The following is a list of notable

alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...

and

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from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Notable students and alumni

Arts and humanities

Business, economics and finance

Engineering, sciences and medicine

Politics, law and governance

Benigno Aquino Jr. Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr., (; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aqui ...

– Senator (1967–1972), Marcos opposition leader, Governor of Tarlac; member,

Upsilon Sigma Phi The Upsilon Sigma Phi () is the oldest Greek-letter organization and fraternity in Asia. Founded in 1918, it is also the oldest student organization in continuous existence in the University of the Philippines. It has two chapters — a single ch ...

Arturo Tolentino Arturo "Ka Turing" Modesto Tolentino (September 19, 1910 – August 2, 2004) was a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the Senate president and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He ran as the vice-presidential running mate of Ferdin ...

– Philippine Vice President, 12th Senate President, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Metro Manila Representative; member,

Salvador Laurel Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel (, November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the vice president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino an ...

– Philippine Vice President, Prime Minister, Senator, and Secretary of Foreign Affairs; member,

* Richard Gordon – Senator (2004–2010; 2016–Present) and Tourism Secretary (2001-2004); member,

Francis Pangilinan Francis Pancratius "Kiko" Nepomuceno Pangilinan (; born August 24, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and farm owner who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2022. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2004 to 2008. A ...

– Senator (2001–2007; 2016–Present), Senate Majority Floor Leader (2004-2008); member,

Gil Puyat Gil Juco Puyat Sr. (September 1, 1907 – March 23, 1980) was a Filipino politician and businessman who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1951 until 1972, when President Ferdinand Marcos shut Congress down and declared Martial Law, a ...

– 13th Senate President (1967-1972), Senator (1951–1972); member,

Sotero Laurel Sotero Cosme "Teroy" Hidalgo Laurel II (September 27, 1918 – September 16, 2009) was a Filipino politician and educator who served as a Senator from 1987 until 1992, including a period as President pro tempore from 1990 until 1991. Laurel ...

– President Pro Tempore (1991-1992), Senator (1987–1992); member,

Domocao Alonto Ahmad Domocao "Domie" Alangadi Alonto (August 1, 1914 – December 11, 2002) was a Muslim-Filipino lawyer, educator, author, traditional leader, and Islamic figure from Lanao del Sur. He served as a Senator of the Philippines and was elected as a ...

– Senator (1956–1961), Islamic leader; member,

Juan Liwag Juan Ramos Liwag (1906-1983) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as senator in the 5th and 6th Congress of the Philippines. He was among the few Filipino officials who have served in all three branches of the government. Early li ...

– Senator (1963–1969) and Justice Secretary; member,

Gerry Roxas Gerardo Manuel de Leon Roxas Sr. (August 25, 1924 – April 19, 1982), better known as Gerardo M. Roxas or simply Gerry Roxas, was one of two children of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He was the father of Gerardo "Dinggoy" A. ...

– Senator (1963–1972), Senate Minority Floor Leader, Capiz Representative; member,

Mamintal A.J. Tamano Mamintal Abdul Jabbar Tamano (December 25, 1928 – May 18, 1994) was a Filipino statesman and a former Senator of the Philippines. Early life and education Tamano was born in Tamparan, Lanao. He graduated valedictorian at the Lanao High Schoo ...

– Senator (1969–1972, 1987–1992),

Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur ( tl, Timog Lanao; Maranao language, Maranao and ilp, Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Re ...

Vice Governor; member,

Joker Arroyo Ceferino "Joker" Paz Arroyo Jr. (January 5, 1927 – October 5, 2015) was a Filipino statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution which ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He was a Congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and ...

– Senator (2001–2013), Executive Secretary, and Makati Representative; member,

Martin Romualdez Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez (, born November 14, 1963) is a Filipino businessman, lawyer and politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since July 25, 2022. He is also serving as the Representative for the 1st di ...

– Leyte Representative (2007–2016; 2019–Present); member,

Jesus Crispin Remulla Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla (born March 31, 1961) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and broadcaster currently serving as Secretary of Justice since 2022. He previously served as the representative of Cavite's 7th district from ...

– Cavite Representative (2004–2013; 2019–Present); member,

Roman Romulo Roman Tecson Romulo (born February 28, 1967) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig for four consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to present. ...

– Pasig Representative (2007–2016; 2019–Present); member,

Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella Arnulf Bryan "Arnie" Buquid Fuentebella (born January 29, 1976) is the incumbent representative of Camarines Sur's 4th district in the Philippines. He is also the former Municipal Mayor of Tigaon in the province of Camarines Sur. Early life ...

– Camarines Sur Representative (2019–Present); member,

*Isagani Amatong - Zamboanga del Norte Representative (2019–Present); member,

*Victor Yap - Tarlac Representative (2019–Present); member,

*Rimpy Bondoc - Pampanga Representative (2019–Present); member,

José Laurel Jr. Jose Bayani "Pepito" Hidalgo Laurel Jr. (August 27, 1912 – March 11, 1998), also known as Jose B. Laurel Jr., was a Filipino politician who was elected twice as speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. A stalwart of the Na ...

– 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives; Batangas Representative (1941-1957; 1961–1972; 1984–1986); member,

Nicanor Yñiguez Nicanor Espina Yñiguez (November 6, 1915 – April 13, 2007) was a Filipino politician and Speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986. Considered the "Father of Southern Leyte", he authored the law that created the provinc ...

– 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives; Southern Leyte Representative (1957–1972; 1984–1986); member,

* Wenceslao Vinzons – Camarines Norte Representative (1941–1942); member,

Gerardo Roxas Jr. Gerardo "Dinggoy" Araneta Roxas Jr. (October 21, 1960 – April 4, 1993), popularly known simply as Dinggoy Roxas and sometimes referred as Gerry Roxas Jr., was a Filipino people, Filipino politician who served as a former congressman from Capiz ...

– Capiz Representative (1987–1993); member,

Gilbert Remulla Gilbert Cesar Catibayan Remulla (born September 5, 1970) is a Filipino journalist and politician. Biography Gilbert is the seventh and youngest child of former Governor Juanito R. Remulla and Ditas Catibayan Remulla. His brothers include curr ...

