List of Famous people born in Philippines
Princess Punzalan
Bernadette Vela Punzalan, known professionally as Princess Punzalan, is a Filipino actress. She began her career starring in Lovingly Yours: The Movie (1984) and Lovingly Yours, Helen (1992-96) and was nominated of PMPC Star Awards for Television in 1987. Her profile continued to grow when she starred as antagonist Selina Pereira-Matias in Mula sa Puso (1997–99) with Claudine Barretto, and won Best Actress in 1998.
Michele Gumabao
Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao is a Filipino volleyball player, TV personality and beauty queen. She was a co-captain of the De La Salle University women's volleyball team, the Lady Spikers, in 2012–2013. She is the camp director of the Alaska Volleyball Powercamp and in 2018, she was crowned as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2018 during the Binibining Pilipinas beauty contest.
Vic Sotto
Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto Sr. is a Filipino actor, singer, and comedian, best known for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA, TV5, and ABS-CBN. He is one of three pioneer hosts of Eat Bulaga!, which is the longest-running Philippine noontime variety show.
Sef Gonzales
Sef Gonzales is a Filipino Australian who was convicted and sentenced in the Supreme Court of New South Wales to life imprisonment for the July 2001 murder of his father Teodoro "Teddy" Gonzales, aged 46 years, his mother Mary Loiva Gonzales, aged 43 years, and his sister Clodine Gonzales, aged 18 years, in Sydney, Australia. As a result of notoriety surrounding the sale of the house where the crimes occurred, the NSW government made it illegal to not disclose information related to the history of a property.
Cesar Montano
Cesar Manhilot, better known by his screen name Cesar Montano, is a Filipino actor, film producer and film director.
Josefa Llanes Escoda
Josefa Madamba Llanes-Escoda was a prominent civic leader and a social worker. She is well known as a Filipino advocate of women's suffrage and was founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.
Pauleen Luna
Marie Pauleen Jimenez Luna-Sotto is a Filipina actress and television personality. She appears on GMA Network, particularly as one of the regular hosts of the long-running Philippine variety show Eat Bulaga! where she portrays the child-woman character Baby Poleng.
Gwendoline Ruais
Gwendoline Gaelle Sandrine Ramos Ruais is a Filipino-French actress, model, TV presenter and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2011. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2011 pageant in London, England and placed 1st Runner-Up.
Dominic Roque
Dominic Karl Manalo Roque is a Filipino actor and model. He is known for his role in Aryana and May Isang Pangarap. He is managed by ABS-CBN's Star Magic talents.
Ernest John Obiena
Ernest John Uy Obiena is a Filipino pole vaulter. Before breaking the Asian Athletics Championships record, he held the Philippine national record in pole vaulting with a record of 5.55 meters which he accomplished on April 29, 2016 at the 78th Singapore Open Championships in Kallang, Singapore. He later broke the Asian Athletics Championships record with 5.71 meters on April 21, 2019 on its 23rd biennial meet at Doha, Qatar which earned him the coveted gold medal finish. He currently holds the National Record which he broke in the same event.