List of University of the Philippines Diliman people

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The University of the Philippines has numerous notable alumni and faculty.

Notable students and alumni[]

Arts and humanities[]

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
Antonio Quirino Father of Philippine Television; founder of the first television station in the Philippines: Alto Broadcasting System (now part of ABS-CBN); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
Angelo Castro Jr. 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;[2] 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
Marcus Adoro musician, former member of Eraserheads
Nilo Alcala composer, arranger, vocalist
Ogie Alcasid singer-songwriter, comedian, actor
Chinggoy Alonso veteran film and movie actor
Fernando Amorsolo visual artist and National Artist
Hero Angeles actor, host, film director, artist
Angel Aquino film and television actress
Atom Araullo TV news broadcaster
Kim Atienza broadcaster, TV host, weatherman (ABS-CBN)
Julius Babao broadcast journalist (ABS-CBN)
Claudine Barretto actress
Christian Bautista singer, actor, host and model
Ramon Bautista TV personality, internet celebrity, radio dj
Christine Bersola broadcast journalist and TV personality
Theodore Boborol TV and film director
Ely Buendia musician, former vocalist of Eraserheads
Santiago Bose mixed media artist, founding member of the Baguio Arts Guild
Lino Brocka 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
Ryan Cayabyab conductor, composer, arranger, pianist, resident judge of Philippine Idol, National Artist
Gilbert Luis Centina III poet and member of the Augustinian Order
Cristeta Comerford first female White House executive chef
Renato Constantino historian and social critic
Wency Cornejo singer/songwriter, TV host
Prudenciana Cruz director of the National Library of the Philippines
Luchi Cruz-Valdes broadcast journalist (TV5)
Ebe Dancel former Sugarfree frontman, musician
Kara David broadcast journalist
Randy David professor, sociologist, columnist, former TV public affairs show host
Karen Davila broadcast journalist
JM de Guzman actor
Vincent de Jesus composer, librettist, musical scorer and musical director
Nick Deocampo film director
TJ Dimacali science fiction author and science journalist
Pepe Diokno director, producer and screenwriter [9]
Eugene Domingo TV and film actress, Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actress
Hannah Espia film director, Cinemalaya and Urian Best Director
Gretchen Espina Pinoy Idol Season 1 winner
Gerphil Flores Asia's Got Talent 2015 "Golden Girl," classical singer
Gretchen Fullido model and anchor
Cathy Garcia-Molina film and television director
Pia Guanio TV host and actress
Arnell Ignacio TV host, comedian
Athena Imperial Miss Philippines-Earth 2011, news reporter (GMA Network)
Agot Isidro singer, TV host and actress
Actor, TV Host
Geraldine Javier artist
Richard Juan TV Host, Actor, entrepreneur
Joseph Laban film director, Cinemalaya and ASEAN Film Festival Best Director
Joel Lamangan TV and film director
Cholo Laurel film director
Maricel Laxa TV actress and host
Cheche Lazaro broadcast journalist
Lara Maigue singer-songwriter
Eduardo Manalo Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo
Raimund Marasigan musician, former member of Eraserheads
Rikki Mathay broadcast journalist
Maningning Miclat visual artist and poet
Mark Meily film and TV director
Chito Miranda lead vocalist of Parokya ni Edgar[10]
Solita Monsod TV host, newspaper columnist, Professor of Economics, former Economic Planning secretary
Sitti Navarro bossa nova artist, TV host
Grace Nono music performing artist, ethnomusicologist, author, cultural worker
Ces Oreña-Drilon broadcast journalist and anchor
Paula Peralejo TV and film actress
Eliza Pineda Actress and Model
Maki Pulido broadcast journalist and host
Ces Quesada theatre actress, comedian
Rory Quintos film and television director
Radioactive Sago Project members Rastem Eugenio, Francis De Veyra, EJ Delgado, Arwin Nava, Jay Gapasin, Goo Simpliciano and Pards Tupas
Frances Rivera U.S.-based Emmy award-winning TV journalist
Eddie Romero film director and National Artist
José E. Romero statesman and diplomat
Ninotchka Rosca novelist
Lucio San Pedro musician, professor of music and National Artist
Pura Santillan-Castrence writer, essayist and diplomat
J. C. Santos actor
Myrtle Sarrosa singer, actress, cosplayer, Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 Big Winner
Bernadette Sembrano broadcast journalist, anchor and host
Jose Maria Sison Professor of Literature and Social Sciences; poet; founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines
Jessica Soho broadcast journalist
Auraeus Solito film director
Shamcey Supsup Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up
Jerrold Tarog film director
Mel Tiangco broadcast journalist, anchor and host, GMA Kapuso Foundation chair
JM Yosures Tawag ng Tanghalan Season 4 Grand Champion
Jessica Zafra writer, columnist (Philippine Star)
Buddy Zabala musician, former member of Eraserheads

