List of Famous people born in Philippines
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.
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.
Vilma Santos
Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since 2016 to 2022.
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.
Miguel Morales Barreto
Tito Sotto
Vicente "Tito" Castelo Sotto III is a Filipino politician and the incumbent Senate President of the Philippines. Following the 2016 elections, he is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate, having served two consecutive terms from 1992 to 2004; he was re-elected to the Senate in 2010. Prior to serving in the Senate, Sotto had served as the Vice Mayor of Quezon City from 1988 to 1992.
Teresita Sy-Coson
Teresita Tan Sy-Coson is a Filipina businesswoman. The vice chairman of SM Investments Corporation (SMIC)—one of the Philippines' largest publicly-traded holding companies with interests in retail, banking, property and portfolio investments, She is also the chairman of BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO), the Philippines' largest bank in terms of total resources, capital, loans, total deposits, and assets-under-management as of the end of 2015.