. Catholic churches in Las Piñas fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Parañaque Other religions in Las Piñas includes various

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denominations,

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, Iglesia ni Cristo,

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Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

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and

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Economy

Government

Local government

Las Piñas, like other

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, is a local government unit whose powers and functions are specified by the

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. In general, as a city, Las Piñas is headed by a mayor who heads the city's executive function and the vice mayor who heads the city's legislative function, which is composed of twelve councilors, six each from the city's two city council districts. For representation, the city is considered as one district, and therefore one representative, in the country's

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. Additionally, like other cities and

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, Las Piñas is subdivided into

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List of mayors

Education

There are a total of 14 colleges, 20 private high schools, 18 public high schools, and 22 elementary schools that were built to accommodate the growing number of the enrollees every year. To date, there are 77 day care centers with feeding programs in 20 barangays within Las Piñas.

Colleges

*ABE – Las Piñas Campus *Bernardo College *

Centro Escolar Las Piñas Centro Escolar Las Piñas (CELP), formerly named Las Piñas College, is a school located in Pilar Village, Almanza Uno, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the ...

*Don Carlo Cavina School *Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Piñas-Talon Tres Campus, a local college that offers

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Accountancy Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "language ...

and

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

(with majors in Marketing Management, Financial Management, and Human Resource Development Management). *Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Piñas-Pamplona Tres Campus (formerly Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Information Technology Training Institute or DFCAITTI), a local college that offers diploma courses like Computer Programming, Visual Graphics Design, and Animations. It also offers

s in

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and

Computer Engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...

. *Philippine Merchant Marine School – Las Piñas Campus (Main) *

AMA Computer College AMA Computer University, also known as AMA University or simply AMA, is a private, nonsectarian, For-profit education, for-profit higher education institution in Quezon City, Philippines. AMA is currently the largest information technology and C ...

, Las Piñas *

STI College STI College (formerly known as ''Systems Technology Institute)'' is a for-profit college network in the Philippines. They primarily cater to computer science and information technology education, but also offer other courses, such as business ...

, Las Piñas * Saint Francis of Assisi College *

Southville International School and Colleges Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) is a private, non-sectarian school. Historical background Southville International School and Colleges was founded in 1990 as Southville International School. The school started by offering pr ...

* University of Perpetual Help System DALTA *APEC Schools Las Piñas *International Electronics and Technical Institute (IETI) - Las Piñas

Public high schools

Las Piñas City National Science High School Las Piñas City National Science High School (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham ng Lungsod ng Las Piñas'') is a science high school located in Carnival Park St., BF Resort Village, Brgy. Talon Dos, Las Piñas, Philippin ...

*Las Piñas National High School - Almanza Uno *Las Piñas East National High School - Verdant *Equitable Village National High School (formerly Las Piñas East National High School - Equitable Village Annex II) *Talon Village National High School (formerly Las Piñas East National High School - Talon Village Annex II) *Las Piñas North National High School- Vergonville Subd., PulanLupa Dos *Las Piñas National High School – Gatchalian Annnex *Las Piñas City Technical-Vocational High School (formerly Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot School of Cottage Industries – Las Piñas) *Las Piñas City National Senior High School – Doña Josefa Campus *Las Piñas City National Senior High School – Talon Dos Campus *Las Piñas City National Senior High School – CAA Campus *Las Piñas City National Senior High School – Manuyo Campus *Las Piñas National High School – Senior High School *CAA National High School *CAA National High School – Annex * Golden Acres National High School *Las Piñas North National High School *Lydia Aguilar National High School (T.S. Cruz High School)

Private high schools

*Academy of Jesus *Almanza Baptist Christian Academy *Augustinian Abbey School *Blessed Trinity School of Las Piñas * Bloomfield Academy Center for Science and Technology *Camella Homes Montessori Child Development Center *Camella School INC *Centro Escolar Las Piñas *Don Carlo Cavina School *Divine Light Academy *Holy Rosary Academy of Las Piñas City * Saint Joseph's Academy *St. Rose of Lima (Las Piñas) School Inc. *St. Michael's School, Inc. *Sto. Niño De Eucharistia Academy *St. Therese School *Schola de Vita, Inc. *Southville International School and Colleges *Elizabeth Seton School *Westfield Science-Oriented School and Colleges https://www.wsos.edu.ph *APEC Schools (Affordable Private Education Center) https://www.apecschools.edu.ph/ *Father Angelico Lipani School- Annex *Merry Treasure School *Mary Immaculate Parish Special School *Operation Brotherhood Montessori Center *Montessori De Manila

