The following is a list of notable alumni and faculty from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Kidlat Tahimik | National Artist for Film; Father of Philippine Independent Filmmaking;[1] [2] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Pitoy Moreno | National Artist; Fashion Czar of Asia;[3] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Ambet Nabus | Radio anchor, editor, comedian and actor |
Antonio Quirino | Father of Philippine Television; founder of the first television station in the Philippines: Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN Corporation); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
ABS-CBN News anchor;[4] [5] [6] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi | |
Frankie Evangelista | Former broadcaster of IBC (1975-1984) and ABS-CBN (1984-2004). |
Behn Cervantes | Film director/actor; Founder, UP Repertory Company; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Tony Mabesa | Filipino actor, director; pioneer of Philippine university theater;[7] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Martin del Rosario | Filipino actor;[8] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Armi Millare | keyboardist and vocalist of UDD |
Dong Abay | musician, former Yano band member |
musician, former member of Eraserheads | |
composer, arranger, vocalist | |
Ogie Alcasid | singer-songwriter, comedian, actor |
Chinggoy Alonso | veteran film and movie actor |
actor, host, film director, artist | |
film and television actress | |
Atom Araullo | TV news broadcaster |
broadcaster, TV host, weatherman (ABS-CBN) | |
broadcast journalist (ABS-CBN) | |
actress | |
singer, actor, host and model | |
TV personality, internet celebrity, radio dj | |
broadcast journalist and TV personality | |
TV and film director | |
musician, former vocalist of Eraserheads | |
mixed media artist, founding member of the Baguio Arts Guild | |
film director and National Artist | |
Zean Cabangis | painter |
Benedicto Cabrera ("Bencab") | visual artist and National Artist; founding member of the Baguio Arts Guild |
Derick Cabrido | film director |
conductor, composer, arranger, pianist, resident judge of Philippine Idol, National Artist | |
poet and member of the Augustinian Order | |
first female White House executive chef | |
historian and social critic; member, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity | |
singer/songwriter, TV host | |
director of the National Library of the Philippines | |
broadcast journalist (TV5) | |
Ebe Dancel | former Sugarfree frontman, musician |
broadcast journalist | |
professor, sociologist, columnist, former TV public affairs show host | |
broadcast journalist | |
JM de Guzman | actor |
composer, librettist, musical scorer and musical director | |
film director | |
TJ Dimacali | science fiction author and science journalist |
director, producer and screenwriter [9] | |
TV and film actress, Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actress | |
film director, Cinemalaya and Urian Best Director | |
Pinoy Idol Season 1 winner | |
Gerphil Flores | Asia's Got Talent 2015 "Golden Girl," classical singer |
athlete, model and anchor | |
Cathy Garcia-Molina | film and television director |
Toym Imao | artist, sculpture[10] |
Athena Imperial | Miss Philippines-Earth 2011, news reporter (GMA Network) |
singer, TV host and actress | |
artist | |
TV Host, Actor, entrepreneur | |
TV and film director | |
film director | |
TV actress and host | |
broadcast journalist | |
Lara Maigue | singer-songwriter |
musician, former member of Eraserheads | |
broadcast journalist | |
Maningning Miclat | visual artist and poet |
film and TV director | |
TV host, newspaper columnist, Professor of Economics, former Economic Planning secretary | |
bossa nova artist, TV host | |
Grace Nono | music performing artist, ethnomusicologist, author, cultural worker |
broadcast journalist and anchor | |
TV and film actress | |
Actress and Model | |
broadcast journalist and host | |
theatre actress, comedian | |
Rory Quintos | film and television director |
U.S.-based Emmy award-winning TV journalist | |
film director and National Artist | |
José E. Romero | statesman and diplomat |
novelist | |
musician, professor of music and National Artist | |
Pura Santillan-Castrence | writer, essayist and diplomat |
J. C. Santos | actor |
Myrtle Sarrosa | singer, actress, cosplayer, Big Winner |
broadcast journalist, anchor and host | |
broadcast journalist | |
film director | |
Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up | |
film director | |
broadcast journalist, anchor and host, GMA Kapuso Foundation chair | |
Vegan/Plant-based cookbook author and blogger | |
Tawag ng Tanghalan Season 4 Grand Champion | |
writer, columnist (Philippine Star) | |
