39 Notable alumni of University of the East – Philippines
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of the East – Philippines is ranked #5,572 in the world and #16 in Philippines by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 39 notable alumni from University of the East – Philippines sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of the East – Philippines won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Josie Fitial
1962-. (aged 64)
First Lady
Josepina "Josie" Padiermos Fitial is the former First Lady of the Northern Mariana Islands and the wife of former Governor Benigno Fitial. She became First Lady upon the inauguration of her husband as the 7th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands on January 9, 2006.
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2. Marella Salamat
sport cyclist
Marella Vania Salamat is a Filipina road cycling racer and former bowler.
3. Felixberto Urbiztondo
1941-2018 (aged 77)
politician
Felixberto "Berting" Salang Urbiztondo was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He served as the mayor of Barobo, Surigao del Sur for three terms. Passing away while still in office on March 31, 2018, he was a member of the Liberal Party. He was the son of the first mayor of Barobo, Felix P. Urbiztondo (served from 1961 to 1967). In...
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4. Romulo Galicano
1945-. (aged 81)
painter
Romulo Galicano is a Filipino painter whose works are technically academic and philosophical in approach. His works are hauntingly reminiscent of the old Filipino Masters with modern sensibilities. He has mounted numerous one man shows and won various awards. He was on the board of judges for several competitions like in PLDT-DPC Telephone cover 8th visual art national and UST...
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5. Alberto Lim Jr
1999-. (aged 27)
tennis player
Alberto "AJ" Lim Jr. is a Filipino tennis player.
6. Fernando Sena
1948-. (aged 78)
painter
Fernando Belen Sena is considered the Father of the Philippine Art Workshop for his tireless efforts in sharing his knowledge and talent with those who wish to learn. An all-around painter, Sena was born in Tondo, Manila and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in painting from the University of the East in 1971.
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7. Nelson Mariano II
1974-. (aged 52)
chess player
Nelson Isurina Mariano II is a Filipino chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2004, the fifth from the Philippines. Mariano won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in 1994.
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8. Aurora Enerio-Cerilles
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Aurora Cerilles is a Filipino politician. She was a former representative of the second (2nd) legislative district of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. She is the spouse of Antonio Cerilles, governor of Zamboanga del Sur from 2010 to 2019. She switched positions with her husband and ran for governor during the...
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9. Raul Daza
1935-. (aged 91)
politician
Raul Aguila Daza is a Filipino lawyer, certified public accountant, and politician, who served in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for 20 years as Representative of the 1st District of Northern Samar (1987–1998; 2010–2013 and 2016–2019). Although he could still seek another term under the term-limit provisions of the Constitution, at 86 he chose not to stand for...
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10. Lorna Silverio
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Lorna Cillian-Silverio is a Filipina politician who served in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as the representative of Bulacan's 3rd congressional district from 2016 to 2025, and previously from 2001 to 2010. She was also the mayor of San Rafael, Bulacan from 2010 to 2013. She is the widow of businessman and politician Ricardo Silverio.
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11. Elmer Espiritu
1985-. (aged 41)
basketball player
Elmer Torres Espiritu is a Filipino former professional basketball player who last played for Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played five seasons for the University of the East Red Warriors in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2005 to 2009. He captained the Warriors team that finished runner-up to the Ateneo...
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12. Bong Galanza
1992-. (aged 34)
basketball player
Pedrito de Guzman "Bong" Galanza is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He played college basketball at the University of the East. He was drafted with the 46th pick of the 2015 PBA draft by the GlobalPort Batang Pier. He is the former team...
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13. Quinito Henson
1950-. (aged 76)
sports commentator
television presenter
journalist
sports journalist
Joaquin M. Henson, also known as Quinito Henson, is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s. Referred to as "The Dean", coined by TV commentator Randy Sacdalan. He himself is known to give nicknames to various athletes, such as "Captain Lionheart" for Alvin Patrimonio and...
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14. Arthur Angara
1937-2022 (aged 85)
dentist
Arturo Javier Angara, otherwise known as Arthur Angara or AJA, was a Filipino politician, dentist, and national awardee for public service. He was the former national deputy secretary-general of and former national adviser for the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP). He was the longest-serving mayor of the municipality of Baler in the Philippine province of Aurora, with his...
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15. Eliseo Rio, Jr
1944-. (aged 82)
electrical engineer
Eliseo Mijares Rio Jr. is a Filipino retired brigadier general and electronics engineer who is the former Undersecretary for Operations of the Philippines' Department of Information and Communications Technology and once headed the department under the Duterte administration from 2017 to 2019 as Officer-in-charge.
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16. Mark Borboran
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Mark Anthony Rosales Borboran is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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17. Ayong Maliksi
1938-2021 (aged 83)
politician
Erineo "Ayong" Saquilayan Maliksi was a Filipino politician from the province of Cavite. As an elected official, he served in different capacities in the municipal government of Imus and the provincial government of Cavite. He represented the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts of Cavite in the 11th and 15th Congress of the Philippines, respectively.
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18. Paolo Hubalde
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Dean Paulo Villegas Hubalde is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Cebu Greats of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He is the son of PBA great, Freddie Hubalde. Hubalde plays the guard position.
