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Saint
St. Vicente Liem dela Paz, O.P. (HS,1747-1750) - Letran's foremost alumnus and heavenly patron. A young Vietnamese scholar who lived and studied in Letran during the 18th century.
St. Tomas de San Jacinto, O.P.
St. Pedro de Sta. Maria, O.P.
St. Vicente Shiwozuka, O.P.
St. Francisco Shoyemon, O.P.
St. Jacobo Tomanaga, O.P.
St. Domingo Tuoc, O.P.
St. Vicente Yen, O.P.
Presidents of the Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo (HS, 1886) (1899–1901)
Manuel L. Quezon (HS, 1889; AB, 1894) (1935–1944)
Sergio Osmeña (HS, 1889; AB, 1894) (1944–1946)
Jose P. Laurel (HS)(1943–1945)
Vice Presidents of the Philippines
Mariano Trias (AB) (Tejeros Convention, 1897)
Fernando Lopez (HS, 1921) (1949-1953, 1965-73)
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Cayetano L. Arellano (HS)(1901–1920)
Victorino M. Mapa (1920–1921)
Manuel G. Araullo (Ab Philo) (1921–1924)
Ramon Q. Avanceña (AB)(1925–1941)
Andres R. Narvasa (GS'38) (1991–1998)
Heroes of the Philippine Revolution
Don Pedro Abad Santos (HS)- revolutionary hero; founder of the Socialist Party of the Philippines
Mariano Abella (AB) - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
Crispulo Aguinaldo (AB) - a revolutionary leader, older brother of Emilio Aguinaldo
Santiago Alvarez (AB) - one of the most valiant generals of the Revolution
Col. Elias Angeles (HS 1889) - revolutionary leader
Dr. Galicano Apacible (HS) - propagandist
Gen. Servillano Aquino - a delegate to the Malolos Congress, revolutionary leader
Vito Belarmino - major-generals of the revolutionary army
Higinio Benitez (GS, HS, AB) - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
Jose Torres Bugallon (HS, AB 1889) - a revolutionary leader
Fr. Jose Burgos (AB, Philo 1855) - GOMBURZA
Don Graciano Cordero - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
Mariano Crisostomo (HS, AB) - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
Gen. Emiliano Riego De Dios - revolutionary leader
Severino De Las Alas - a revolutionary leader
Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
Ladislao Diwa (AB)- one of the founders of Katipunan
Gen. Edilberto Evangelista (AB) - Hero of the Battle of Zapote Bridge, revolutionary leader
Lorenzo Fenoy - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
Gen. Leandro Locsin Fullon- revolutionary leader, former Provincial Governor of Antique
Maximo Gregorio - one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
Emilio Jacinto (AB) - Revolutionary hero & Brains of the Katipunan
Apolinario Mabini (AB, 1887) - Brains of the Philippine Revolution
Gen. Mariano Llanera - revolutionary leader
Honorio Lopez (AB) - revolutionary leader
Victoriano Luciano - one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
Gen. Vicente Lukban - revolutionary leader
Mamerto Natividad, Jr. - revolutionary leader
Jose Maria Panganiban y Enverga (1883) - propagandist
Fr. Pedro Pelaez - Father of Secularization Movement in the Philippines
Dr. Antonio Regidor - revolutionary leader
Gen. Artemio Ricarte - revolutionary leader
Antonio San Agustin - one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
Gen. Manuel Tinio (HS, 1896) - revolutionary leader
Isidoro Torres (HS) - revolutionary leader
Dr. Pio Valenzuela - revolutionary leader
Aguedo Velarde (AB)- a delegate to the Malolos Congress
Flaviano Yenko (AB)- revolutionary leader
Fr. Jacinto Zamora (AB)- GOMBURZA
Pedro Villavert (HS, 1889; AB, 1894)- First Assemblyman - Antique Province
Senators of the Philippines