– Cavite Representative (2001–2004); member,

Roque Ablan, Jr. Roquito "Roque" R. Ablan, Jr. (April 22, 1932 – March 26, 2018) was a Filipino politician who served as representative from Ilocos Norte. He is one of the most prominent politicians in Ilocos Norte, having served 8 terms in Congress. Early lif ...

– Ilocos Norte Representative (1967–1973; 1987–1998; 2001–2010); member,

Felix William Fuentebella Felix William "Wimpy" Buquid Fuentebella is a lawyer and politician who was the former representative of the 4th and 3rd district of the Province of Camarines Sur, which is popularly known as the "Partido District". Early life and education ...

– Camarines Sur Representative (2001–2004; 2013–2016) ; member,

* Roberto S. Benedicto - Ambassador to Japan (1972-1978); First Class, Order of the Rising Sun (1977); member,

* Querube Makalintal – 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives; member,

Enrique Fernando Enrique Medina Fernando (July 25, 1915 – October 13, 2004) was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A noted constitutionalist and law professor, he served in the Supreme Court for 18 years, including 6 years as Chie ...

– 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; member,

Estanislao Fernandez Estanislao Arceta Fernandez, Jr. (March 28, 1910 – July 28, 1982) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. In college, he distinguished himself as a debater and orator. In the practice of law, he earned wide repu ...

– Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines; member,

* Carmelino Alvendia Sr. – Associate Justice, Court of Appeals; Founder, Quezon City Academy; member,

Gregorio Pio Catapang Gregorio Pio Punzalan Catapang, Jr., CCLH (born 11 July 1959) is a retired Filipino general who served as the 45th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He was the Vice Chief of Staff prior to his appointment as head of the arme ...

– Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); member,

* Jolly R. Bugarin – Director, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); President, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL); member,

Alfonso Calalang Alfonso Calalang was the 3rd Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (; commonly abbreviated as BSP in both Filipino and English) is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on July 3, 1 ...

– Governor,

Central Bank of the Philippines The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (; commonly abbreviated as BSP in both Filipino and English) is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on July 3, 1993, pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Act ...

; member,

Christian Monsod Christian S. Monsod is a Filipino lawyer who served as chair of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). He was one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. He is the founder and honorary chair of the Legal Network for Truthful El ...

–

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Chairman; Commissioner, 1987 Constitutional Commission; member,

* Delia Albert –

Secretary of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

(2003–2004) *

Leandro Alejandro Leandro Legara Alejandro (July 10, 1960 – September 19, 1987) was a student leader and left-wing nationalist political activist in the Philippines. Early life and education Alejandro was born in 1960 in Navotas, the eldest son of Rosendo ...

– student council leader, *

Edgardo J. Angara Edgardo Javier Angara (, September 24, 1934 – May 13, 2018) was a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993 to 1995. He was a Senator from 1987 to 1998 and then served as Secretary of Agricultu ...

– Senator,

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(1993–1995); University of the Philippines president (1981–1987) * Juan Edgardo Angara –

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

member * Bellaflor Angara-Castillo – Governor of

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;

member (1995–2004); Majority Floor Leader of the

(2000–2001) * Ma. Alicia Austria-Martinez –

Supreme Court associate justice An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is any member of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1 ...

(2002–2009) * Lauro Baja – Ambassador to the

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(2003–2007); member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity *

Robert Barbers Robert Zabala Barbers (January 19, 1944 – December 25, 2005) was a police officer, Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and Senator of the Philippines. Early life and studies Barbers was born in the then-town of Surigao to Felix and ...

– Senator (1998–2004); member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity *

Herbert Bautista Herbert Constantine "Bistek" Maclang Bautista (born May 12, 1968) is a Filipino actor and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City, the Philippines' largest city by population, from 2010 to 2019. Bautista has starred in numerous films and T ...

– Mayor of

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

; movie and TV actor * Jejomar Binay Jr. – Mayor of

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...

Antonio Carpio Antonio Tirol Carpio (; born October 26, 1949) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was sworn in as member of the High Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 26, 2001, and served until his ret ...

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Alan Peter Cayetano Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano ( Tagalog pronunciation: ajɛˈtano born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 20 ...

– Senator and

member (1998–2007) *

Pia Cayetano Pilar Juliana Schramm Cayetano KGCR (born March 22, 1966), known as Pia Cayetano, is a Filipina politician and lawyer serving as a Senator since 2019, a position she previously held from 2004 to 2016. She was also the Representative of Tagui ...

– Senator * Rene Cayetano – Senator (1998–2003) *

Edgardo Chatto Edgardo Migriño Chatto (born February 21, 1960), more commonly known as Edgar Chatto, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is currently the Representative of the 1st Legislative District of Bohol since 2019. He previously served in that posi ...

– Governor of

Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. ...

;

member (2001–2010); lawyer *

Minita Chico-Nazario Minita Chico-Nazario (December 5, 1939 – February 16, 2022) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the court by President of the Philippi ...

– Supreme Court associate justice (2004–2009) *

Nikki Coseteng Anna Dominique "Nikki" Marquez-Lim Coseteng (born December 18, 1952) is a Filipina politician who served as a senator from 1992 to 2001, and as representative of Quezon City's 3rd district from 1987 to 1992. Early life Coseteng was born on Dec ...

– Senator (1992–2001) and

member (1987–1992) *

Simeon Datumanong Simeon Datumanong (June 17, 1935 – February 28, 2017) was a Filipino Muslim politician who held different government positions including being a representative of the lone district of Maguindanao in the House of Representatives of the Philippin ...

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member and Cabinet secretary *

Hilario Davide Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide Jr. (born December 20, 1935) is a Filipino lawyer, professor, diplomat, constitutionalist and former politician, who served as the 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Permanent Representative ...

– Supreme Court chief justice (1998–2005) *

Teresita de Castro Teresita "Tess" Leonardo-De Castro (born Teresita Jose Leonardo; October 10, 1948) is a Filipina who served as the 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 28, 2018. She assume ...