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19. Roland Dantes
1944-2009 (aged 65)
actor
Rolando Pintoy Dantes was an actor, champion bodybuilder and Filipino martial artist who trained with Remy Presas for over 30 years.
20. Ferdinand Topacio
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
Ferdinand "Ferdie" Sumague Topacio is a Filipino lawyer, film producer and jazz vocalist. He was a speechwriter to Vice President Salvador Laurel, and had served as legal counsel to Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, former presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Joseph Estrada, the families of the victims of the 2015 Mamasapano clash, and POGO businesswoman Cassandra Ong.
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21. Ronald Tubid
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Ronald Tubid is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He last played for the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA. Known by many as The Fearless, he was also known, along with backcourt tandem Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand, as one-third of the...
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22. Chen Hung-chang
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Chen Hung-chang is a Taiwanese politician.
23. Niño Canaleta
1982-. (aged 44)
basketball player
Rommel Niño T. "KG" Canaleta is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Biñan Tatak Gel of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He is also a former assistant coach for the Taichung Suns of the T1 League. He played majority of his career in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). A 6-6 athletic forward, he...
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24. Paulyn Ubial
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
physician
Paulyn Jean Buenaflor Rosell-Ubial is a Filipino physician who served as Secretary of Health on an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte nominated her in 2016, but the Commission on Appointments rejected her appointment in 2017.
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25. Virgilio S. Almario
1944-. (aged 82)
poet
Virgilio Senadren Almario, better known by his pen name Rio Alma, is a Filipino author, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. He is a National Artist of the Philippines. He formerly served as the chairman of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the government agency mandated to promote and standardize the use of the Filipino language. On January 5,...
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26. Janina San Miguel
1990-. (aged 36)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Janina Miller San Miguel is a Filipino beauty queen who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World at the Binibining Pilipinas 2008 beauty pageant.
27. Paul Lee
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Paul John Dalistan Lee is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 2nd overall by Rain or Shine in the 2011 PBA draft.
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28. Robert Jaworski, Jr
1971-. (aged 55)
basketball player
politician
Robert Vincent Jude "Dodot" Bautista Jaworski Jr. is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former professional basketball player currently serving as the vice mayor of Pasig since 2022. He previously served as the Representative of Pasig's lone district from 2004 to 2007 and was a councilor of San Juan, Metro Manila from 1995 to 1998.
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29. Edward Hagedorn
1946-2023 (aged 77)
politician
Edward Solon Hagedorn was a Filipino politician who was the mayor of Puerto Princesa, Philippines, and later the representative of Palawan's 3rd congressional district.
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30. James Yap
1982-. (aged 44)
basketball player
James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player and politician who last played for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known by his nickname Big Game James, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play in the PBA.
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31. Noli de Castro
1949-. (aged 77)
radio personality
news presenter
broadcaster
politician
journalist
Manuel "Noli" Leuterio de Castro Jr. is a Filipino broadcaster, journalist, and former politician who served as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 2004 until 2010 under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2001 after receiving the most votes of any senator in the 2001 election.
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32. Robert Jaworski
1946-. (aged 80)
basketball player
basketball coach
politician
Robert Vincent Salazar Jaworski Sr., also known by his nicknames Sonny, Big J, and Jawo ( Tagalog pronunciation: [dʒaˈwo]), is a Filipino former professional basketball player, head coach and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1998 to 2004. He played 23 seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is widely regarded as one of the...
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33. Xian Lim
1989-. (aged 37)
model
television actor
actor
singer
Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy is a Filipino actor. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network and GMA Pictures. He is best known for his roles in My Binondo Girl (2011), The Reunion (2012), Ina, Kapatid, Anak (2012–13), Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo? (2013), Bride for Rent (2014), The Story of Us (2016) and Everything About Her...
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34. Christopher de Leon
1956-. (aged 70)
television actor
actor
comedian
politician
Christopher Strauss de León, also known as Boyet, is a Filipino actor, filmmaker and politician. Often referred to as the "King of Philippine Drama", he gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous film and television productions including period, romantic drama and thriller. His work, covering more than five decades, has received various accolades, including eight FAMAS Awards, two...
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35. Fernando Poe Jr
1939-2004 (aged 65)
comedian
film actor
politician
film director
singer
Fernando Poe Jr. was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter. Nicknamed "Da King" and often referred to by his initials FPJ, he has been described as a cultural icon, having dominated the Philippine box-office from the 1960s to 1990s through his leading roles in action films. For his career that spanned nearly five decades, he has received numerous honors including...
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36. Carmen Lamagna
1956-. (aged 70)
academic
Carmen Zita Lamagna is a Filipino academic. She was the former vice-chancellor of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), appointed by the president of Bangladesh. In 1997, by becoming VC of AIUB, she became the first female vice chancellor of a university in Bangladesh. She also served as the president of Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) and...
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37. Roi Sumang
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Shej Roi Sumang is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Titan Ultra Giant Risers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
38. Ramon Tulfo
1946-. (aged 80)
columnist
television presenter
Ramon "Mon" Teshiba Tulfo Jr. is a Filipino TV host, radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist.
39. Alfredo Lim
1929-2020 (aged 91)
politician
police officer
Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim was a Filipino politician, police officer and lawyer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007, He also served as the 23rd and 25th Mayor of Manila twice: first from 1992 to 1998, and again from 2007 to 2013.
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