• Source: List of people from Iloilo

The following is a list of people born or associated with Iloilo and Iloilo City.




Arts, literature, and entertainment






= Beauty pageants

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Rabiya Occeña Sundall Mateo – Miss Universe Philippines 2020 winner
Pura Villanueva Kalaw – first Manila Carnival queen in 1908
Angelia Ong – Miss Earth 2015 winner
Anjanette Abayari – Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1991 winner




= Film

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Nick Deocampo – film director, film historian
Peter Solis Nery – film director, actor, producer, writer; Gugma sa Panahon sang Bakunawa (2012)




= Literature

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Gilbert Luis R. Centina III – Palanca awardee
Leoncio P. Deriada – Ilonggo Palanca awardee
Magdalena Jalandoni – Hiligaynon poet, National Cultural awardee for Literature
Ramon Muzones – National Artist for Literature.
Stevan Javellana – Ilonggo writer
Peter Solis Nery – Ilonggo Palanca Awards Hall of Fame awardee; first Filipino author invited to the Sharjah International Book Fair
Guillermo Gómez Rivera – Ilonggo writer
Miguel Syjuco – winner of 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize




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Music

Emman Abatayo – singer, songwriter, Pinoy Dream Academy Season 1 scholar
Jose Mari Chan – singer, songwriter
Vehnee Saturno – record producer
Nina Girado – singer
Jed Madela – singer, songwriter
Ruben Tagalog – Kundiman singer
Young JV – singer, actor, model, and dancer
Jhett Tolentino – singer, Grammy and Tony-award winning theatrical producer
Beabadoobee – indie pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist



TV and movie personalities

Allan K. - actor, comedian, host, singer and businessman.
Carla Abellana – actress, model, TV host and personality
John Arcilla – actor
Sharmaine Arnaiz – actress
Claudine Barretto – actress
Gretchen Barretto – actress
Billy Crawford – actor, model, singer, TV host and personality
Dingdong Dantes – actor, model
Charlie Davao – actor
Sunshine Dizon – actress, model
Gabb Drilon – actor
Anita Linda – actress
Ike Lozada – actor
Edu Manzano – TV host, actor
Luis Manzano – actor, model, TV host and personality
Pokwang – actress, comedian
Delia Razon – actress
Paul Salas – actor
Myrtle Sarrosa – Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4 Big Winner
Arthur Solinap – actor
Prince Stefan (actor) – actor, model, and dancer
Joy Viado – actress, comedian
Marita Zobel – actress
Dawn Zulueta – actress
Seham Daghlas – former Pinoy Big Brother Kumunity Season 10 adult housemate




= Mass communications

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Billy Balbastro – radio broadcaster
Karen Davila – main news anchor on the ABS-CBN News Channel programmers TV Patrol and Headstart with Karen Davila




= Visual arts

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Romeo Villalva Tabuena – Filipino painter and printmaker
The Scottish artists, Iain Macnab and Chica Macnab were both born in Iloilo
Kristoffer Brasileño - Ilonggo painter born in Janiuay, Iloilo




Business


Eugenio Lopez, Sr. – former Chairman of the Lopez Group of Companies
Eugenio Lopez, Jr. – former Chairman Emeritus of ABS-CBN
Eugenio Lopez III – the 3rd generation Eugenio of the Lopez family; present Chairman of ABS-CBN
Edgar Sia – founder of Mang Inasal and DoubleDragon Corporation
Jonha Richman – investor and dubbed by Rappler as one of the 'most inspiring Filipino entrepreneurs'
Alfonso A. Uy – first President of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Visayas and Mindanao




Education


Jose Cabalum, Sr. – educator
William Valentine – American Protestant missionary and educator; founded Central Philippine University, the second American university in Asia




Government service






= Executive service

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Teofisto Guingona, Jr. – former Senator and Vice President of the Philippines
Fernando López – former Senator, Vice President of the Philippines, and Mayor of Iloilo City
Amelita Ramos – former First Lady of the Philippines; wife of former President Fidel Ramos
Liza Araneta Marcos – First Lady of the Philippines; wife of President Bongbong Marcos




= Judiciary

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Ramón Avanceña – former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Vice President
Carolina Griño-Aquino – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Rank 1st 1950 Philippine Bar Examinations
Gregorio Perfecto – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Florenz Regalado – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and record holder for the highest average in the Philippine Bar Examinations, with his 1954 mark of 96.7%
Francis Jardeleza – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Solicitor General of the Philippines
Raul M. Gonzalez – former Secretary of Justice
Gregorio S. Araneta – former Secretary of Finance and Justice, Attorney General of the Philippines, and Solicitor General of the Philippines




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Senators

Tomas Confesor – Senator served in the 2nd Commonwealth Congress or 1st Congress of the Philippines, elected ranked 6th in the 1946 national elections, former Governor of Iloilo
José María Arroyo – Senator from the Seventh Senatorial District
Francisco Felipe Villanueva – Visayan delegate to the Malolos Congress, Senate majority floor leader during the Fourth Legislature in 1916–1919
Nikki Coseteng – Senator, 8th Congress
Miriam Defensor Santiago – Senator, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th Congress
Franklin Drilon – Senator, 10th, 11th (Senate President), 12th (Senate President), 13th (Senate President), 15th, 16th (Senate President), and 17th (Senate President pro tempore) Congress
Teofisto Guingona, Sr. – Senator, 4th Philippine Legislature
Grace Poe-Llamanzares – Senator, 16th Congress of the Philippines
Manuel Villar – Senator, 12th, 13th (Senate President), 14th (Senate President), 15th Congress
Jose Zulueta – Senator and Senate President, 2nd Congress