Business, economics and finance[]

Name Importance
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)
Gilberto Duavit Jr. 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)

Engineering, sciences and medicine[]

Name Importance
Jose Encarnacion, Jr. National Scientist, Economics; Dean, UP School of Economics; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
Onofre Corpuz ; 13th President, University of the Philippines;[11][13] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
Romulo Davide National Academy of Science and Technology, Nematology/Plant Pathology; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
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]
Juan Flavier medical doctor; former Secretary of Health and Philippine senator
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
Alfredo Mahar Lagmay 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
Raymundo Punongbayan geologist; professor; consultant on volcanology, geology, seismology and disaster preparedness; former director of PHIVOLCS; recipient of
Jose R. Velasco agricultural physiologist and chemist, National Scientist
Guillermo Capati Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineer[17][18]

Politics, law and governance[]

  • Benigno Aquino Jr. – Senator (1967–1972), Marcos opposition leader, Governor of Tarlac; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[19]
  • Arturo Tolentino – Philippine Vice President, 12th Senate President, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Metro Manila Representative; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[20]
  • Salvador Laurel – Philippine Vice President, Prime Minister, Senator, and Secretary of Foreign Affairs; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[21][19]
  • Richard Gordon – Senator (2004–2010; 2016–Present) and Tourism Secretary (2001-2004); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[22][23]
  • Francis Pangilinan – Senator (2001–2007; 2016–Present), Senate Majority Floor Leader (2004-2008); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[24][25]
  • Gil Puyat – 13th Senate President (1967-1972), Senator (1951–1972); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[26]
  • Sotero Laurel – President Pro Tempore (1991-1992), Senator (1987–1992); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[27]
  • Domocao Alonto – Senator (1956–1961), Islamic leader; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[28]
  • Estanislao Fernandez – Senator (1959–1965), Senate Minority Floor Leader (1962-1965), Laguna Representative; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[29]
  • Juan Liwag – Senator (1963–1969) and Justice Secretary; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[30]
  • Gerry Roxas – Senator (1963–1972), Senate Minority Floor Leader, Capiz Representative; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[27]
  • Mamintal A.J. Tamano – Senator (1969–1972, 1987–1992), Lanao del Sur Vice Governor; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[31]
  • Joker Arroyo – Senator (2001–2013), Executive Secretary, and Makati Representative; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[32]
  • Martin Romualdez – Leyte Representative (2007–2016; 2019–Present); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[24]
  • Jesus Crispin Remulla – Cavite Representative (2004–2013; 2019–Present); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[33]
  • Roman Romulo – Pasig Representative (2007–2016; 2019–Present); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[34]
  • Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella – Camarines Sur Representative (2019–Present); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[35]
  • Isagani Amatong - Zamboanga del Norte Representative (2019–Present); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[36]
  • Victor Yap - Tarlac Representative (2019–Present); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[37]
  • Rimpy Bondoc - Pampanga Representative (2019–Present); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[38]
  • José Laurel Jr. – 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives; Batangas Representative (1941-1957; 1961–1972; 1984–1986); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[39]
  • Nicanor Yñiguez – 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives; Southern Leyte Representative (1957–1972; 1984–1986); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[31]
  • Wenceslao Vinzons – Camarines Norte Representative (1941–1942); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[40]
  • Gerardo Roxas Jr. – Capiz Representative (1987–1993); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[27]
  • Gilbert Remulla – Cavite Representative (2001–2004); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[33]
  • Roque Ablan, Jr. – Ilocos Norte Representative (1967–1973; 1987–1998; 2001–2010); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Felix William Fuentebella – Camarines Sur Representative (2001–2004; 2013–2016) ; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[41]
  • Roberto S. Benedicto - Ambassador to Japan (1972-1978); First Class, Order of the Rising Sun (1977); member, Upsilon Sigma Phi[42]
  • Querube Makalintal – 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives;[43] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Enrique Fernando – 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines;[44] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Estanislao Fernandez – Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines;[11] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Carmelino Alvendia Sr. – Associate Justice, Court of Appeals; Founder, Quezon City Academy;[45][46] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Gregorio Pio Catapang – Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP);[47] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Jolly R. Bugarin – Director, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); President, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL);[48] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Alfonso Calalang – Governor, Central Bank of the Philippines;[46] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Christian Monsod – COMELEC Chairman; Commissioner, 1987 Constitutional Commission; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Delia Albert – Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2003–2004)