Grades K to 12

* Bloomfield Academy Center for Science and Technology *Sto. Niño De Eucharistia Academy *Blessed Trinity School of Las Piñas *Holy Rosary Academy

Public Elementary Schools

*Almanza Elementary School *CAA Elementary School - Main *CAA Elementary School - Annex *Daniel Fajardo Elementary School *Doña Manuela Elementary School *Gatchalian Elementary School *Ilaya Elementary School *Las Piñas Elementary School Central *Manuyo Elementary School *Moonwalk Elementary School *Moonwalk Elementary School - Golden Acres Annex *Moonwalk Elementary School - Mikesell Annex *Pamplona Elementary School Central *Pamplona Elementary School - Unit I *Pilar Village Elementary School *Pulanlgupa Elementary School *Pulanglupa Elementary School - Camella Annex *Talon Elementary School *Talon Tres Elementary School *T.S. Cruz Elementary School *Vergonville Elementary School *Zapote Elementary School

Healthcare

Transportation

Railway

Las Piñas is part of the route of the extension of the LRT Line 1, the South Extension Project. The actual construction officially started on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 because the

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is "free and clear" from obstructions. Once it is fully operational, Las Piñas will be served by the LRT Line 1 through the Las Piñas station and Zapote station. The extension is slated for partial operations by late 2024 or early 2025 and full operations by second quarter of 2027.

Road network

The road network of Las Piñas are radial in nature, and primarily relies on the

Alabang–Zapote Road Alabang–Zapote Road is a four-lane national road which travels east–west through the southern limits of Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to Dr. Santos Avenue in the north and is named for the two barangays that it links: Alabang in ...

(N411), which serves as the city's road network backbone. The Manila-Cavite Expressway (formerly Coastal Road, and numbered E3), a toll expressway serves as the major traffic route towards

. Daang Hari, which hugs near the boundary with

, and the

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(N62) are the major traffic routes toward

. The Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX), that leads to

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, supplements Daang Hari as an alternate to the congested Alabang-Zapote Road over

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and

Ayala Alabang Ayala Alabang, in terms of land area, is the third largest barangay in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. A large portion of it came from Barangay Alabang. Its land area of includes Alabang Town Center, Ayala Alabang Village, El Molito, Ma ...

in Muntinlupa. The road network in Las Piñas suffers from

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s, especially on the primary artery, Alabang-Zapote Road, which carried more than 70,000 vehicles daily as of 2016. Public transport, like buses and jeepneys, fill up Alabang-Zapote Road, therefore causing further congestion. The city government petitioned the

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(LTFRB) to suspend issuing of franchises on bus and jeepneys routes that uses Alabang-Zapote Road. The Las Piñas Friendship Route network serves as the alternate routes on the congested routes, but motorists have to obtain and display a sticker on their vehicle to use these routes, as most roads of the network are located in privately owned subdivisions (

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), like BF Homes, Pilar Village, and BF Resort.

Public transport

Jeepneys and buses form the major public transport system, and most of their routes follow the Alabang-Zapote Road. Most jeepneys through Las Piñas travel between Alabang and Zapote, within the city, or

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, in Parañaque. Buses usually form routes between Alabang or SM Southmall and destinations in Manila. Buses and jeepneys are blamed for the worsening congestion on Alabang-Zapote Road.

Culture

On February 22, 1995, then President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act 8003 into a law – declaring

Las Piñas Church The Saint Joseph Parish ( es, Iglesia Parroquial de San Jose), otherwise known as the Las Piñas Church ( es, Iglesia de Las Piñas) ( fil, Simbahan ng Las Piñas) or Bamboo Organ Church, is a parish church in Las Piñas, just south of the city of ...

and

Bamboo Organ The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ in St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas, Philippines, is a 19th-century church organ. It is known for its unique organ pipes; of its 1031 pipes, 902 are made of bamboo. It was completed after 6 years of work in 182 ...

, Las Piñas Bridge, Asinan Area, Father Diego Cera Bridge, and Old District Hospital as tourist spots of Las Piñas. Las Piñas is famous for its

located inside the St. Joseph Parish Church in the old district of the city. Built in 1824 by a

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, Fr. Diego Cera, it is the only organ of its kind in the world with organ pipes mostly made out of

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Las Piñas Historical Corridor Project