House Representatives

Niel Tupas Jr. – former House Representatives of the 5th district of Iloilo
Ferjenel Biron – former House Representatives of the 4th district of Iloilo
Janette Garin – incumbent House Representatives of the 4th district of Iloilo, former Secretary of Health
Richard Garin – former House Representatives of the 1st district of Iloilo and Vice Governor of Iloilo
Judy Syjuco – former House Representatives of the 2nd district of Iloilo
Julienne Baronda – incumbent House Representatives of the lone district of Iloilo City




= Local Government

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Niel Tupas Sr. – former Governor of Iloilo and House Representatives of the 5th district of Iloilo
Arthur Defensor Sr. – former Governor of Iloilo and House Representatives of the 3rd district of Iloilo
Arthur Defensor Jr. – incumbent Governor of Iloilo, former House Representatives of the 3rd district of Iloilo
Casimiro Andrada – 5th Municipal President of Balasan
Isko Moreno – 27th Mayor of Manila and actor whose father originally hail from San Joaquin, Iloilo
Jerry Treñas – incumbent Mayor of Iloilo City
Jed Patrick Mabilog – former Mayor of Iloilo City




= Military service

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Vicente Piccio, Jr. – former chief of the Philippine Air Force
Ramona Go – First Female Brigadier General




= Civil service

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Resurreccion Borra – COMELEC Commissioner




Social sciences


F. Landa Jocano – anthropologist and historian; documented the epic Hinilawod of the Panay Bukidnon of Iloilo
Alicia P. Magos – anthropologist and historian; published and documented the culture of Western Visayas, especially the Panay Bukidnon




Innovators and scientists


Alexis Belonio – engineer, inventor and winner of Rolex Award for Enterprise in 2008
Josette Biyo – Intel Excellence for Teaching awardee in 2002; an asteroid was named after her, 13241 Biyo
Magdalena Villaruz, inventor
Mariano Yogore, Jr, MD, PHD, MPH – Accomplished Scientist at major universities. Senior author and co-author in about 50 scientific publications, and published a number of books. Published in Library of Congress http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/1/65




Religious service


Fernando Capalla – present Archbishop of Davao
Eduardo Hontiveros – Filipino Jesuit composer and musician
Angel Lagdameo – 5th Archbishop of Jaro and former President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Antonio Ledesma – Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Jose S. Palma – present Archbishop of Cebu and President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Alberto Jover Piamonte – 4th Archbishop of Jaro
Jaime Sin – 9th Archbishop of Jaro and 30th Archbishop of Manila
Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitacion - Servant of God, founder Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines




Revolutionaries and war heroes


Juan Araneta – led the Negros Revolution
Ludovico Arroyo Bañas – World War II veteran, pioneer in Philippine telecommunications
Jose Calugas – World War II Medal of Honor awardee
Martin Teofilo Delgado – revolutionary hero, soldier, politician
Adriano Hernandez – leader of the "Cry of Lincud", the first armed uprising for independence in the province of Iloilo
Graciano Lopez Jaena – revolutionary hero, writer, editor, orator, and journalist, founder of La Solidaridad
Aniceto Lacson – led the Negros Revolution
Teresa Magbanua – the Joan of Arc of the Visayas
Patrocinio Gamboa – revolutionary heroine, brought the Philippine flag to Sta. Barbara, where it was first raised outside the capital.




Sports


Paulino Alcántara – international football player who played for FC Barcelona
Angel Guirado Aldeguer – member of Philippine Azkals
Ian Araneta – member of Philippine Azkals
Kurt Bachmann – basketball player
Ken Bono – PBA player
Emelio Caligdong – Vice Captain of Philippine Azkals and 2012 The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee
Anjo Caram – PBA player, former NCAA basketball player for San Beda Red Lions
Denver Cuello – current WBC International minimumweight champion
Kenneth Duremdes – PBA player
Rudy Fernandez – amputee triathlete
Emmanuel "Emman" Monfort – PBA player, former UAAP basketball player for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, former Ateneo de Iloilo-SMCS player Ateneo Blue Dragons
Bong Ravena – PBA player
Kiefer Ravena – UAAP basketball player for the Ateneo Blue Eagles
Masunoyama Tomoharu – sumo wrestler
Eugenio Torre – first Filipino and Asian Grandmaster
Ronald Tubid – PBA player
James Yap – PBA player, former ICCHS or Huasiong basketball player
Wesley So – chess prodigy; youngest Filipino chess grandmaster
Manuel Araneta Jr. – basketball player in 1948 Summer Olympics




Others


Nicholas Loney – 19th-century British diplomat and businessman who helped develop Iloilo City
Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. – former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman; 2010 Philippine Vice-Presidential candidate running alongside Eddie Villanueva along with John Gokongwei, Henry Sy, Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, Ramon S. Ang, Manny V. Pangilinan, Dennis Uy, Dioceldo Sy, Emilio Yap, and Migz Zubiri and finally the death, David Consunji.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daniel Padilla
• Presiden Filipina
• Maricel Soriano
• List of people from Iloilo
• Iloilo City
• Iloilo
• List of radio stations in Iloilo
• Estancia, Iloilo
• Districts of Iloilo City
• Pavia, Iloilo
• List of deaths due to COVID-19
• Sara, Iloilo
• Banate, Iloilo