  • Leandro Alejandro – student council leader,
  • Edgardo J. Angara – Senator, Senate president (1993–1995); University of the Philippines president (1981–1987)
  • Juan Edgardo Angara – House of Representatives member
  • Bellaflor Angara-Castillo – Governor of Aurora; House of Representatives member (1995–2004); Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives (2000–2001)
  • Ma. Alicia Austria-Martinez – Supreme Court associate justice (2002–2009)
  • Lauro Baja – Ambassador to the United Nations (2003–2007)
  • Robert Barbers – Senator (1998–2004)
  • Herbert Bautista – Mayor of Quezon City; movie and TV actor
  • Jejomar Binay Jr. – Mayor of Makati[49]
  • Antonio Carpio – Supreme Court associate justice
  • Alan Peter Cayetano – Senator and House of Representatives member (1998–2007)
  • Pia Cayetano – Senator
  • Rene Cayetano – Senator (1998–2003)
  • Edgardo Chatto – Governor of Bohol; House of Representatives member (2001–2010); lawyer
  • Minita Chico-Nazario – Supreme Court associate justice (2004–2009)
  • Nikki Coseteng – Senator (1992–2001) and House of Representatives member (1987–1992)
  • Simeon Datumanong – House of Representatives member and Cabinet secretary
  • Hilario Davide Jr. – Supreme Court chief justice (1998–2005)
  • Teresita de Castro – Supreme Court associate justice
  • Arthur Defensor Sr. – Governor of Iloilo; House of Representatives member (2001–2010)
  • Michael Defensor – Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (2004–2006); House of Representatives member (1995–2001); Presidential Chief of Staff (2006–2007)
  • Franklin Drilon – Senator
  • Emilio Ramon Ejercito – actor; Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna (2001–2010); Governor of Laguna
  • Juan Ponce Enrile – Senator and Senate president, former Defense Minister
  • Francis Escudero – Senator and House of Representatives member (1998–2007)
  • Erlinda Fadera-Basilio – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva ; Undersecretary for Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs; Ambassador to China
  • Marcelo Fernan – Supreme Court chief justice (1988–1991); Philippine senator (1995–1999); Senate president (1998–1999)
  • Arnulfo Fuentebella – House of Representatives member; Speaker of the House of Representatives (2000–2001)
  • Cancio Garcia – Supreme Court associate justice (2004–2007)
  • Gwendolyn Garcia – Governor of Cebu
  • Pablo John Garcia – House of Representatives member
  • Carolina Griño-Aquino – Supreme Court associate justice (1988–1993)
  • Roseller Guiao – Vice Governor of Pampanga;head coach of the Red Bull Barako team in the PBA
  • Magtanggol Gunigundo – House of Representatives member
  • Constantino Jaraula – House of Representatives member (1998–2007)
  • Francis Jardeleza – Solicitor General
  • Edcel C. Lagman – House of Representatives member
  • Salvador H. Laurel – Vice President of the Philippines (1986–1992)
  • Katrina Legarda – lawyer
  • Loren Legarda – Senator and broadcast journalist
  • Marvic Leonen – Supreme Court associate justice
  • Cardozo Luna – Undersecretary of Department of National Defense (2016–Present); former Philippine Ambassador to the Netherlands (2009–2010); former Vice Chief of Staff and Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (2008–2009)
  • Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – President of the Philippines (2001–2010); House of Representatives member
  • Catalino Macaraig Jr. – Executive Secretary (1987–1990)
  • Liza Maza – House of Representatives member (2001–2010)
  • Heidi Mendoza – Undersecretary General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight and former commissioner and officer-in-charge of the Commission on Audit
  • Nur Misuari – former leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)
  • Conchita Morales – Ombudsman; Supreme Court associate justice (2002–2011)
  • Oscar Orbos – lawyer, Executive Secretary (1990–1991); Governor of Pangasinan (1995–1998), and TV host
  • Rey Pagtakhan – Canadian cabinet minister and Parliament of Canada member (1988–2004)
  • Aquilino Pimentel III – Senator
  • Reynato Puno – Supreme Court chief justice (2006–2010)
  • Romero Quimbo – House of Representatives member
  • Leonardo Quisumbing – Supreme Court associate justice (1998–2009)
  • Gilbert Remulla – House of Representatives member (2001–2007); broadcast journalist
  • Juanito Victor Remulla – Governor of Cavite
  • Jesse Robredo – Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (2010–2012); Mayor of Naga City (2001–2010)
  • Leni Robredo – Vice President of the Philippines (2016–present)
  • [[Antonio V. Rodriguez - former Philippine Ambassador to Thailand (2003-2010); former Uhndersecretary of Foreign Affairs (2010-2011)
  • Rufus Rodriguez – House of Representatives member; lawyer
  • Flerida Ruth Romero – Supreme Court associate justice (1991–1999)
  • José E. Romero – statesman and diplomat
  • Rafael Salas – first head of the United Nations Population Fund
  • Miriam Defensor Santiago – Senator, Cum Laude
  • Abraham Sarmiento – Supreme Court associate justice (1987–1991)
  • Abraham Sarmiento Jr. – martial law activist; editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian
  • Ma. Lourdes Sereno – Supreme Court chief justice
  • Jose Maria Sison – Communist Party of the Philippines founder
  • Victor Sumulong – House of Representatives member (1998–2007)
  • Gilberto Teodoro Jr. – Secretary of National Defense (2007–2009); House of Representatives member (1998–2007)
  • Ruben D. Torres – Secretary of Labor and Employment (1990–1992); Executive Secretary (1995–1998)
  • Antonio Trillanes IV – Senator; Oakwood mutiny and Manila Peninsula mutiny leader
  • Niel Tupas Jr. – House of Representatives member
  • Niel Tupas Sr. – Governor of Iloilo (2001–2010); House of Representatives member (1978–1984; 1987–1998)
  • Presbitero Velasco Jr. – Supreme Court associate justice
  • Luis Villafuerte – House of Representatives member
  • Manuel Villar – Senator, Senate president (2006–2008); Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2000)
  • Liwayway Vinzons-Chato – House of Representatives member (2007–2010)
  • Perfecto Yasay – Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1995–2000)
  • Consuelo Ynares-Santiago – Supreme Court associate justice (1999–2009)
  • Haydee Yorac – Chairwoman of the Commission on Elections (1989–1991) and the Presidential Commission on Good Government (2001–2005)

