List of people from Dumaguete
The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are closely associated with the city of Dumaguete, in Negros Oriental, a province in Negros Island, Philippines.
Business, economics, and finance[edit]
- Juanita Amatong, Philippine Secretary of Finance and first woman executive director in the World Bank Group
Cinema and broadcast arts[edit]
- Elizabeth Cooper [Isabel Rosario Cooper], actress and mistress of Gen. Douglas MacArthur
- Glydel Mercado, actress
- Gino Antonio, actor
- Theodore Boborol, director[1]
- Beauty Gonzalez, actress and Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus 4th Teen Placer[2][3][4]
- Bret Jackson, actor and Pinoy Big Brother housemate[5][6]
- Eddie Romero, director, screenwriter, and National Artist for Cinema and Broadcast Arts[7]
- Dennis Trillo, actor, model, singer, and TV host[8]
Education and library science[edit]
- Leonor Briones, Secretary of the Department of Education and former Treasurer of the Philippines[9][10]
Historical figures[edit]
- Dios Buhawi, revolutionary
- León Kilat, revolutionary
- Papa Isio, revolutionary
Law[edit]
- Edgardo Delos Santos, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Felix Makasiar, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Literature and historiography[edit]
- Merlie M. Alunan, poet and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award winner[11]
- César Ruiz Aquino, poet, fictionist, SEAWrite awardee, and four-time Carlos Palanca Memorial Award winner[12]
- Ian Casocot, fictionist and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award winner[13]
- Elsa Martinez Coscolluela, poet, fictionist, playwright, co-founder of the IYAS National Writers Workshop, and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award Hall-of-Famer[14]
- Leoncio P. Deriada, poet, fictionist, playwright and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award Hall-of-Famer[15]
- Lakambini Sitoy, fictionist and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award winner[16]
- Edilberto Tiempo, novelist, critic, co-founder of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop, and SEAWrite awardee [17]
- Edith Tiempo, poet, novelist, critic, co-founder of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop, and National Artist for Literature[18]
- Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, poet, fictionist, essayist, and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award winner[19]
Media and journalism[edit]
- Crispin Maslog, journalist and educator
Military and law enforcement[edit]
- Dionardo Carlos, 27th Chief of the Philippine National Police
- Cirilito Sobejana, general, incumbent Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Armed Forces of the Philippines, and recipient of the Medal of Valor
Music[edit]
- Rico Blanco, singer
- Boboy Garovillo, singer and member of APO Hiking Society
- Kyle Juliano, pop singer
- Budoy Marabiles, reggae musician
Politics, diplomacy, and civic work[edit]
- Juanita Amatong, former Secretary of the Department of Finance[20]
- Kira Danganan-Azucena, diplomat
- Emilio Macias, provincial governor
- José E. Romero, congressman, senator, first Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's and former Secretary of the Department of Education
- Jose V. Romero Jr., Philippine Ambassador to Italy
- Lorenzo Teves, senator
- Margarito Teves, congressman and former Secretary of the Department of Finance[21]
- Hermenegildo Villanueva, senator
Religion and theology[edit]
- Mariano Bernad, last Spanish colonial parish priest of Dumaguete and historian
- Bishop Julito Buhisan Cortes, incumbent bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete
- Bishop John F. Du, third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete
- Antonio Fortich, Catholic bishop and social activist[22]
- Bishop Angel Lagdameo, second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete
- Ryan Jimenez, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in the Northern Mariana Islands
Sciences[edit]
- Angel C. Alcala, biologist and National Scientist[23]
- Rozzano Locsin, nursing academic
Sports and athletics[edit]
- Jennifer Dy Chan, archer and Olympian
- Mark Javier, archer and Philippine delegate to the Beijing Olympics[24][25]
- Marlon Maro, football coach and former international football player
- Paula Lynn Obanana, international badminton player
- Jerom Lastimosa, Adamson Soaring Falcons college basketball player and SEA Games gold medalist
Theatre arts[edit]
- Junix Inocian, actor[26]
- Frances Makil-Ignacio, actor[27]
Visual arts[edit]
- Paul Pfeiffer, multimedia artist[28]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Theodore Boborol". IMDB July 20, 2017.
- ^ "PBB retains Beauty"[permanent dead link]. Negros Chronicle. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ "Beauty Gonzales turns 18". ABS-CBN. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ "Another PBB Teen Edition placer joins showbiz" Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Telebisyon.net. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Bret Alan Jackson" Archived 2010-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. ABS-CBN. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Bret Jackson". Facebook. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ National Artists of the Philippines: Eddie Romero. Accessed October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Dennis Trillo". IMDB July 20, 2017.
- ^ Mateo, Janvic (July 3, 2016). "Known fiscalizer is new DepEd chief". Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Former RP national treasurer receives prestigious award for women leaders". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Michael Carlo C. Villas "Interview: Merlie M. Alunan". K Magazine Accessed July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Cesar Ruiz Aquino" Archived 2010-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. Panitikan.com.ph. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ "CASOCOT, Ian Rosales | the International Writing Program".
- ^ "An Interview with In My Father’s House Author, Elsa Martinez Coscolluela". NCCA. Accessed July 20, 2017.</.
- ^ "Leoncio P. Deriada". Palanca Memorial Awards. Accessed July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Lakambini Sitoy". Anvil Publishing Inc. Accessed July 20, 2017.
- ^ "National Artists for Literature: Edith L. Tiempo" Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Panitikan.com.ph. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ National Artists of the Philippines: Edith Tiempo Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas". Panitikan.com.ph. Accessed July 20, 2017.
- ^ Office of the Press Secretary, Republic of the Philippines Archived November 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed August 5, 2009.
- ^ "RP Economy: Out of the woods at last?" Archived July 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Sun.Star. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ Edgar A. Cadagat and Karl G. Ombion. "Bishop Antonio Y. Fortich: Pilgrim for the Poor ". Bulatlat.com. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ "Angel Alcala named National Scientist | Fulbright Commission in the Philippines". Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ Cedelf P. Tupas. "Team Philippines leaves for Beijing in batches" Archived October 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ "RP’s best hope for Olympic gold medal climbs ring " Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed November 27, 2009.
- ^ "Junix Inocian". IMDB July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Frances Ignacio". IMDB July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Paul Pfeiffer". Thomas Dane Gallery Accessed July 20, 2017.