List of Famous people born in Metro Manila, Philippines
Jose Cojuangco, Jr.
José "Peping" Sumulong Cojuangco Jr. is a Filipino former congressman and the 9th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2004 to 2018.
Jejomar Binay
Jejomar Binay is a Filipino politician who served as the 13th vice president of the Philippines under President Benigno Aquino III.
Alan Peter Cayetano
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a Filipino politician and diplomat serving as the Representative of Taguig City–Pateros since 2019, and previously from 1998 until 2007. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 until his removal in October 2020. He served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte. From 2007 to 2017, he was a member of the Senate, where he served as Senate Minority Leader from 2010 to 2013, and later became the Senate Majority Leader from 2013 to 2016. Cayetano unsuccessfully ran for vice president in the 2016 elections as Duterte's running mate.
Pinky Aquino-Abellada
Miguel Morales Barreto
Ronaldo Puno
Ronaldo Villanueva Puno, also known as Ronnie Puno, is a campaign manager and strategist in Philippine politics. He supported the presidential bids of eventual winners Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Puno was also responsible for the campaign of Vice President and UNA presidential candidate Jejomar Binay for the 2016 election.
Mikey Arroyo
Juan Miguel "Mikey" Macapagal Arroyo, is a Filipino politician and former actor serving as the Representative of Pampanga's 2nd district since 2019, and previously from 2004 to 2010. He previously served as the vice governor of Pampanga from 2001 to 2004. Born into the Macapagal family of Pampanga, his mother, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, served as the 14th president of the Philippines, while his grandfather, Diosdado Macapagal, was the 9th president.
Jaime Zobel de Ayala
Jaime Zóbel de Ayala y Pfitz, also known as Jaime Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman and art photographer. He is the chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation.
Luis Manzano
Luis Philippe Santos Manzano, also known by his nickname Lucky, is a Filipino actor, TV host, VJ, and model. He is the son of award-winning actors, Edu Manzano and Vilma Santos. He is best known for his roles in the television series Komiks Presents: Flash Bomba as Roldan Legaspi and in the 2009 film In My Life as Mark Salvacion.
Ralph Recto
Ralph Gonzales Recto is a Filipino politician serving as the president pro tempore of the Philippine Senate since 2017, previously holding the position from 2013 to 2016. Since 2010, he has been on his second stint in the Senate, first serving from 2001 to 2007. He was the representative of Batangas' 4th district from 1992 to 2001.