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Nicolás Zamora – founder of the first indigenous evangelical church in the Philippines, known as Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas. [17] Zamora is also recognized as the first Filipino Protestant minister in the Philippines. [18] Dionisio Deista Alejandro – first Filipino Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1944.
Corazon Aquino – 11th President of the Philippines; Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – 14th President of the Philippines, 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines; Benigno Aquino III – 15th President of the Philippines; Tito Sotto – 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines, former vice-mayor of Quezon City, actor ...
Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta: Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. Benito Legarda (1853–1915): Filipino legislator and Philippine Commission member. Bongbong Marcos (1957): 17th president of the Philippines. Imelda Marcos (1929): former first lady of the Philippines and governor of Metro Manila.
Paco Gorospe is one of the famous painters of the Philippines. [1] He was born in Binondo , Manila . He was inspired by the simple and colourful lifestyle of native tribes from the south of the country such as the Yakans, the Bogobos and the Tausugs [ citation needed ] .
Football coach who was born in Indonesia but grew up in the Philippines. [11] Akiko Thomson: 1985 United States: 1985 (Presidential Decree No. 1983) American-born swimmer who grew up in the Philippines and took part in the Summer Olympics. [12] Peter Leslie Wallace: 1939 Australia: 2015 (Republic Act No. 10685) Australian born Businessman. [13 ...
The book Six Young Filipino Martyrs states, "Not many poets are given the honor of becoming martyrs for their country. In the Philippines there are only two: Jose Rizal and a disciple he never knew, Emmanuel Lacaba." [7] The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) confers the Gawad Eman Lacaba Award to young poets.
Prominent people who were adorned by Moreno's artistic beadwork, embroidery and hand-paintings include [6] [7] the First Ladies of the Philippines from the 1960s to the 1980s, United States first ladies Nancy Reagan and Pat Nixon; Betty Ford, Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria, Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Margaret of ...
Francisco Dagohoy of Inabanga, Bohol who led the longest Philippine revolt against the Spaniards; Tamblot, babaylan or priest to a local diwata (deity) who stirred up a religiously-motivated uprising against the Spaniards; Datu Sikatuna, Boholano chieftain who was part of the famous blood compact with Miguel Lopez de Legazpi