– Supreme Court associate justice * Arthur Defensor Sr. – Governor of

Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

; House of Representatives member (2001–2010) *

Michael Defensor Michael Tan Defensor (, born June 30, 1969) is a Filipino politician who most recently served as the Party-list Representative for Anakalusugan from 2019 to 2022. He is also the CEO of Pax Libera Mining, Inc. Defensor began his political car ...

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(2004–2006); House of Representatives member (1995–2001); Presidential Chief of Staff (2006–2007) *

Franklin Drilon Franklin Magtunao Drilon (born November 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines (tied with Lorenzo Tañada, Tito Sotto and incumbent Loren Legarda), having served four ...

– Senator *

Emilio Ramon Ejercito Emilio Ramon Pelayo Ejercito III (; born October 5, 1963), commonly known as E. R. Ejercito, is a Filipino actor and former governor of Laguna from 2010 until his removal in 2014. Prior to his election as governor, he served as mayor of Pagsan ...

– actor; Mayor of

Pagsanjan Pagsanjan (pronounced ''PAG-sang-han''), officially the Municipality of Pagsanjan ( tgl, Bayan ng Pagsanjan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,327 peop ...

, Laguna (2001–2010); Governor of Laguna *

Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juanito Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, or Manong Johnny, is a Filipino politician and lawyer known for his role in the administration of Philippine dicta ...

– Senator and

, former Defense Minister *

Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero (, born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as a Senator since 2022, and previously from 2007 to 2019. He recently served as governor of Sorsogon from 2019 to 2022, and was the ...

– Senator and House of Representatives member (1998–2007); member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity *

Erlinda Fadera-Basilio Erlinda Fadera-Basilio (born 1944) is a Philippine diplomat who has been the Ambassador of the Philippines to China.Marcelo Fernan Marcelo "Celing" Briones Fernan (October 24, 1927 – July 11, 1999) was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. He is the only Filipino to have served as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate President. He is also the thi ...

– Supreme Court chief justice (1988–1991); Philippine senator (1995–1999);

(1998–1999) *

Cancio Garcia Cancio C. Garcia (October 20, 1937 – October 15, 2013) was a Filipino lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court on October 6, 2004, by President Gloria Macapagal A ...

– Supreme Court associate justice (2004–2007) * Gwendolyn Garcia – Governor of

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...

Pablo John Garcia Pablo John "PJ" Fiel Garcia (born May 19, 1967) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Unity Party and the One Cebu party Early life and family Pablo John is the youngest child of former Governor, Congressman and ...

– House of Representatives member; member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity *

Carolina Griño-Aquino Carolina Griño-Aquino (October 22, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was a Filipino judge. She served as a Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines prior to being appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines by President Cora ...

– Supreme Court associate justice (1988–1993) * Roseller Guiao – Vice Governor of

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac ...

;head coach of the

Red Bull Barako Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda ...

team in the PBA * Magtanggol Gunigundo – House of Representatives member * Constantino Jaraula – House of Representatives member (1998–2007) * Francis Jardeleza – Solicitor General * Edcel C. Lagman – House of Representatives member; member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity *

Salvador H. Laurel Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel (, November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the vice president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino an ...

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Vice President of the Philippines The vice president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas, also referred to as ''Bise Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the second-highest official in the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the first in the p ...

(1986–1992) *

Katrina Legarda Katrina Legarda is a prominent Filipino lawyer who specializes in family law, and is an advocate of the rights of women and children. Education She graduated from the University of Bristol, England (B.A Hons., History) in 1975, and obtained her ...

– lawyer *

Loren Legarda Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipina politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as a Senator and the president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippine ...

– Senator and broadcast journalist *

Marvic Leonen Marvic Mario Victor Famorca Leonen (born December 29, 1962) is the Senior associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since May 14, 2022 upon the retirement of Senior Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe. He became an associate ...

– Supreme Court associate justice * Cardozo Luna – Undersecretary of

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(2016–Present); former

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to the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(2009–2010); former Vice Chief of Staff and Lieutenant General of the

Armed Forces of the Philippines The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ( fil, Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The ...

(2008–2009) *

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the House Deputy Speakers since 2022, and previously from 2016 to 2017. She previously ...

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President of the Philippines The president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as ''Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of ...

(2001–2010);

member *

Catalino Macaraig Jr. Catalino Tiacho Macaraig Jr. (November 5, 1927 – November 16, 2003) was a Filipino political who was the longest-serving (from September 17, 1987 to December 14, 1990) Executive Secretary of President Corazon C. Aquino. Personal life Macar ...

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(1987–1990) *

Liza Maza Liza Maza (born 8 September 1957) is a Filipina activist who was the lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission under the Duterte administration from August 2016 until her resignation in August 2018. She was a member of the Philippine ...

– House of Representatives member (2001–2010) *

Heidi Mendoza Heidi Macaraan Lloce-Mendoza (born November 3, 1962) is a former Undersecretary General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight. A Filipino public official, Mendoza was commissioner and officer-in-charge of the Commission on Audit of ...

– Undersecretary General for the

Office of Internal Oversight and former commissioner and officer-in-charge of the Commission on Audit *

Nur Misuari Nur Misuari ( Tausug: ''Nūr Miswāri'', born Nurallaji Pinang Misuari; March 3, 1939) is a Moro Filipino revolutionary and politician, founder and leader of the Moro National Liberation Front. Early and Personal life Nur Misuari was born o ...

– former leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (

MNLF The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF; ar, الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير مورو) is a political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1972. It started as a splinter group of the Muslim Independence Movement. The ...

) * Conchita Morales –

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;

(2002–2011) *

Oscar Orbos Oscar Muñoz Orbos (born January 28, 1951), popularly known as Ka Oca, is a Philippine TV personality and host of GMA Network's ''Debate with Mare at Pare''. Orbos was a former cabinet secretary, provincial governor, and vice presidential candi ...

– lawyer,

(1990–1991); Governor of

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan ( pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Pangasinan, ; ilo, Probinsia ti Pangasinan; tl, Lalawigan ng Pangasinan), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its cap ...

