List of Famous people born in Metro Manila, Philippines
Jesse Mercado
Emilio Layon Bataclan
Emilio Bataclan is a Roman Catholic Bishop in the Philippines. He is an Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus of Cebu. He is currently residing in his residence in San Remigio, Cebu. He is also the first bishop from Bantayan, Cebu followed by Archbishop John F. Du. He resigned as auxiliary bishop of Cebu on 1 October 2015 after serving the archdiocese for more than 11 years and received the honorary title of "Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus of Cebu". His last post is from the Parish of San Fernando el Rey in Liloan, Cebu. He also worked with the Servant of God Archbishop Teofilo Camomot when they were assigned both as priests to the Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in El Pardo, Cebu City.
Reggie Lee
Reggie Telmo Valdez, known professionally as Reggie Lee, is a Philippine-American film and television actor who is also part Chinese. On television, he has played William "Bill" Kim on Prison Break and Sergeant Drew Wu on Grimm. In film, he has played Tai Huang in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, GCPD Officer Ross in The Dark Knight Rises and Lance Nguyen in The Fast and the Furious.
Eric Go
Eric Go is an American male badminton player of Chinese-Filipino descent.
Francisco Mendoza de Leon
Francisco Mendoza de Leon, D.D. is the incumbent bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo.
John Arcilla
Romeo Gonzales Arcilla is a Filipino international actor and environmentalist. He is best known for playing the role of the Antonio Luna in the historical drama film Heneral Luna, Hagorn in the fantasy drama television series Encantadia and Renato Hipolito, in the action drama television series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.
Meiling Melançon
Meiling Melançon, also known as Mei Melançon, is an American actress, screenwriter and former fashion model. She has appeared in major feature films as well as indie productions, television shows, and more than one hundred commercials as a model and actress. As of 2014 she is becoming known for work behind the camera in roles such as screenwriter and producer.
Julito Buhisan Cortes
Julito Buhisan Cortes, D.D. is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the current Bishop of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental, Philippines since September 2013. Before his appointment to the See of Dumaguete, Cortes was the Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu from 2002 to 2013.
Philips Jusario Vermonte
Peter Gabriel Magnaye
Peter Gabriel Magnaye de Jesus is a Filipino badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 2014 Swiss International tournament with Paul Jefferson Vivas, and the mixed doubles title at the 2019 Sydney International with Thea Marie Pomar.