Francisco Liongson I (Third District, Fourth Philippine Legislature 1916-1919)
Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. (AB, 1896) (Senate President, 1952-53, 1953-1963)
Benigno Aquino, Sr. (AB, 1904) (House Speaker, 1943-44)
Nicolas Buendia
Francisco Afan Delgado
Isabelo Delos Reyes (AB)
Pedro Hernaez
Pedro Gil
Richard Gordon (PR, 1955)
Pedro Guevara (1896)
Teodoro Kalaw
Isaac Lacson
Vicente Madrigal
Enrique Magalona (AB, 1907)
Don Daniel Maramba (HS)
Ruperto Montinola
Quintin Paredes (House Speaker, 1933-35)
Filemon Sotto
Vicente "Tito" Sotto III (PR 1957; GS, 1960; HS, 1964; AB-English)
Juan Sumulong (AB)
Carlos Tan
Freddie Webb (AB English), also member of the Philippine basketball team in the 1972 Olympics
Congressmen of the Philippines
Sergio Apostol
Rudy Bacani (HS, 1966)
Melecio Cojuangco
Jose Mari Gonzales
Antonino Roman (HS 1954, AA 1956)
Eduardo V. Roquero (BS PreMed 1970)
Rodolfo San Luis
Governors
Macario Arnedo (Pampanga 1904—1912)
Francisco Liongson I (Pampanga 1912-1916)
Honorio Ventura (Pampanga 1916, 1918-1922)
Vicente Magsaysay (HS, 1957) - (Zambales)
Joseph Marañon (HS, 1952) - (Negros Occidental)
Leonardo Roman (GS, HS) - (Bataan)
Luis "Chavit" Singson (BSC, 1961) (Ilocos Sur)
Mayors
Albert G. Ambagan, Jr. (AB-Political Science, 1998) - (Amadeo, Cavite)
Leon G. Guinto Sr. (College) - Manila, former Secretary of Labor
Arsenio Cruz Herrera (AB, 1880) - first civilian mayor of Manila
Mary Jane Ortega (AB-Spanish and English, 1959) - City in La Union
Isagani C. Pascual (GS, 1962) - (Guiguinto, Bulacan)
Alain P. Rabang (HS, 1953) - (Umingan, Pangasinan)
Enrique B. Yap Jr. (HS, 1982) - (Sarangani)
Councilors
Ricardo L. Baes Jr. - HS 1981; District 1, Parañaque City
Greco Antonio Belgica - HS 1965; District 6, Manila
Engr. Giovanni Esplana - District 2, Parañaque City
Willand Patrick Florendo - HS 1996; Floridablanca, Pampanga
Martin Isidro Jr. - GS 1976, BSC 1985; District 1, Manila
Val Sotto - HS 1968; District 2, Parañaque City
Gustavo S. Tambunting - GS 1976, HS 1980; District 2, Parañaque City
Darwin B. Icay - AB Political Science, 1997 - Taguig City
Jim Gerald Pe - AB Political Science, 1997 - Coron, Palawan
Albert Joseph Cruz - GS 1997, HS 2001 - Meycauayan, Bulacan
Other Government Officials
Felipe Agoncillo - Ambassador
Herminio Astorga (HS, 1951) - Vice Mayor, Manila, 1964 TOYM Awardee for Political leadership, NCAA Basketball Athlete
Sotero Cabahug - former Provincial Governor of Cebu (1937), former Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1945)
Pedro Concepcion - Former chairman of COMELEC, first Presiding Justice Court of Appeals (1936)
Jose de los Reyes - First Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army, with the rank of Brigadier General
Howard Dee (GS, 1940) - Ambassador
Jaime C. de Veyra - Historian, Educator, former Director of the Institute of National Language
Jose Escaler (HS, 1897) - Acting Secretary of Justice
Jay Amancio - Named as the youngest Barangay Kagawad [District II Manila]
Pablo Ocampo
Datu Nasser Pangandaman (AB, 1978) - Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform
Diosdado Peralta (BS Commerce, 1974) - Presiding Justice, Sandiganbayan
Margarito B. Teves (GS, 1956) - Secretary, Department of Finance
Don Honorio Ventura (PreLaw)- Philanthropist, former Pampanga Provincial Governor and former Secretary of the Interior
Jose Lopez y Vito - Former chairman of COMELEC
Jose Luis Yulo, Jr. - Former SEC chairman
Prudencio Reyes,Jr.-Former Administrator Local Water Utilities Administration and former President Philippine Aerospace Development Corp.