(1995–1998), and TV host; member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity *

Rey Pagtakhan Rey D. Pagtakhan, (born January 7, 1935) is a Canadian physician, professor and politician. He was a cabinet minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, and served as a Member of Parliament from 1988 until his defeat in th ...

– Canadian cabinet minister and

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member (1988–2004) *

Aquilino Pimentel III Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III (born January 20, 1964), commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2022. He has been a Senator since 2011 and previously served as ...

– Senator *

Reynato Puno Reynato Puno y Serrano, KGCR ( Filipino: ''Reynato Serrano Puno''; born May 17, 1940) is a Filipino jurist. He served as the 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from December 8, 2006 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo un ...

– Supreme Court chief justice (2006–2010); member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity * Romero Quimbo – House of Representatives member * Leonardo Quisumbing – Supreme Court associate justice (1998–2009); member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity *

– House of Representatives member (2001–2007); broadcast journalist *

Juanito Victor Remulla Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Catibayan Remulla Jr. (born October 23, 1967) is a Filipino politician serving as the governor of Cavite since 2019, previously holding the position from 2010 to 2016. He also previously served as the vice governor and a ...

– Governor of

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southw ...

Jesse Robredo Jesse Manalastas Robredo (born Jesus Manalastas Robredo; ; May 27, 1958 – August 18, 2012) was a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 20 ...

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Secretary of the Interior and Local Government The secretary of the interior and local government ( Filipino: ''Kalihim ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal'') is the member of the Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors ...

(2010–2012); Mayor of Naga City (2001–2010) *

Leni Robredo Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo (; born Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona; April 23, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She was the wife of the late Jesse R ...

–

(2016–2022) *

Rufus Rodriguez Rufus Bautista Rodriguez (born September 13, 1953) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the president of the Centrist Democratic Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district ...

– House of Representatives member; lawyer *

Flerida Ruth Romero Flérida Ruth Pineda-Romero (August 1, 1929 – December 8, 2017) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Born in Tondo, Manila, Romero received a law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 19 ...

– Supreme Court associate justice (1991–1999) *

Rafael Salas Rafael Montinola Salas (August 7, 1928 – March 4, 1987) was the first head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). His tenure started at the agency's inception in 1969 and ended with his sudden death in 1987. Prior to accepting the UN ...

– first head of the

United Nations Population Fund The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. Its work includes developing national healthcare strategies a ...

Miriam Defensor Santiago Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago (''née'' Defensor; June 15, 1945 – September 29, 2016) was a Filipino scholar, academic, lawyer, judge, author, and stateswoman who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executiv ...

– Senator, Cum Laude *

Abraham Sarmiento Abraham F. Sarmiento Sr. (October 8, 1921 – October 3, 2010) was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1987 to 1991. An active figure in the political opposition against the martial ...

– Supreme Court associate justice (1987–1991) * Abraham Sarmiento Jr. – martial law activist; editor-in-chief of the ''

Philippine Collegian The ''Philippine Collegian'' is the official weekly student publication of the University of the Philippines Diliman. It is also commonly known to the university's students as ''Kulê'' (). It is known for its radical, national democratic, often ...

''; member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity * Ma. Lourdes Sereno – Supreme Court chief justice *

Jose Maria Sison Jose Maria Canlas Sison (February 8, 1939 – December 16, 2022), also known by his nickname Joma, was a Filipino writer and activist who founded the Communist Party of the Philippines and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy – which w ...

–

Communist Party of the Philippines The Communist Party of the Philippines ( fil, Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas) is a far-left, Marxist-Leninist-Maoist revolutionary organization and communist party in the Philippines, formed by Jose Maria Sison on 26 December 1968. It is des ...

founder *

Victor Sumulong Victor Rodriguez Sumulong (May 19, 1946 – January 6, 2009) was a Filipino politician. Political career Sumulong was named Assistant Secretary for the Department of Local Government and Community Development by President Ferdinand Marcos ...

– House of Representatives member (1998–2007) * Ruben D. Torres – Secretary of Labor and Employment (1990–1992);

(1995–1998) *

Antonio Trillanes IV Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV (; born August 6, 1971) is a retired Philippine naval officer who also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2007 to 2019. He is known for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny of 2003 and the Manila Peninsu ...

– Senator;

Oakwood mutiny On July 23, 2003, a failed coup d'etat, now known as the Oakwood mutiny, was staged by a group of about 300 armed defectors from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) led by Army Capt. Gerardo Gam ...

and

Manila Peninsula mutiny The Manila Peninsula siege occurred on November 29, 2007, at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati, Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Brigadier General Danilo Lim, and 25 other Magdalo Group officers walked out of their trial for the ...

leader * Niel Tupas Jr. – House of Representatives member * Niel Tupas Sr. – Governor of

(2001–2010); House of Representatives member (1978–1984; 1987–1998) * Presbitero Velasco Jr. – Supreme Court associate justice *

Luis Villafuerte Luis Robredo Villafuerte Sr. (August 29, 1935 – September 8, 2021) was a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Camarines Sur and as a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2013. He represented Camarines Sur Camarines ...

– House of Representatives member *

Manuel Villar Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr. (; born December 13, 1949) is a Filipino billionaire businessman and former politician. He previously served as senator from 2001 to 2013 and as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008. ...

– Senator,

(2006–2008); Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2000) * Liwayway Vinzons-Chato – House of Representatives member (2007–2010) *

Perfecto Yasay Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. (January 27, 1947June 12, 2020) was a Philippine government official who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines under the Duterte administration in an ''ad interim'' basis from June 30, 2016, until ...

– Chairperson of the

Securities and Exchange Commission The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market ...

(1995–2000) * Consuelo Ynares-Santiago –

(1999–2009) *

Haydee Yorac Haydee Bofill Yorac (; March 4, 1941 — September 12, 2005) was a Filipina public servant, law professor and politician. Early life Yorac was born on March 4, 1941, in the municipality of Saravia (now E. B. Magalona), Negros Occidental. She e ...

– Chairwoman of the

Commission on Elections An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...

