List of people from Iloilo: Difference between revisions

Billy Balbastro - radio broadcaster
Karen Davila - main news anchor on the ABS-CBN News Channel programmes Bandila, and Headstart with Karen Davila
Philip Stanley Amigo Palisada - news anchor, Dateline Philippines Sunday, ABS-CBN News Channel

Romeo Villalva Tabuena
PG "Boyet" Zoluaga - Ilonggo visual artist, Pinoy Icon 2011 and Juan Luna Awardee
Antipas Delotavo - Cultural Center of the Philippines Thirteen Artists Award

Business

Eugenio Lopez, Sr. - former Chairman of the Lopez Group of Companies
Eugenio Lopez, Jr. - Formerly the Chairman Emeritus of ABS-CBN
Eugenio Lopez III - The 3rd generation Eugenio of the Lopez family and the present Chairman of ABS-CBN

Ramón Avanceña - Former Chief Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines and Vice President
Carolina Griño-Aquino - Former Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines, Rank 1st 1950 Philippine Bar Examinations
Gregorio Perfecto - Former Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines
Florenz Regalado - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and record holder for the highest average in the Philippine Bar Examinations, with his 1954 mark of 96.7%.

Miriam Defensor Santiago - Senator, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th (current) Congress
Franklin Drilon - Senator, 10th, 11th (Senate President), 12th (Senate President), 13th (Senate President), 15th and 16th (Senate President)(current) Congress
Grace Poe-Llamanzares- Senator, 16th (current) Congress
Anna Dominique M.L. Coseteng - Senator, 8th Congress
Teofisto Guingona, Sr. - Senator, 4th Legislature
Jose Zulueta - Senator and Senate President, 2nd Congress
Manuel Villar - Senator, 12th, 13th (Senate President), 14th (Senate President), 15th Congress

Resurreccion Borra - COMELEC Commissioner
Francis Jardeleza - Former Solicitor General
Nicholas Loney - 19th Century British diplomat & businessman who helped develop Iloilo City
Amelita Ramos - Former First lady of the Philippines wife of former President Fidel Ramos
Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. - Former SEC Chairman, and 2010 Philippine Vice-Presidential candidate running alongside to Eddie Villanueva

F. Landa Jocano - Anthropologist and Historian. He documented the epic Hinilawod of the Panay Bukidnon of Iloilo.
Alicia P. Magos - Anthropologist and Historian. Published and documented the culture of Western Visayas especially the Panay Bukidnon.

Pedro Calungsod - martyred catechist and missionary (c. 1654-1672)
Mother Rosario Arroyo de la Visitacion - Servant of God, founder Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines
Jaime Sin- Former Archbishop of Jaro, Former Cardinal Archbishop of Manila and a very important figure during the EDSA I and EDSA II Revolutions
Fernando Capalla - the present Archbishop of Davao
Eduardo Hontiveros - Filipino Jesuit composer and musician
Angel Lagdameo - 5th Archbishop of Jaro and former President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Alberto Jover Piamonte - 4th Archbishop of Jaro
Antonio Ledesma - Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
Jose S. Palma - the present Archbishop of Cebu and President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Gabriel Reyes - the first Filipino Archbishop of Cebu, and first Filipino Archbishop of Manila.

Graciano Lopez Jaena - Great revolutionary hero, Writer, editor, orator, and journalist, founder of La Solidaridad,
Jose Calugas - World War II Medal of Honor Awardee
Ludovico Arroyo Bañas - World War II Veteran, Pioneer in Philippine Telecommunications
Martin Teofilo Delgado - Revolutionary hero, soldier, politician
Adriano Hernandez - lead the "Cry of Lincud", the first armed uprising for independence in the province of Iloilo
Teresa Magbanua - The Joan of Arc of the Visayas
Aniceto Lacson - lead the Negros Revolution
Juan Araneta - lead the Negros Revolution

Paulino Alcántara - International football player who played for FC Barcelona
Eugene Torre - First Filipino and Asian Grandmaster
Emelio Caligdong - Vice Captain Philippine Azkals and 2012 The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awardee
Ian Araneta - Member Philippine Azkals
Kurt Bachmann - Basketball Player
Ken Bono - PBA Player
Denver Cuello - current WBC International minimumweight champion.
Rudy Fernandez - Amputee Triathlete
Emmanuel "Emman" Monfort - PBA Player, former UAAP Basketball Player for Ateneo Blue Eagles
Kiefer Ravena - UAAP Basketball Player for Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ronald Tubid - PBA Player
James Yap - PBA Player, former ICCHS or Huasiong Basketball Player

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 *[[Fernando Capalla]] - the present Archbishop of Davao
 *[[Eduardo Hontiveros]] - Filipino Jesuit composer and musician
-*[[Angel Lagdameo]] - [[Archbishop of Jaro]] and former President of [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]]
+*[[Angel Lagdameo]] -  5th [[Archbishop of Jaro]] and former President of [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]]
+*[[Alberto Jover Piamonte]] - 4th [[Archbishop of Jaro]]
 *[[Antonio Ledesma]] - [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro|Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro]]
 *[[Jose S. Palma]] - the present Archbishop of Cebu and President of [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines]]