Social sciences[]

Name Importance
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

Sports[]

  • Chito Salud – President/CEO/Commissioner, Philippine Basketball Association;[11] member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Eric Altamirano – basketball coach, former member of the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team
  • Jun Bernardino – former member of the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team, and commissioner of the NCAA and PBA
  • Marvin Cruz – former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; player of the Burger King Whoppers in the PBA
  • Ryan Gregorio – former UP Fighting Maroons player; current head coach of the Meralco Bolts basketball team in the PBA
  • Yeng Guiao – current head coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters team in the PBA; Pampanga vice governor
  • Jireh Ibañes – former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; player of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA
  • Joe Lipa – former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; commissioner of the UAAP; former UP Fighting Maroons basketball team coach; commissioner of the NCAA
  • Ronnie Magsanoc – former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; current assistant coach of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants team in the PBA
  • Paolo Mendoza – former UP Fighting Maroons player; current player of the Sta. Lucia Realtors in the PBA
  • Benjie Paras – TV actor, comedian and host; former member of the UP Fighting Maroons basketball team and the PBA
  • Bo Perasol – former UP Fighting Maroons basketball player; former head coach of the Air21 Express basketball team; current assistant coach of the Coca-Cola Tigers in the PBA

University and college student council leaders[]

UP Diliman[]