(1989–1991) and the

Presidential Commission on Good Government The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is a quasi-judicial government agency of the Philippines whose primary mandate is to recover the ill-gotten wealth accumulated by Ferdinand Marcos, his immediate family, relatives, subordin ...

(2001–2005) *

Nancy Binay Maria Lourdes "Nancy" Sombillo Binay-Angeles (born May 12, 1973) is a Filipina politician serving as a Senator since 2013. She is the daughter of former Vice President Jejomar Binay. Without any prior experience in government, Binay placed a bi ...

- Senator of the Philippines (2013-present)

Social sciences

Sports

Chito Salud Angelico Tiu Salud (born June 17, 1962), better known as Chito Salud, is a Filipino lawyer and sports executive who currently serves as team governor of the Converge Fiber Xers in PBA. He was the first president and CEO of the Philippine Basketb ...

– President/CEO/Commissioner,

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

; member,

Eric Altamirano Frederick "Eric" Altamirano (born August 8, 1966 in Davao City) is a former Filipino basketball player and he formerly the assistant coach of the Alaska Aces. In the present he is the commissioner of Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 He was part of the ...

– basketball coach, former member of the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team *

Jun Bernardino Emilio "Jun" Bernardino, Jr. (November 9, 1947 – March 24, 2007) was the fifth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was elected as commissioner of the league in 1994 and retired in 2002. He served as the commissioner ...

– former member of the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team, and former commissioner of the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...

and PBA * Marvin Cruz – former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; former player of the

Burger King Whoppers Burger or Burgers may refer to: Food and drink Foods * Hamburger, a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked beef patties, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun roll. ** Cheeseburger, a hamburger with added cheese(s) * Ground beef, minced b ...

in the PBA *

Ryan Gregorio Paul Ryan C. Gregorio (born April 7, 1972) and nicknamed by some as "Coach R.G." is a Filipino professional basketball coach for the Gilas Pilipinas. He was head coach of the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association from 2010 to 20 ...

– former UP Fighting Maroons player; former head coach of the

Meralco Bolts The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team began in 2010 after the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) acquired the PBA franchise of the Sta. Lucia Realtors. The team is one of three ...

basketball team in the PBA *

Yeng Guiao Joseller "Yeng" Medina Guiao (born March 19, 1959) is a Filipino professional basketball head coach, politician, commentator and sports commissioner. He is currently the head coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketba ...

– current head coach of the

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise right ...

team in the PBA;

vice governor *

Jireh Ibañes Jireh Ralph A. Ibañes (born April 20, 1982) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played his entire career for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and is now serving as an assistant ...

– former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; former player of

in the PBA *

Joe Lipa Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr. is a Filipino basketball coach and executive who currently coaching the Terrafirma Dyip's 3x3 team in the PBA 3x3. Lipa formerly coached his alma mater, the University of the Philippines, in the University Athletic Asso ...

– former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; commissioner of the UAAP; former UP Fighting Maroons basketball team coach; commissioner of the NCAA *

Ronnie Magsanoc Ronald "Ronnie" Magsanoc (born April 11, 1966) is a Filipino coach, basketball analyst, and retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was known for his moniker "The Point Laureate". Collegiate car ...

– former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; current assistant coach of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants team in the PBA *

Paolo Mendoza Paolo Mendoza (born April 22, 1978) in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino people, Filipino professional basketball player. He last played in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Powerade Tigers. He was drafted by Sta. ...

– former UP Fighting Maroons player; current player of the Sta. Lucia Realtors in the PBA *

Benjie Paras Venancio Johnson Paras Jr. (born October 2, 1968), better known as Benjie Paras, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and a retired professional basketball player who played for Shell Turbo Chargers and San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketb ...

– TV actor, comedian and host; former member of the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team and the PBA *

Bo Perasol Dolreich "Bo" Perasol (born November 30, 1971) is a Filipino basketball coach. He coaches in both collegiate and professional leagues. He is the former head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the UP Fighting Maroons. Career Bo Perasol was a for ...

– former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; former head coach of the

Air21 Express The Air21 Express were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) that debuted in the 2011–12 season. The team debuted as the Shopinas.com Clickers during the 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup. In 2014, the fran ...

basketball team; current UP Fighting Maroons basketball program director; member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity

University and college student council leaders

UP Diliman

Lean Alejandro Leandro Legara Alejandro (July 10, 1960 – September 19, 1987) was a student leader and Left-wing nationalism, left-wing nationalist political activist in the Philippines. Early life and education Alejandro was born in 1960 in Navotas, th ...

- USC Chairperson *

Atom Araullo Alfonso Tomas Pagaduan Araullo (; born October 19, 1982), professionally known as Atom Araullo, is a Filipino journalist, model, television presenter, triathlete, occasional actor, and radio host. Araullo is a national Goodwill Ambassador for ...

- USC Councilor, ABS CBN Reporter *

Jejomar Binay Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay Sr. (born Jesus Jose Cabauatan Binay; November 11, 1942) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 13th vice president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016, under President Benigno Aquino III. A h ...

- USC Councilor *

Randy David Randolf "Randy" Siongco David (born January 8, 1946) is a Filipino journalist, sociologist, and public intellectual. He is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He currently pens a weekly newspaper colu ...

- USC Vice Chairperson *

- USC Councilor *

Marcelo Fernan Marcelo "Celing" Briones Fernan (October 24, 1927 – July 11, 1999) was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. He is the only Filipino to have served as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate President. He is also the thi ...

- USC Chairperson * Richard Gordon - USC Councilor; member,

Raymond Palatino Raymond "Mong" de Vera Palatino (born December 19, 1979) is a Filipino writer, journalist, politician, and activist. He represented Kabataan (Youth) Party in the 14th and 15th Congress of the Philippines. He is currently the secretary-general ...

- USC Chairperson; National Union of Students of the Philippines National President; former Representative of Kabataan Partylist in the Congress *

- USC Chairperson; member,

Alfredo Pascual Alfredo "Fred" Espinosa Pascual (born July 7, 1948) is a Filipino international development banker and finance expert, currently serving as the Secretary of Trade and Industry under the administration of Bongbong Marcos since June 30, 2022. He ...