The Las Piñas Historical Corridor Project was a program laid to restore the Old Town of Las Piñas. It was launched at the Malacañan Heroes' Hall on November 13, 1997. The project aims to educate the people of Las Piñas along the tourist corridor. 19 structures were included along the historical corridor: *Boundary Arc *Bulwagang Ezekiel Moreno *Santuario de San Ezekiel Moreno *Police and Fire Station *Public Library *Plaza Quezon – designated as the Freedom Park in the City of Las Piñas by City Ordinance No. 700-06, Series of 2006. This was in accordance with Section 15 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 880, otherwise known as the "Public Assembly Act of 1985". * Central Elementary School *E. Aldana Police Station *Fr. Diego Cera Bridge *Historical and Cultural Museum *Las Piñas Fish Port * Irasan Center *Las Piñas Manpower Youth Council – TESDA Building *Zapote Police Station * Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center *

Zapote Bridge Zapote Bridge is a stone arch pedestrian bridge crossing the Zapote River in the Philippines. It connects the cities of Las Piñas in Metro Manila and Bacoor in the province of Cavite. The bridge and its surrounding area was the site of two battl ...

*Barangay Hall of Zapote *Centennial Flyover *

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Las Piñas Town Fiesta

The town fiesta of Las Piñas is celebrated every first Sunday of May each year to honor its

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Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...

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celebration is centered in St. Joseph Parish Church in the old

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of Las Piñas in Barangay Daniel Fajardo on Padre Diego Cera Ave. (Quirino Ave.). Las Piñas was also the home of Mary Immaculate Parish Church, popularly known as the Nature Church, designed by Architect Francisco "Bobby" Mañosa. Las Piñas is also home to unique festivals such as: *International Bamboo Organ Festival – a

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held in February celebrating the music of the unique

with performances by local and foreign classical artists *Waterlily Festival – every July 27 *"

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" or Lantern Festival – celebrated during Christmas seasonTribune (January 6, 2013)
"Las Piñas's 7th Parol Festival"
''The Daily Tribune''. Retrieved April 7, 2013. *Las Piñas Historical Festival – celebrated every March to commemorate significant historical events that happened in the city

List of cultural properties of Las Piñas

Notable personalities

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, UFL football player, member of

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Quest A quest is a journey toward a specific mission or a goal. The word serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often symbolic or allegorical. Tales of quests figure prominently in the folklore of ever ...

, r&b singer *

Rodjun Cruz Rodolfo Othello Cruz Ilustre, Jr. (born October 10, 1987), known professionally as Rodjun Cruz (), is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer Rayver Cruz. Biography Cruz started as a host, together wit ...

, actor and dancer *

Rayver Cruz Raymond Oliver Cruz Ilustre (born July 20, 1989), better known by his screen name Rayver Cruz (), is a Filipino actor, dancer, singer, and host. He is the younger brother of fellow actor and dancer Rodjun Cruz. Personal life Rayver is a membe ...

, actor and host *

Kevin Alas Kevin Louie Platon Alas (born November 13, 1991) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted second overall by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the ...

, PBA basketball player, member of

Gilas Pilipinas The Philippines men's national basketball team ( fil, Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipi ...

and NLEX Road Warriors * Zara Aldana or Zephorah Aldana Mayon, Mutya ng Pilipinas 2007 Asia Pacific International and former housemate of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2'' *

Raymond Bagatsing Ramon "Raymond" San Diego Bagatsing III is a Filipino actor, model and aspiring politician. Having jumpstarted his acting career in the early 90s, he is most notable for the role of Jaime Laurel in the hit ABS-CBN series ''Pusong Ligaw''. Ea ...

, actor * McNeal (Awra) Briguela, child actor as seen on ''

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

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Ely Buendia Ely Eleandre Basiño Buendia (born November 2, 1970), popularly known as Ely Buendia, is a Filipino musician, singer, songwriter, author and film director who gained fame as the guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the famed Fil ...

, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of ''

Eraserheads Eraserheads (sometimes stylized as ERASƎRHEADS or ƎRASƎRHƎADS) are a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1989. With a line-up comprising Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan, the band became one of the most ...

'', ''

Pupil The pupil is a black hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina.Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. (1990) ''Dictionary of Eye Terminology''. Gainesville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company. It appears black ...

'', '' Oktaves'' and ''

Apartel An apartment hotel or aparthotel (also residential hotel, or extended-stay hotel) is a serviced apartment complex that uses a hotel-style booking system. It is similar to renting an apartment, but with no fixed contracts and occupants can "check ...

'' *

Sef Cadayona John Paul Joseph Cadayona (born March 3, 1989), professionally known as Sef Cadayona, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and dancer. He is an alumnus of the fifth season of the Philippine reality talent show '' StarStruck''. Sef is called a ...

, actor and dancer *

Tirso Cruz III Tirso Silvano Cruz III (born April 1, 1952) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and singer. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Regarded as a "matinee idol", Cruz is a FAMAS Award and Gawad Ur ...

