- Henry Sy
Henry Sy, Sr. is the Chinese-Filipino owner of SM Investments Corporation in the Philippines. He earned his Associate of Arts degree in Commercial Studies at Far Eastern University in 1950. Acknowledged as the country’s "Retail King," he has come a long way from the modest shoe store he set up in Quiapo, in 1946, to become the owner of the Philippines’s biggest chain of shopping malls. According to the 2005 Forbes Magazine World's Richest People list, … - Albino Sycip
Albino SyCip is a notable Chinese Filipino of pure Fujianese origin. He is known as the "Dean of Philippine Banking". A lawyer by profession, he earned his law degree from the University of Michigan School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He co-founded Chinabank and set up branches in Xiamen and Shanghai, China. Albino is the son of immigrants from Fujian province, China. - Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates (born on July 16, 1963) is an American film actress known for her roles in several teen films, most notably "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Gremlins". In 1984, at the height of her popularity, "Harper's Bazaar" named her as one of America's 10 Most Beautiful Women. - Amy Chua
Amy Chua (born 1962) in the United States, is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School. Prior to starting her teaching carer, she was a corporate law associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. She specializes in the study of international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. Chua is the author of the New York Times bestseller, … - Ma Mon Luk
Ma Mon Luk (1896-1961) was a pioneering Chinese Filipino restauranteur and entrepreneur. He established the popular Chinese restaurant that bears his name, Ma Mon Luk. Born in Guangdong, China, he was a grade school teacher in Guangzhou when he decided to emigrate to the Philippines in 1918. According to legend, he migrated to the Philippines in order to earn his fortune and win the hand of a girl whose wealthy Cantonese family looked none too kindly on his poverty. - Christina Chang
Christina Chang (born 1969) is a Taiwanese/American actress. Chang was born in and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father is Chinese Filipino and her mother is American. At 17, she moved to America to study Theatre and Film in her mother's home state of Kansas and later moved to Seattle where she got her first acting role in "Naomi's Road" at the Children's theatre in Seattle after graduating from the University of Washington. - Beau Sia
Beau Sia (Born 1976, Philippines) is a Chinese Filipino-American slam poet. Raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sia discovered spoken word poetry on MTV as a teenager. When not participating in his high school's swim team, he spent time at Oklahoma City's only open mike night. From there, Sia went to New York University, where he attended the Tisch School of the Arts dramatic writing program. - Sarah Meier
Sarah Meier (born in 17 August 1981 in Manila, Philippines as Sarah Marie Go Meier) is a Swiss former supermodel turned MTV VJ who was discovered by MTV Asia in 2000. She is one of MTV Philippines' most popular VJs, despite deliberately staying away from Philippine show business. Her smooth voice, quick wit, and glib tongue has made her one of Philippine television's most respected hosts. Sarah's beautiful and exotic looks come from her Swiss, … - Ang Kiukok
Ang Kiukok was a leading Filipino painter and a National Artist for Visual Arts. - Romnick Sarmenta
Romeo Nicolas Sarmenta Tejedor, better known by his screen name Romnick Sarmenta (born April 28, 1972 in Quezon City, Philippines), is a Filipino actor. He is best remembered as the five-year-old boy who played the role of Peping in the TV series Gulong ng Palad. He was born to Adonis F. Tejedor and Julie C. Sarmenta and is of Chinese and Japanese descent. He started acting at the age of four. - Chuti Tiu
Chuti Tiu, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is an American actress and beauty queen of Chinese, Filipino, and Spanish descent. In June 1987 Tiu was named the first non-Caucasian winner of the America's Junior Miss pageant; a few years later she was selected as Miss Illinois 1994 and won a preliminary talent award at the Miss America pageant for her classical piano performance. - Angel Locsin
Angel Locsín, is a popular Filipina television and film actress, commercial model, film producer, and product endorser who was introduced in GMA Network's youth-oriented program, "Click". Locsin rose to prominence after being cast as one of the lead stars in the fantasy-themed television series "Mulawin" in 2004. Soon after, she starred as the superheroine Darna in the TV adaptation of the popular Mars Ravelo comics hit. - Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949-1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959-1965). During World War II he was the leader of the so-called "Ang Maharlika" guerilla force in northern Luzon. In 1963 he became Senate President. - Kim Chiu
Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (born April 19, 1990) was born in Xiamen, China and migrated to Cebu City at the age of 3. She is the first Teen Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, After 42 days of spending summer in the Big Brother house and besting 13 teen housemates, Kim was named the Teen Big Winner with 626,562 votes or 41.4% of the total votes Her growing popularity led her to enter show businness with fellow housemate Gerald Anderson, … - Kris Aquino
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino-Yap (born February 14, 1971 in Quezon City) is a prominent television and movie personality in the Philippines. She is the fifth and youngest child of former president Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino, Jr., a popular opposition senator during the Ferdinand Marcos regime. She is the youngest of five siblings: Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon, … - Dennis Trillo
Gaudencio Florencio Abelardo Trillo (born May 12, 1981 in Quezon City, Philippines) popularly known as Dennis Trillo is television and film actor in the Philippines. His film debut "Aishite Imasu (Mahal Kita) 1941" which skyrocketed him into a matinee idol status. He is currently an artist of GMA Network. - Corazon Aquino
María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino, widely known as 'Cory Aquino', was President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female President of The Philippines. She was Asia's first female President and world-renowned advocate of democracy, peace, women empowerment, and religious piety. Aquino is the widow of the popular opposition senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., … - Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo c. 1898 In 1895, Aguinaldo joined the Katipunan rebellion, a secret organization then led by Andrés Bonifacio , dedicated to the expulsion of the Spanish and independence of the Philippines through armed force. He joined as a lieutenant under Gen. Baldomero Aguinaldo and rose to the rank of general in a few months. 30,000 members of the Katipunan launched an attack against the Spanish colonizers in the same week. - Imelda Marcos
Imelda Trinidad Romuáldez-Marcos is a former First Lady and erstwhile powerful political figure in the Philippines. She is known as the "Steel Butterfly" and remains a controversial figure not only in her home country, but around the world. Her extensive shoe collection is world-renowned. - Katrina Halili
Maria Katrina Irene Halili (born on January 4, 1986 in Quezon City but raised in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines), popularly known as Katrina Halili, is a Filipina actress. She is an alumna of the "StarStruck" talent search and was the cover girl of FHM Philippines for its December 2005 issue. She was subsequently voted as FHM Philippines' sexiest woman for the year 2006 and bagged the title yet again in 2007. - Panfilo Lacson
Panfilo Morena Lacson (born June 1, 1948) is a retired Director-General of the Philippine National Police, and is currently a member of the Philippine Senate. - Lucio Tan
Lucio Tan (born July 17, 1934) is a prominent Filipino business magnate. He owns Asia Brewery, the 2nd largest brewer in the Philippines, Tanduay Holdings, one of the world's largest rum makers, Fortune Tobacco, the largest tobacco company in the country, Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank, the 5th largest bank in the country, Allied Bank the Philippines' 8th largest lender. These companies are just a few of some 300 companies that Mr. Tan controls. - Heart Evangelista
Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco, better known in her stage name as Heart Evangelista, is a Filipina actress, singer, model and VJ. - Leah Dizon
is a model, singer and a TV personality in Japan, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. She has two older brothers, an older sister, and two younger brothers. Her astrological sign is Libra, and her Chinese zodiac sign is Tiger. Her blood type is O. Her ethnicities include Chinese, Filipino and French. - Francine Dee
Francine Dee (born Francine Dychiuchay July 21, 1978 in Hong Kong) is a model best known for her appearances in import tuner automotive magazines and shows and for her huge artificial breasts. Her ethnic background is three quarters Filipina and one quarter Chinese. When she was just a few months old, she moved to the Philippines. In 1983, she and her parents moved to Orange County, California. - Lorenzo Ruiz
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz or Laurence Ruiz or Lawrence Ruiz was born in Binondo, Manila. His Chinese father taught him Chinese, and his Filipino mother taught him Tagalog. Both of his parents were Catholic. - Yasmien Kurdi