- USC Councilor; member,

* Leonardo Quisumbing - USC Chairperson *

- USC Chairperson *

- USC Vice Chairperson, Philippine Collegian Editor-in Chief * Eric de Guia (aka Kidlat Tahimik ) - Student Union Chairperson; member,

* Wenceslao Vinzons - USC Chairperson; member,

Notable past and present faculty

Maria Ressa Maria Angelita Ressa (, born Maria Angelita Delfin Aycardo on October 2, 1963) is a Filipino and American journalist. She is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler. She previously spent nearly two decades working as a lead investigative reporter in S ...

- journalist and

Rappler Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journali ...

CEO; included in the ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and event (philosophy), events that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various me ...

''s Person of the Year 2018 and first Filipina

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolo ...

laureate * Romulo Davide -

National Academy of Science and Technology The National Academy of Science and Technology (''abbreviated as ''NAST) is the highest recognition and scientific advisory body of the Philippines under the Department of Science and Technology. It was created through Presidential Decree 1003- ...

, Nematology/Plant Pathology;

Jose Juliano Jose O. Juliano is a Filipino physicist and chemist. Biography Jose Juliano was born on October 16, 1932 and obtained his master's degree in chemistry from the Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. from the University of California. He also ...

- National Academy of Science and Technology, Nuclear Chemistry and Physics;

Vicente Abad Santos Vicente Abad Santos (: 12 July 1916 – 30 December 1993) was a Filipino who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Profile Abad Santos was born in San Fernando, Pampanga, a city in Central Luzon to a single mot ...

- former Supreme Court justice * Nicanor Abelardo - Filipino musician, composer of " U.P. Naming Mahal" ("U.P. Beloved"), the University of the Philippines hymn *

José Abueva José Veloso Abueva (May 25, 1928 – August 18, 2021) was a Filipino political scientist and public administration scholar who served as the 16th president of the University of the Philippines. A Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee for poli ...

- former University of the Philippines president *

Napoleon Abueva Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018) was known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Through Proclamation No. 1539. He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, making him th ...

- sculptor and

National Artist National Artist is an honorary title issued by some states as a highest recognition of artists for their significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the nation. An equivalent title, People's Artist, has been known in countries of the f ...

Virgilio S. Almario Virgilio Senadrin Almario (born March 9, 1944), better known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a Filipino visual artist, author, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. He is a National Artist of the Philippines. He formerly s ...

; former director of the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing; current UP College of Arts and Letters dean *

Walden Bello Walden Flores Bello (born November 11, 1945) is a Filipino academic, environmentalist, and social activist who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is an international adjunct professor at Binghamton Univers ...

- sociologist *

Henry Otley Beyer Henry Otley Beyer (July 13, 1883 – December 31, 1966) was an American anthropologist, who spent most of his adult life in the Philippines teaching Philippine indigenous culture. A.V.H. Hartendorp called Beyer the "Dean of Philippine ethnolog ...

- co-founder, UP Department of Anthropology *

Emilia Boncodin Emilia Tabalanza Boncodin (May 28, 1954 – March 15, 2010) was a Filipina accountant, professor, and public servant. She was the Secretary of Budget and Management (Philippines), Secretary of the Philippine Department of Budget and Management un ...

- former Budget and Management secretary; Hyatt 10 member *

Clarita Carlos Clarita Reyes Carlos (born June 24, 1946) is a Filipino political scientist and commentator, academic, and educator who last served as the National Security Adviser under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos from 2022 to 2023. As Na ...

- political analyst; president of Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Inc.; pioneer of

political psychology Political psychology is an interdisciplinary academic field, dedicated to understanding politics, politicians and political behavior from a psychological perspective, and psychological processes using socio-political perspectives. The relation ...

in the country *

Ryan Cayabyab Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab (born ; May 4, 1954), known professionally as Ryan Cayabyab, is a Filipino musician, composer and conductor. He was the Executive and Artistic Director for several years for the defunct San Miguel Foundation ...

- musician, artistic director of the

San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts The San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts was a multi-awarded performing arts group of the Philippines. It was founded in May 2001 by Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco and musician Ryan Cayabyab and aims to be a staunch advocate in the preserv ...

* Irene Cortes - lawyer and former

Supreme Court of the Philippines The Supreme Court ( fil, Kataas-taasang Hukuman; colloquially referred to as the ''Korte Suprema'' lso used in formal writing is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on J ...

justice *

Adrian Cristobal Adrian E. Cristobal (February 20, 1932 – December 22, 2007) was a Filipino writer who frequently touched on political and historical themes. Perhaps best known to the public for his "Breakfast Table" newspaper column, he was also a Palanca Award ...

- writer, columnist * Isagani R. Cruz - literary critic and playwright *

- professor of sociology; newspaper columnist; former TV public affairs host *

Malou de Guzman Malou de Guzman (born August 24, 1958) is a Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all t ...

- film and TV actress, former senior lecturer at the UP Film Institute *

Juan R. Francisco Juan R. Francisco is a Filipino Indologist who discovered the Maranao version of the ''Ramayana'', that is native to the Philippines. He then translated it into English. He is also a professor at the University of the Philippines in Manila. For ...

- indologist and professor * N. V. M. Gonzalez - fictionist and National Artist * Margarita Holmes - renowned psychologist and sex expert, TV personality *

Jun Lana Rodolfo R. Lana Jr. (born October 10, 1972), known professionally as Jun Robles Lana, is a Filipino filmmaker. The winner of 11 Palanca Awards for Literature, he became the youngest member of the Palanca Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2015, he dire ...

- playwright, screenwriter and director *

Cheche Lazaro Cecilia "Cheche" Aldaba Lim-Lázaro (born September 8, 1945, in Los Angeles, California), is an acclaimed Filipino broadcast journalist and the founding President of Probe Productions Inc. as well as an Editor-at-Large of online news website R ...

- broadcast journalist; founding president of Probe Productions, Inc. *

Salvador P. Lopez Salvador Ponce Lopez (May 27, 1911 – October 18, 1993), born in Currimao, Ilocos Norte, was a Filipino writer, journalist, educator, diplomat and statesman. He studied at the University of the Philippines (UP) and obtained a Bachelor of Ar ...