  • Lean Alejandro - USC Chairperson
  • Atom Araullo - USC Councilor, ABS CBN Reporter
  • Jejomar Binay - USC Councilor
  • Alan Peter Cayetano - USC Councilor
  • Randy David - USC Vice Chairperson
  • Michael Defensor - USC Vice Chairperson
  • Franklin Drilon - USC Councilor
  • Marcelo Fernan - USC Chairperson
  • Richard Gordon - USC Councilor; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Raymond Palatino - USC Chairperson; National Union of Students of the Philippines National President; former Representative of Kabataan Partylist in the Congress
  • Francis Pangilinan - USC Chairperson; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Alfredo Pascual - USC Councilor; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Leonardo Quisumbing - USC Chairperson
  • Rafael Salas - USC Chairperson
  • Miriam Defensor Santiago - USC Vice Chairperson, Philippine Collegian Editor-in Chief
  • Eric de Guia (aka Kidlat Tahimik ) - Student Union Chairperson; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Wenceslao Vinzons - USC Chairperson; member, Upsilon Sigma Phi

Notable past and present faculty[]

  • Romulo Davide - National Academy of Science and Technology, Nematology/Plant Pathology; Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Jose Juliano - National Academy of Science and Technology, Nuclear Chemistry and Physics; Upsilon Sigma Phi
  • Vicente Abad Santos - former Supreme Court justice
  • Nicanor Abelardo - Filipino musician, composer of "U.P. Naming Mahal" ("U.P. Beloved"), the University of the Philippines hymn
  • José Abueva - former University of the Philippines president
  • Napoleon Abueva - sculptor and National Artist
  • Virgilio S. Almario - National Artist; former director of the U.P. Institute of Creative Writing; current UP College of Arts and Letters dean
  • Walden Bello - sociologist
  • Henry Otley Beyer - co-founder, UP Department of Anthropology
  • Emilia Boncodin - former Budget and Management secretary; Hyatt 10 member
  • Clarita Carlos - political analyst; president of ; pioneer of political psychology in the country
  • Ryan Cayabyab - musician, artistic director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts
  • Irene Cortes - lawyer and former Supreme Court of the Philippines justice
  • Adrian Cristobal - writer, columnist
  • Isagani R. Cruz - literary critic and playwright
  • Randy David - professor of sociology; newspaper columnist; former TV public affairs host
  • Malou de Guzman - film and TV actress, senior lecturer at the UP Film Institute
  • Juan R. Francisco - indologist and professor
  • N. V. M. Gonzalez - fictionist and National Artist
  • Margarita Holmes - renowned psychologist and sex expert, TV personality
  • Jun Lana - playwright, screenwriter and director
  • Cheche Lazaro - broadcast journalist; founding president of Probe Productions, Inc.
  • Salvador P. Lopez - writer, journalist, diplomat, former University of the Philippines president
  • Alexander Magno - political scientist, TV host, newspaper columnist
  • Rogemar Mamon - mathematician, quantitative analyst, British and Canadian academic
  • Paz Márquez-Benítez - fictionist
  • Felipe B. Miranda - founder of Pulse Asia; Professor Emeritus at University of the Philippines Diliman Department of Political Science
  • Solita Monsod - professor of economics, former Economic Planning secretary, newspaper columnist, broadcast journalist
  • Ambeth R. Ocampo - historian, writer, Chairman National Historical Institute, TOYM History, decorated by Spain and France
  • Cristina Padolina - professor of chemistry; current President of Centro Escolar University
  • Raymundo Punongbayan - geologist, former Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) director
  • Henry J. Ramos - first Filipino plasma physicist, inventor
  • Maria Ressa - current ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs head, Rappler CEO, included in the Time's Person of the Year 2018
  • Nicanor Reyes Sr. - economist, one of the founders of Far Eastern University
  • Temario Rivera - political scientist
  • Carlos P. Romulo - Pulitzer Prize winner, president of the United Nations General Assembly 1949–1950, former chairman of the United Nations Security Council and University of the Philippines president
  • Caesar Saloma - applied physicist, Dean of College of Science, recipient of 2004 International Commission for Optics' Galileo Award, 2008 ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award
  • E. San Juan Jr. - poet and cultural critic
  • Bienvenido Santos - poet and fictionist
  • Rogelio R. Sikat - writer
  • Cesar Virata - former Philippines prime minister and Finance secretary; former dean and professor at the UP College of Business Administration
  • Haydee Yorac - professor of law; former Philippine Commission of Elections; chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) commissioner
  • Prescillano Zamora - professor of biology

Faculty members who are writers[]

National Artists[]

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:

National Scientists[]

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.

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