Antonio Macaranas-Former General Manager Philippine National Railways
Legal
Bernardo P. Pardo (HS, 1950) - former Associate Justice (1998-2002); Former chairman of COMELEC
Felicismo Feria (AB) - former Associate Justice (1945–1953)
Carlos Imperial (GS) - former Associate Justice
Gregorio Perfecto (AB) - former Associate Justice (1945–1949)
Men of Cloth
Archbishop Artemio Casas (HS, 1930) - former Rector of Manila Cathedral (1956–1962)
Archbishop Oscar Cruz, DD (GS, 1950) - Lingayen-Dagupan
Archbishop Ramon Salazar, OP
Bishop Teodoro Bacani (HS, 1956) - Novaliches
Bishop Jose Salazar, OP (HS, 1958) - Batanes
Bishop Alfredo Versoza
Bishop Socrates Villegas (HS, 1977) - Bataan
Very Rev. Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, OP - Founder of the Angelicum School in Quezon City, Philippines and the first Filipino Father Provincial of the Order of Preachers.
Rev. Fr. Augusto Antonio, OP
Msgr. Nestor Cerbo - current Rector of Manila Cathedral
Very Rev. Fr. Edmund Nantes, OP - Former Father Provincial- Philippine Dominican Province; Former Vice-Chancellor- University of Santo Tomas
Rev. Fr. Erasmo "Sonny" Ramirez, OP
Fr. Gregorio Aglipay(AB, 1877) - Founder of the Philippine Independent Church
Very Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, OP- Former Rector Magnificus- University of Santo Tomas; Former Father Provincial- Philippine Dominican Province
Writers
Macario Adriatico - Writer & Lawyer
Manuel Artigas - Historian & Journalist; Spanish writer
Francisco Liongson II - Filipino Playwright in Spanish
Francisco Balagtas - Poet
Jesús "Batikuling" Balmori - Renowned Filipino Poet in Spanish, Premio Zobel awardee (1926)
Marcelo H. Del Pilar - Writer & Propagandist
Fernando De La Concepcion - Journalist, Premio Zobel awardee (1960)
Carlos De La Rosa - Journalist, Premio Zobel awardee (1984)
Ermin Garcia Sr. - Journalist
Enrique Fernandez Lumba - Spanish Journalist and Poet, Premio Zobel awardee (1954)
Bienvenido Lumbera (HS, 1950) - Writer
Jesus T. Peralta (HS, 1951; AA-PM, 1953) - Palanca Hall of Famer
Mariano Ponce (1885) - Writer & Propagandist
Severino Reyes - Author, "Walang Sugat" and "Ang mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang"
Guillermo Gomez Rivera (AB) - Writer, Premio Zobel awardee (1975)
Gregorio Gozon Sanciangco (AB)- Wrote “El Progreso De Filipinas” which advocated reforms in the political, administrative, agrarian, revenues, property, natural resources and urban development and taxation.
Juan Crisostomo Soto - Poet, Writer
Rolando Tinio (HS, 1950) - Writer
Celementa Zulueta - Journalist
Johnbee Sales - Editor-in-Chief, UNO Magazine
Carlo Francia - Managing Editor, UNO Magazine
Educators
Mariano V. de los Santos - Founder of the University of Manila
Bienvenido Gonzalez - Former president of the University of the Philippines (UP)
Dr. Fernan Lukban (HS, 1978) - Head, Business and Economics Program of Arts and Sciences, University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P)
Enrique Mendiola - Educator, Member of the first Board of Regents of UP
Jovencio Ortañez - Former president of Ortañez University
Ignacio Villamor (AB, 1885) - First Filipino president of UP, Associate justice at the Supreme Court
Dr. Virgilio Enriquez (HS, 1958) - Founder Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino; Named as one of the Outstanding Psychologists of the Philippines by the Psychological Association of the Philippines
Sportspeople
Sambiao Basanung - Olympic Swimmer (1948)
Enrique Beech - Olympic Shooter (1956, 1960)
Chris Calaguio - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Player
Angel De Leon - Basketball player and coach
Itoy Esguerra - PBA Player
Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo - Basketball player and coach. Olympian (1948, 1952)
Gabriel "Gabby" Fajardo - Basketball player
Rudy Hines - Basketball player and PBA official
Avelino "Samboy" Lim - Basketball player. The "Skywalker" of the PBA
Col. Julian Malonzo - Basketball player and FIBA official. Former President of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)
Willie Miller- PBA Most Valuable Player
Lauro "The Fox" Mumar - Olympian (1948), Member of the famous Letran "Murder Inc." basketball team, 1950 NCAA Champions.