- writer, journalist, diplomat, former University of the Philippines president * Alexander Magno - political scientist, TV host, newspaper columnist * Rogemar Mamon - mathematician, quantitative analyst, British and Canadian academic *

Paz Márquez-Benítez Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894 – November 10, 1983) was a Filipino short-story writer, educator and editor. ...

- fictionist * Felipe B. Miranda - founder of Pulse Asia; Professor Emeritus at University of the Philippines Diliman Department of Political Science *

Solita Monsod Solita “Winnie” Garduño Collás-Monsod, popularly known as Mareng Winnie (born July 29, 1940), is a Filipino broadcaster, host, economist, and columnist. She had been the 5th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Aut ...

- professor of economics, former Economic Planning secretary, newspaper columnist, broadcast journalist * Ambeth R. Ocampo - historian, writer, Chairman National Historical Institute, TOYM History, decorated by Spain and France * Cristina Padolina - professor of chemistry; current President of

Centro Escolar University Centro Escolar University ( tl, Pamantasang Centro Escolar) also referred to by its acronym CEU is a private non-sectarian higher education institution in San Miguel Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1907 by Librada Avelino and Carmen de L ...

Raymundo Punongbayan Dr. Raymundo Santiago Punongbayan (13 June 1937 – 28 April 2005) was the former director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) from 1983 to 2002. Punongbayan became popular after handling two well-known cala ...

- geologist, former Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) director * Henry J. Ramos - first Filipino plasma physicist, inventor *

Nicanor Reyes Sr. Nicanor "Nick" Baptista Reyes Sr. (Born: Nicanor Reyes Icasiano, January 2, 1894 – February 9, 1945) was a Filipinos, Filipino educator. He was the founder and first president of the Far Eastern University in the City of Manila, Philippines. ...

- economist, one of the founders of

Far Eastern University Far Eastern University ( Filipino: ''Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan''), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a private non-sectarian liberal arts university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Insti ...

* Temario Rivera - political scientist * Carlos P. Romulo -

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made ...

winner, president of the

United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...

1949–1950, former chairman of the

United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, ...

and

University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 20 ...

president *

Caesar Saloma Caesar Aya-ay Saloma is a professor of the National Institute of Physics (NIP) at the University of the Philippines College of Science and a member of the National Academy of Science and Technology. He previously served as Chancellor of the Uni ...

- applied physicist, Dean of College of Science, recipient of 2004

International Commission for Optics The International Commission for Optics (ICO) was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute, on an international basis, to the progress and dissemination of the science of optics and photonics and their applications. It emphasises the un ...

' Galileo Award, 2008

ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award The ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award (AOSTA) is a triennial award (recurring every three years) that was established by the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST) in the early 1990s. It is given to scientists and technol ...

* E. San Juan Jr. - poet and cultural critic *

Bienvenido Santos Bienvenido N. Santos (March 22, 1911 – January 7, 1996) was a Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. He lived in the ...

- poet and fictionist * Rogelio R. Sikat - writer *

Cesar Virata Cesar Enrique Aguinaldo Virata (born 12 December 1930) is a Filipino former statesman and businessman who was the fourth Prime Minister of the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. He is currently the corporate vice chairman of the Rizal Commercial ...

- former Philippines prime minister and Finance secretary; former dean and professor at the UP College of Business Administration *

- professor of law; former Philippine Commission of Elections; chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) commissioner * Prescillano Zamora - professor of biology

Faculty members who are writers

Gémino Abad Gémino Henson Abad (born February 5, 1939) is a literary critic from Cebu, Philippines. He is a National Artist for Literature of the Philippines. His family moved to Manila when his father, Antonio Abad, was offered professorships at Far Easte ...

* Mila Aguilar *

Virgilio Almario Virgilio Senadrin Almario (born March 9, 1944), better known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a Filipino visual artist, author, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. He is a National Artist of the Philippines. He formerly s ...

* José Wendell Capili * Lourdes Castrillo Brillantes *

Conchitina Cruz Conchitina "Chingbee" R. Cruz is a Filipina poet who teaches creative writing and comparative literature at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. Biography Formerly an INTARMED student, Cruz shifted to the University of the Philippines' ...

Jose Dalisay Jr. Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. (born January 15, 1954) is a Filipino writer. He has won numerous awards and prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction and screenwriting, including 16 Palanca Awards. Early life and education Dalisay was born in Romblon ...

* J. Neil Garcia * Luis Katigbak *

Domingo Landicho Domingo Goan Landicho (also called "Domeng"; 4 August 1939 – 29 July 2021), was a Philippine writer and academic. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in journalism degrees from the Lyceum of the Philippines, and an MA in ed ...

Bienvenido Lumbera Bienvenido or bienvenidos may refer to: Entertainment * ''Bienvenidos'' (album), a 2006 album by Cabezones * ''Bienvenidos'' (Chilean TV series), a Chilean morning show * "Bienvenido" (song), Spanish version of the 2011 song "Benvenuto" by La ...

Paolo Manalo Paolo Manalo is a Filipino poet who teaches at the College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines. For a time he served as the literary editor of the Philippines Free Press. ''Jolography'', his first book of poems,Ambeth R. Ocampo * Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo * Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin *

Nicanor Tiongson Nicanor G. Tiongson is a critic, creative writer and academic from the Philippines. He holds a Bachelor of Humanities degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, and M.A. and Ph.D. in Philippine Studies from the University of the Philippines. A f ...

Ricardo de Ungria Ricardo "Ricky" M. De Ungria is a Filipino poet.A History of Publishing in the Philippines -1998 116 "Contemporary Philippine poetry books were also published by Anvil such as Decimal Places: Poems, a recipient of the National Book Award by Ri ...

Rene Villanueva Rene O. Villanueva (September 22, 1954 – December 5, 2007) was a Filipino playwright and author. He is famed for his deep involvement in theater and television and in children's literature, whether it be on television, in books or on stage. ...

