List of people from Dumaguete explained

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

• Juanita Amatong, Philippine Secretary of Finance and first woman executive director in the World Bank Group

Cinema and broadcast arts

• 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 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

• Leonor Briones, Secretary of the Department of Education and former Treasurer of the Philippines^{[9] [10]}

Historical figures

• Dios Buhawi, revolutionary
• León Kilat, revolutionary
• Papa Isio, revolutionary

Law

• Edgardo Delos Santos, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
• Felix Makasiar, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Literature and historiography

• 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

• Crispin Maslog, journalist and educator

Military and law enforcement

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Angel C. Alcala, biologist and National Scientist^[23]
• Rozzano Locsin, nursing academic

Sports and athletics

• 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

• Junix Inocian, actor^[26]
• Frances Makil-Ignacio, actor^[27]

Visual arts

• Paul Pfeiffer, multimedia artist^[28]

See also

• List of people from Bacolod

Notes and References

1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1431194/ "Theodore Boborol"
2. http://www.negroschronicle.com/final/may_18_08/1.pdf "PBB retains Beauty"
3. http://www.abs-cbn.com/Celebrity/Article/3731/Beauty-Gonzales-turns-18.aspx "Beauty Gonzales turns 18"
4. http://telebisyon.net/balita/Another-PBB-Teen-Edition-placer-joins-showbiz/artikulo/25028/ "Another PBB Teen Edition placer joins showbiz"
5. http://teens3.pinoybigbrother.com/tabid/65/item/112/Bret.aspx "Bret Alan Jackson"
6. https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113648398675656 "Bret Jackson"
7. http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/cinema/eddie_romero.php National Artists of the Philippines: Eddie Romero
8. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1387739/ "Dennis Trillo"
9. News: Known fiscalizer is new DepEd chief. Mateo. Janvic. July 3, 2016. October 20, 2016.
10. http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r07&id=25559 "Former RP national treasurer receives prestigious award for women leaders"
11. Michael Carlo C. Villas "Interview: Merlie M. Alunan". K Magazine Accessed July 20, 2017.
12. http://panitikan.com.ph/authors/a/craquino.htm "Cesar Ruiz Aquino"
13. Web site: CASOCOT, Ian Rosales | the International Writing Program.
14. http://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/in-focus/an-interview-with-in-my-fathers-house-author-elsa-martinez-coscolluela/ "An Interview with In My Father’s House Author, Elsa Martinez Coscolluela"
15. http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/Testing3/leoncio-p-deriada/ "Leoncio P. Deriada"
16. http://www.anvilpublishing.com/2016/02/lakambini-a-sitoy/ "Lakambini Sitoy"
17. http://nationalartists.panitikan.com.ph/eltiempo.htm "National Artists for Literature: Edith L. Tiempo"
18. http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/literature/edith_tiempo.php National Artists of the Philippines: Edith Tiempo
19. http://panitikan.com.ph/2014/06/07/rowena-tiempo-torrevillas/ "Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas"
20. http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/dof-amatong.htm Office of the Press Secretary, Republic of the Philippines
21. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/economicforum/teves.html "RP Economy: Out of the woods at last?"
22. Edgar A. Cadagat and Karl G. Ombion. "Bishop Antonio Y. Fortich: Pilgrim for the Poor ". Bulatlat.com. Accessed November 27, 2009.
23. Web site: Angel Alcala named National Scientist | Fulbright Commission in the Philippines . 2018-07-12 . 2018-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712215658/https://fulbright.org.ph/angel-alcala-named-national-scientist/ . dead .
24. Cedelf P. Tupas. "Team Philippines leaves for Beijing in batches" . Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed November 27, 2009.
25. http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20080813-154294/RPs-best-hope-for-Olympic-gold-medal-climbs-ring "RP’s best hope for Olympic gold medal climbs ring "
26. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633762/ "Junix Inocian"
27. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1380376/ "Frances Ignacio"
28. http://www.thomasdanegallery.com/artists/47-paul-pfeiffer/works/ "Paul Pfeiffer"