The Ateneo de Manila University,also known simply as the Ateneo de Manila or Ateneo and abbreviated as AdMU,is a private,research,basic and higher education institution in Quezon City,Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Jesuits,it is the second-oldest Jesuit-administered institution of higher learning in the Asia-Pacific.
JoséSotero Hidalgo Laurel III,KGCR was a Filipino diplomat and the aide-de-camp of President Jose P. Laurel during the World War II period. He later became ambassador of the Philippines to Japan.
Fernando Hofileña Lopez Sr. was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential Lopez family of Iloilo,he served as vice president of the Philippines for three terms –under Elpidio Quirino (1949–1953) for the Liberals and Ferdinand Marcos for the Nacionalistas. He was also the chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death in 1993.
Hilario Gelbolingo Davide Jr. is a Filipino lawyer,professor,diplomat,constitutionalist and former politician,who served as the 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations. As constitutionalist,Davide led the creation of the Legislative branch,and also wrote the most resolutions and the bulk of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines,becoming its father and primary author.
Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr.,KGCR is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Fourth District of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2019. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from January to June 2001 and from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010,where he was hailed Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines.
Don Gabriel A. Daza,KGCR,KC*SS was the first Filipino electrical engineer and one of the charter members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). He co-founded the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT),Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Co. (PT&T),Philippine Electric Manufacturing Company (PEMCO),Phelps Dodge Philippines. He was the supervising engineer and assistant general manager of Visayan Electric Company (VECO) and led its expansion out of Cebu City. President and chief scout of the BSP in 1961–68. In 1945,President Osmeña appointed Daza to be a member of the board of directors of the Manila Railroad Company and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. In 1950,he was vice-chairman of the National Power Corporation and on the board of directors of the Manila Hotel Company. In 1951,Daza was appointed by President Quirino as a founding member of the board of directors of the National Shipyard and Steel Corporation. President and director of the National Economic Protection Agency (NEPA) in 1956.
Hermenegildo B. Reyes,KGCR co-founded the University of the East,was a Boy Scouts of the Philippines Scouting notable,Filipino educator,lawyer,mechnical and electrical engineer. Reyes served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1961 to 1967.
Fernando Miranda Zóbel de Ayala is a Filipino businessman. He served as president (2006-2022) and chief executive officer (2021-2022) of Ayala Corporation.
The Knights of Rizal is an Order of Chivalry from the Philippines,created to honor and uphold the ideals of Philippine national hero JoséRizal.
Alfonso Yuchengco was a Filipino accountant,industrialist,businessman,educator,and diplomat. He headed the Yuchengco Group of Companies,one of the largest family-owned business conglomerates in the Philippines. He also served as chairman of business and educational institutions including the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation one of the country's largest commercial banks,Mapúa University,and the Malayan School and Colleges located in Makati,Paco,Davao and Laguna.
Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr. is a management practitioner in the Philippines. He is the Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI),the official chamber of commerce of the Philippines. He is the honorary chairman and president of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP).
Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR known as Juan Nakpil,was a Filipino architect,teacher and a community leader. In 1973,he was named one of the National Artists for architecture. He was regarded as the Dean of Filipino Architects.
Hermilando Ingco Mandanas,also known as Dodo Mandanas and colloquially as Dodo,is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Batangas since 2016;previously served this position from 1995 until 2004. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,representing the 2nd District of Batangas from 2004 until 2013.
The Central Colleges of the Philippines,Inc. also referred to by its acronym CCP is a private,nonsectarian coeducational higher education institution located in Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines. CCP was established in January 18,1954,and named the Polytechnic Colleges of the Philippines,Inc. (PCP),with an enrollment of 300 students. CCP has eleven academic programs or colleges at present.
León María Ignacio Agapito Guerrero y Francisco,GCrM KGCR,better known simply as Leon Ma. Guerrero III,was a Filipino diplomat and novelist,and was one of the foremost Filipino nationalists of his era. A partner in the law practice of senator Claro M. Recto,he became Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs during the Magsaysay administration. His then controversial advocacy of Asia for the Asians and espousal of a realistic re-examination of relations with the United States are now commonly accepted as being ahead of their time.
The Araneta family is a Filipino family that originated from Guipúzcoa,the Basque region of northern Spain. The name is derived from the Basque word aran meaning "valley",with the suffix -eta meaning "abundance of",but also a locative term denoting place. In this case,the Araneta name means "the family that comes from the valley"..
Jeremias “Jerry”Crisologo Singson,KGCR is the incumbent Governor of Ilocos Sur. He was also considered as “Father of Day Care Center and Medical Mission”for his strong advocacy for child-friendly day care centers and series of medical missions throughout the province of Ilocos Sur. He served as Vigan Vice Mayor in 1988-1995,Senior Provincial Board Member in 1995-1998,Board Member in 1998-2001,Vice Governor in 2001-2004,Board Member in 2004-2007,and Vice Governor in 2007-2010 and in 2016-2022.
Lorenzo Villanueva Tan is a prominent Filipino banker and former President of the Banker's Association of the Philippines,and Chairman of the Asian Bankers Association. At 37 years old,he became the youngest president of a universal bank in the Philippines.
Nestor Aldave Espenilla Jr. was a Filipino banker who served as the fourth governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from 2017 until his death in 2019. He began working for the BSP in 1981 and was a deputy governor under his predecessor Amando Tetangco Jr.
Antonio C. Torres,KGCR,founder and first Supreme Commander of the Order of the Knights of Rizal and first Filipino Chief of Police of the Manila Police Department in 1936.