National Artists

Of the 66 National Artists of the Philippines thus far honored, the majority are UP alumni, including three former students who did not earn their degree at the university. The honored league of National Artists from UP are: *

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

Juan Nakpil Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR (born Juan Felipe Nakpil y de Jesús; May 26, 1899 – May 7, 1986) known as Juan Nakpil, was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader. In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for archite ...

** Ildefonso Santos *

Dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

** Ramon Obusan **

Francisca Reyes-Aquino Francisca Reyes-Aquino (March 9, 1899 – November 21, 1983) was a Filipino folk dancer and academic noted for her research on Philippine folk dance. She is a recipient of the Republic Award of Merit and the Ramon Magsaysay Award and is a designa ...

Film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...

Ishmael Bernal Ishmael Bernal (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films s ...

Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Ar ...

Eddie Romero Edgar Sinco Romero, (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013), commonly known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter. Early life Romero was born on July 7, 1924. His father was José E. Romero, the first Philippi ...

Literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to ...

** Francisco Arcellana **

** N.V.M. Gonzalez **

Amado V. Hernandez Amado Vera Hernandez, commonly known as Amado V. Hernandez (September 13, 1903 – March 24, 1970), was a Filipino writer and labor leader who was known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines and was later imprisoned for ...

** F. Sionil José **

** Carlos P. Romulo **

Edith Tiempo Edith Cutaran Lopez-Tiempo (April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011),

** José García Villa *

Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

Levi Celerio Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002) was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997. He is also know ...

** Jose Maceda ** Antonio Molina **

Ramon Santos Ramón Pagayon Santos (born 25 February 1941) is a Filipino composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator known for being the Philippines' foremost living exponent of contemporary Filipino classical music, for work that expounds on "the aesthet ...

Lucio San Pedro Lucio Diestro San Pedro, Sr. (February 11, 1913 – March 31, 2002) was a Filipino composer and teacher who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 1991. Today, he is remembered for his contribution to the development o ...

** Andrea Veneración ** Felipe Padilla de Leon *

Theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

Daisy Avellana Daisy Avellana (January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013) was a Filipino stage actress and theater director. Avellana was honored as a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Film in 1999. Avellana was born Daisy Hontiveros on January 26, ...

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Wilfrido María Guerrero (January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995) was a Filipino playwright, director, teacher and theater artist. He wrote over 100 plays, 41 of which have been published. His unpublished plays have either been broadcast on the rad ...

Severino Montano Severino Montano (January 3, 1915 – December 12, 1980) was a playwright, director, actor and theater organizer with an output of one novel, 150 poems and 50 plays in his 65-year lifetime. Through the foundation of the Arena Theater, Montano ...

** Rolando S. Tinio *

Visual Arts The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile art ...

Fernando Amorsolo Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (born Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto; May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," he was the first-ever to be recognized as a N ...

** Benedicto Cabrera ** Botong Francisco ** Abdulmari Asia Imao ** José Joya **

Cesar Legaspi Cesar Torrente Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) was a Filipino National Artist in painting. He was also an art director prior to going full-time in his visual art practice in the 1960s. His early (1940s–1960s) works, alongside those ...

Vicente Manansala Vicente Silva Manansala (January 22, 1910 – August 22, 1981) was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator.Endaya, Imelda Cajipe (artist and independent curator) and Cecilia B. Rebong (Philippine Consul-General). ''"Pamana: Modernong Sining"' ...

Guillermo Tolentino Guillermo Estrella Tolentino (July 24, 1890 – July 12, 1976) was a Filipino sculptor and professor of the University of the Philippines. He was designated as a National Artist of the Philippines for Sculpture in 1973, three years before his de ...

National Scientists

Several UP alumni and faculty members have been named as National Scientists of the Philippines. This is the highest award accorded to Filipino scientists by the Philippine government. * Juan Salcedo Jr. (1978) *

Fe del Mundo Fe Villanueva del Mundo, , (born Fé Primitiva del Mundo y Villanueva; 27 November 1911 – 6 August 2011) was a Filipina pediatrician. She founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines and is known for shaping the modern child healt ...

(1980) *

Eduardo Quisumbing Eduardo Quisumbíng y Argüelles ( Filipino: ''Eduardo Argüelles Quisumbing''; November 11, 1895, Santa Cruz, Laguna – August 23, 1986, Quezon City) was a Filipino biologist, a leading authority of plants in the Philippines. Education He e ...

(1980) *

Carmen Velasquez Carmen R. Velasquez (/ˈkɑːrmɛn ˌvɛˈlɑːskɛz/; born May 30, 1960) is a Supreme Court Justice serving in the 11th district of the State of New York since January 2015. She has also served as judge for the New York City Civil Court of Qu ...

(1983) *

Teodoro Agoncillo Teodoro Andal Agoncillo (November 9, 1912 – January 14, 1985) was a prominent 20th-century Filipino historian. He and his contemporary Renato Constantino were among the first Filipino historians renowned for promoting a distinctly nationali ...

(1985) * Encarnacion Alzona (1985) * Julian Banzon (1986) * Dioscoro Umali (1986) *

Luz Oliveros-Belardo Luz Oliveros-Belardo (3 November 1906 – 12 December 1999) was a Filipina pharmaceutical chemist, honored with the National Scientist of the Philippines award by the Philippine government in 1987. Early life Luz Oliveros was born in Navotas, Riz ...

(1987) * Jose Encarnacion Jr. (1987) – National Scientist, Economics; Dean, UP School of Economics;

* Alfredo Lagmay (1988) *

Paulo Campos Paulo C. Campos (July 27, 1921 – June 2, 2007) was a Filipino physician and educator noted for his promotion of wider community health care and his achievements in the field of nuclear medicine for which he was dubbed as ''"The Father of Nucle ...

(1989) * Jose Velasco (1998) *

Benito Vergara Dr. Benito S. Vergara (June 23, 1934 – October 24, 2015) was a scientist in the Botany, Plant Sciences, and was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines in 2001, the highest honor bestowed by the Politics of the P ...

(2001) * Onofre Corpuz (2004) – National Scientist, Political Economy and Government; 13th President, University of the Philippines;

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