Yasmien Yuson Kurdi (born January 25, 1989) is a Filipino singer and actress. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of "StarStruck", a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines, but she lost to Jennylyn Mercado and finished only as first runner up. Her biggest acting break is on 2006 when she plays the role of Charming, the ugly daughter of Bakekang in 2006 Bakekang TV Series. - Tony Tan Caktiong
Tony Tan Caktiong is the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Philippine fast food chain Jollibee. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Caktiong had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee, then subsequently added additional dishes such as hamburgers, french fries, and fried chicken. - Mike Defensor
Michael "Mike" Tan Defensor is a Filipino politician currently running for the Senate of the Philippines. Defensor was born on June 30, 1969. He finished elementary, Bachelor of Arts in History, and Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines. He finished his secondary education at Miles McKinley High School, Ohio, USA. he is married to Julie Rose Tactacan Defensor. - José Rizal
José Rizal (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896), was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era and its eventual independence from Spain. He is considered a national hero and the anniversary of Rizal's death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called "Rizal Day". Rizal's 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution. - Rachelle Ann Go
Rachelle Ann Go (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipina singer. She rose to prominence after winning the second season of the reality show "Star For A Night" renamed as "Search For A Star", hosted by fellow Filipina recording artist Regine Velasquez. - Ariel Rivera
Jose Ariel Jimenez Rivera was born in the Philippines in 1966 but has since migrated with his family to and became a Canadian citizen. He is a Filipino actor, singer, songwriter and Aliw award-winning artist. - Alfredo Lim
Alfredo Siojo Lim (born December 21, 1929) is the newly-elected Mayor of the City of Manila and a former senator of the Philippines. He was the mayor of Manila from 1992 to 1998. He won for mayor again in the 2007 Elections. - John Gokongwei
John Gokongwei, Jr. is a Filipino businessman with holdings in telecom, financial services, petrochemicals, power, aviation and hog farming. In 2005, he was listed by Forbes as the 34th richest person in Southeast Asia, with a fortune of US$425 million. Some say that the Forbes estimate of Mr. Gokongwei's fortune is very low, considering his large business portfolio. He is the chairman of JG Summit Holdings, one of largest conglomerates in the Philippines. - Jaime Cardinal Sin
Jaime Sin, also Jaime Lachica Sin (Chinese name: 辛海梅; 辛海棉 "Xīn Hǎiméi"; "Xīn Hǎimián"), was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He led the Archdiocese of Manila as its archbishop and was later made cardinal by Pope Paul VI. As Archbishop of Manila, he was widely considered Primate of the Philippines, though no formal dignity has ever been attached to the archdiocese. - Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters (born 1970) is an Indian-Canadian stand-up comic from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. His parents are originally from Bombay and Kolkata in India. Russell Peters focuses primarily on various cultural backgrounds, including his own Indian background, as well as Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Arab, African, Hispanic, Italian, British, and other South and Southeast Asian communities. - Isabel Oli
María Olivia S. Daytia, better known by her screen name Isabel Oli is a Filipina model and television and movie actress. She is the youngest of seven children of Chinese father and a Filipina mother. Isabel graduated from the University of San Jose - Recoletos in Cebu with the degree of Information Technology. - Sergio Osmeña
Sergio Osmeña was the second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944. He was a founder of Nacionalista Party. Osmeña is the patriarch of the prominent Osmeña family, which includes his son (former Senator Sergio Osmeña Jr.) and his grandsons (Senators Sergio Osmeña III and John Henry Osmeña), ex-Governor (Lito Osmeña and Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña). - Myleene Klass
Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is an English classical pianist, commercial model, television and radio presenter, and former member of the UK pop group Hear'Say. Her pop success achieved 4 Top 10 singles, 2 of which were UK Number Ones. Hear'Say also released 2 albums, "Popstars" and "Everybody". - Mike Tan
Jan Michael S. Tan, better known by his screen name Mike Tan (born December 31, 1986 in Angono, Rizal, Philippines), is a Filipino actor. He became famous after he became the Ultimate Male Survivor in the second batch of the reality show StarStruck aired on GMA Network. He can be seen in several of the network's shows.
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