6 Notable alumni of Central Philippine University
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
Central Philippine University is ranked #8,591 in the world and #80 in Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Central Philippine University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Central Philippine University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ferjenel Biron
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Ferjenel Gonzales Biron is a Filipino politician and physician. Since 2004, he has served multiple terms in the Congress of the Philippines as a representative from Iloilo. He is the founder of the Pharmawealth Group of Companies and was the Chief Executive Officer until his election to Congress in 2004.
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2. Calixto Zaldivar
1904-1979 (aged 75)
politician
judge
Calixto Oirola Zaldivar was a Filipino lawyer and politician who was a Supreme Court Justice from 1964 to 1974 best known in Philippine history for being one of only four dissenting voices against the constitutionality of the Philippines' 1973 constitution in the 1973 case known as Javellana v. Executive Secretary, despite pressure by the authoritarian government of Ferdinand Marcos to...
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3. Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
1917-2005 (aged 88)
choreographer
dancer
Leonor Luna Orosa-Goquingco was a Filipino national artist in creative dance, who was also known for breaking tradition within dance. She played the piano, drew art, designed scenery and costumes, sculpted, acted, directed, danced and choreographed. Her pen name was Cristina Luna and she was known as Trailblazer, Mother of Philippine Theater Dance and Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics....
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4. Lucio Tan
1934-. (aged 92)
entrepreneur
banker
Lucio Chua Tan Sr. is a Filipino billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He presides over the Filipino conglomerate company LT Group, Inc., a company with extensive business interests in sports, banking, airline, liquor, tobacco, real estate, beverages, and education. As of November 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.8 billion.
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5. Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr
1947-2020 (aged 73)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. was a Philippine government official who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines under the Duterte administration in an ad interim basis from June 30, 2016, until March 8, 2017, the rejection of his appointment by the Commission on Appointments over eligibility concerns resulting from questions on his citizenship.
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6. Claro M. Recto
1890-1960 (aged 70)
statesperson
Claro Mayo Recto Jr. was a Filipino lawyer, jurist, writer, author, columnist, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senator of the Philippines from 1931 until his death in 1960. Recto was the primary author of the 1935 Philippine Constitution, one of the foremost figures in the Philippine Independence from the United States, and is remembered as the "Great Dissenter"...
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