Carlos Padilla - Olympic Boxer (1932)
Jose Padilla, Jr.- Olympic Boxer (1932)
Fausto Preysler - Olympic Yachting (1960)
Kerby Raymundo - PBA Player
Antero "Terry" Saldaña - PBA Player
Nemie Villegas - Basketball player and coach
Rino Salazar - PBA player and coach
Joaquin Lopez - Football Hall of Fame
Ramil Abratique - Taekwondo Champion, Silver medalist World Championships
Ronjay Enrile - PBA Player
Mark Andaya - PBA player
Dave Regullano - PBA player
Aaron Aban - PBA Player
Jc Intal - PBA Player
Businessmen
Luis Quiray Abiva (GS, 1954; HS, 1958; BSC 1963) - Former President, Abiva Publishing House
Dante Ang (MBA, 2004) - Businessman
Vicente Ayllon (GS, 1942; HS 1948; College ACS 1950)- Chairman of Insular Life
Jaime Bautista (BSC 1977)- President and CEO of Philippine Airlines
Tony Chua (Coll, 1975) - Businessman, Team Manager of Red Bull Basketabll Team (PBA), Executive Vice President, Philippines Football Federation (PFF)
Henry Co - President and CEO, Ford Motors Philippines
Geronimo Berenguer delos Reyes (Coll, 1958) - COO, Gateway Property Holdings and Randel Management Corp.
Panfilo Domingo - (MBA-SMP, 2007) - Chairman/CEO University of the East/Allied Bank
Francisco Cuervo Eizmendi (HS, 1952)- Former President, San Miguel Corporation
Ralph Lim Joseph (GS, 1965)- Owner, Ralph's Wines and Spirit
Robert Lim Joseph (GS, 1963; HS, 1967) - Chairman, Travel Cooperative of the Philippines
Enrique Locsin - Businessman; COO and President, Manila Times
Francisco Ortigas - Businessman and Corporate Lawyer
Petronilo Pineda - Lawyer, Businessman and Real Estate
Ramesh Sadhwani (HS, 1967) - General Manager, Four Seasons Resort (Maldives)
Alfredo Tan (HS, 1957) - president of Himmel (a chemical trading company), vice president of Basic Holding, Inc. (the mother company of business tycoon Lucio Tan’s group of companies), and assistant to the chairman of Philippine Air Lines
Dr. Juan "Ito" Torres, Jr. - Past International President of Kiwanis International
Enrique Zobel de Ayala - Businessman
Arnel Urias - Data Analyst
Media Personalities
RG Cruz - News Reporter; Reporter; Producer, ABS-CBN 2
Ricky Davao - Actor
Johnny Delgado (HS, 1966)- Actor
Peter Alfred Cruz - Production Staff, Songwriter
Maryo delos Reyes (PR, 1962) - TV and Movie Director
Laurenti Dyogi (HS, 1983) - TV director
Dindo Fernando - Actor
Raymond Lauchengco (GS, 1978; HS, 1982)- Actor, Singer, Photographer
Ed Picson - Sports broadcaster
Jose Javier Reyes (PR, 1965) - Film Director
JP Soriano - Reporter, QTV 11
Vic Sotto PR, 1964; GS, 1967, HS; 1971) - Actor
Ramon Tulfo (GS, 1960) - TV Host, Radio Broadcaster, Columnist
Ricky Velasco (College), Reporter, DZMM, ABS-CBN
Ronniel C. de Guzman (batch '77-'81), Reporter, Manila Bulletin
Rocky Nazareno,(batch '77-81)Press Undersecretary/Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Rainier Allan Ronda - (HS '93) Reporter, Philippine Star
Marlene Alcaide- RPN 9 reporter
Others
Dr. Florentino Solon - Executive Director, Nutrition Center of the Philippines
Jose Maria Sison (HS '56) - Head of the Communist Party of the Philippines
Angelito Vergel De Dios - Director, Traffic Operations Center, Metro Manila Development Authority
Lucito “Chito” Bertol (GS, 1954; HS, 1958) - Chair & President, Manila Seedling Bank Foundation Inc.
Antonio M. Molina - composer, conductor, pedagogue, historian, and music administrator, Premio Zobel awardee (1985)