musician, former member of Eraserheads | |
Name | Importance |
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Jorge L. Araneta | Philippine billionaire; chairman, Araneta Group of Companies;[11] [12] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Dante Canlas | National Economic and Development Authority director-general (2001–2002) |
President and COO of GMA Network, Inc. | |
Felipe L. Gozon | Chairman and CEO of GMA Network, Inc. |
Jaime C. Laya | first Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (as Minister of Budget) of the Republic of the Philippines (1975 to 1981), 5th governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines (1981 to 1984), Dean of the College of Business Administration (1968-1975) |
Felipe Medalla | National Economic and Development Authority director-general (1998–2001) |
Solita Monsod | economist, professor, TV anchor, and National Economic and Development Authority director-general (1986–1989) |
Loida Nicolas-Lewis | Chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc. |
Ernesto Pernia | National Economic and Development Authority director-general (2016–2020) |
Ralph Recto | Senator and National Economic and Development Authority director-general (2008–2009) |
Manuel Villar | owner of Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc.; Senator, Senate president (2006–2008); Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2000) |
Cesar Virata | Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981–1986); National Economic and Development Authority director-general (1981–1986) |
Name | Importance |
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National Scientist, Economics; Dean, UP School of Economics; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi | |
Onofre Corpuz | National Scientist
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Romulo Davide | National Academy of Science and Technology, Nematology/Plant Pathology; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Jennifer Dy | Professor at Northeastern University; Fellow of AAAI |
Jose Juliano | National Academy of Science and Technology, Nuclear Chemistry and Physics; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Roman Kintanar | Filipino meteorologist; President, World Meteorological Organization (WMO); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi |
Paulo Campos | physician; "father of nuclear medicine in the Philippines"; National Scientist |
Edwin Copeland | founder and first dean, U.P. Agricultural College (now U.P. Los Baños) |
Conrado Dayrit | cardiologist; co-founder of the Philippine Heart Association; "father of virgin coconut oil" |
Fe del Mundo | pediatrician; first woman admitted to Harvard Medical School; National Scientist; founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines |
Tomas Dy-Liacco | electrical engineer, researcher, and developer; father of modern energy control centers.[14] |
Mikaela Fudolig | former child prodigy, current U.P. professor summa cum laude |
Delfin Ganapin Jr. | former Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary; head of the UNDP Small Grants Program-Environment in New York |
Alfredo Juinio | civil engineer; Dean of the UP College of Engineering; former Minister of Public Works and Highways and Administrator of the National Irrigation Administration |
geologist, professor, executive director of Project Noah[15] [16] | |
Alejandro Melchor | civil engineer, mathematician, and former Secretary of National Defense |
Mario Montejo | engineer, businessman; DOST Secretary |
Baldomero Olivera | 2007 Harvard Foundation Scientist of the Year, biochemist |
Fortunato de la Peña | engineer, DOST Secretary |
geologist; professor; consultant on volcanology, geology, seismology and disaster preparedness; former director of PHIVOLCS; recipient of Unit Award for Excellence of Service | |
Jose R. Velasco | agricultural physiologist and chemist, National Scientist |
Guillermo Capati | Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineer[17] [18] |
Name | Importance | |
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Encarnacion Alzona | first woman historian in the Philippines; National Scientist | |
Virgilio Enriquez | "father of Filipino psychology", founder of Sikolohiyang Pilipino | |
Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos | Binibining Pilipinas Miss Universe 2006 | |
Gregorio F. Zaide | historian |
Of the 66 National Artists of the Philippines thus far honored, the majority are UP alumni, including three former students who did not earn their degree at the university. The honored league of National Artists from UP are:
Several UP alumni and faculty members have been named as National Scientists of the Philippines. This is the highest award accorded to Filipino scientists by the Philippine government.