, actor *

Jen Da Silva Jen Da Silva–Geisler (born December 4, 1989) is model, dancer as part of the 26K girls of ''Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal'' and former housemate of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2''.(1 December 2007)Will Jen Da Silva's free spirit make he ...

, model, dancer as part of the 26K girls of ''

Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal ''Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal'' is the Philippine franchise of ''Deal or No Deal'', presently hosted by Luis Manzano and previously by Kris Aquino, which premiered on June 5, 2006, on ABS-CBN. The smallest prize has always been ₱1, but the grand ...

'' and former housemate of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2'' *

Ranidel de Ocampo Ranidel Rozal de Ocampo (born December 8, 1981) is a Filipino former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is the younger brother of Yancy de Ocampo where bo ...

, PBA basketball player, member of

and

TNT KaTropa The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...

Mr. Fu Jeffrey Espiritu, better known on-air as Mr. Fu, is a Filipino radio personality, radio and television personality. Known for being a radio jockey, radio DJ on DWKY, 91.5 Win Radio and formerly on DWKX, 103.5 Wow FM and DWET-FM, 106.7 Energy FM, ...

, radio jock, comedian and host *

Michelle Gavagan Miss Philippines Earth 2011 was the 11th edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held on June 5, 2011 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines with 10 finalists competed in the finale and was telecast on ABS-CBN at 10:00 pm a ...

, Miss Philippines Fire 2011 *

Enrique Gil Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V (; born March 30, 1992) is a Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model. Gil has appeared in various films and television shows such as ''Mula Sa Puso'', ''Budoy'', '' Princess and I'', '' Muling Buksan Ang Puso'' an ...

, artist of ABS-CBN *

Nikki Gil Monica Pauline "Nikki" Santos Gil-Albert (; born August 23, 1987) is a Filipino singer, actress, host, model, and video jockey. She is known for being part of the afternoon remake of '' Carlo J. Caparas' Pieta'' (2008–2009) and, in 2009, for ...

, singer, actress, TV host and former MYX VJ *Ruben Gonzaga, comedian and winner of '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2'' *

Allan K. Allan Quilantang (born December 13, 1958), popularly known by his stage name Allan K., is a Philippines, Filipino comedian, actor, singer and TV host. He is one of the co-hosts of the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' Career Allan K's first ...

, co-host of ''

Eat Bulaga ''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally ...

'' *

Pauleen Luna Marie Pauleen Luna Sotto (born Marie Pauleen Javier Luna; born November 10, 1988) is a Filipino actress and television personality. She appears on GMA Network, particularly as one of the regular hosts of the long-running Philippine variety sho ...

, actress *

Pol Medina Jr. Apolonio "Pol" Medina Jr. (born April 6, 1960) is a Filipino cartoonist best known for his comic strip ''Pugad Baboy''. Biography Education and early career Pol Medina graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1983 with a degree in Archit ...

, author of ''

Pugad Baboy ''Pugad Baboy'' (literally, "swine's nest" in Tagalog) is a comic strip created by Filipino cartoonist Apolonio "Pol" Medina, Jr. The strip is about a Manila community of mostly obese people – "fat as pigs" (''baboy'' is Tagalog for pig). It ...

'' *

Jennylyn Mercado Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...

, actress and singer *

Iwa Moto Aileen Quimado Iwamoto (born August 29, 1988), known by her stage name , is a Japanese–Filipino actress, model and reality television personality. She is the first runner up in the third season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent se ...

, actress * Sitti Navarro,

bossa nova Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...

singer *

Amy Perez Maria Armida Parale Perez-Castillo (born September 5, 1969), known professionally as Amy Perez-Castillo or Tyang Amy (), is a Filipino TV and radio presenter, entrepreneur and occasional actress. Recognized as a veteran television host in the ...

, actress, host and radio anchor *

Kai Sotto Kai Zachary Perlado Sotto (, ; born May 11, 2002) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). Listed at and , he plays the center position. He also played for the Aten ...

, Member of Philippines Men's Basketball Team Gilas Pilipinas *

Zack Tabudlo Zack Nimrod Tabudlo (born December 6, 2001) is a Filipino singer, songwriter and musician. He was first seen as a contestant on the first season of ''The Voice Kids'' under Bamboo Mañalac's mentorship, where he was eliminated in the competition ...

, singer-songwriter * Ronald Allen "Beware" Salanga, Member of the rap group Death Threat (hip hop group)

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, Metro Manila *

Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

, Metro Manila *

* Samal,

Davao del Norte Davao del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Dabaw; tl, Hilagang Davao), officially the Province of Davao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes ...

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