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* It's heavily implied that Lieutenant (j.g.) Samanthan Rutherford from ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' is Filipino, especially when it's revealed that he once built a racing ship called the ''Sampaguita'' (the national flower of the Philippines).
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* Malcolm Gedoh and Eleki Battery from ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' are the Philippines Featherweight National Champion and Junior Lightweight Champion respectively. Miyata's rival, the former OPBF Interim Featherweight Champion Randy Boy Junior and his father, Randy Boy Senior, are also from the Philippines.
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* Malcolm Gedoh and Eleki Battery from ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' are the Philippines Featherweight National Champion and Junior Lightweight Champion respectively. Miyata's rival, the former OPBF Interim Featherweight Champion Randy Boy Junior and his father, Randy Boy Senior, are also from the Philippines. Antonio Guevara, the third boxer to beat main protagonist Ippo Makunouchi [[spoiler: and into retirement at that]], is also Filipino.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The [[https://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Philippines country]] is mentioned at least four times in the series.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' episode '''"The Coral Killer"''' features the team travelling to an island in the Philippines after Hoggish Greedly convinced the inhabitants to use dynamites in their fishing which resulted in the damage of several coral reefs.
* In the '''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}''' episode '''"A Goofy Bungle in The Filipino Jungle"''' the main characters try to stop Zeno after hypnotizing a tribe of Filipino cavemen.
* In the '''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}''' episode '''"A Goofy Bungle in The Filipino Jungle"''' the main characters try to stop Zeno after hypnotizing a tribe of Filipino cavemen.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' episode '''"The "The Coral Killer"''' Killer" features the team travelling to an island in the Philippines after Hoggish Greedly convinced the inhabitants to use dynamites in their fishing which resulted in the damage of several coral reefs.
* In the'''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}''' ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}'' episode '''"A "A Goofy Bungle in The Filipino Jungle"''' Jungle", the main characters try to stop Zeno after hypnotizing a tribe of Filipino cavemen.
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* The ''Pacific Rim Sourcebook'' for TabletopGame/Cyberpunk2020 lists the "New Philippines" as one of the many countries in the Far East. To put it simply, [[CrapsackWorld it]] [[WretchedHive is]] [[FromBadToWorse a]] '''hellhole'''. The conditions in the cities are terrible, the islands of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan have been ''completely'' overrun by [[TheFundamentalist Muslim Rebels]], the island of Negros is under De Facto [[OneNationUnderCopyright Corpo control]], the north is overrun by the [[DirtyCommunists New People's Army]] and criminals and punks all over the world go to Manila, which has since become a WretchedHive.
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* The ''Pacific Rim Sourcebook'' for TabletopGame/Cyberpunk2020 ''TabletopGame/Cyberpunk2020'' lists the "New Philippines" as one of the many countries in the Far East. To put it simply, [[CrapsackWorld it]] [[WretchedHive is]] [[FromBadToWorse a]] '''hellhole'''. The conditions in the cities are terrible, the islands of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan have been ''completely'' overrun by [[TheFundamentalist Muslim Rebels]], the island of Negros is under De Facto [[OneNationUnderCopyright Corpo control]], the north is overrun by the [[DirtyCommunists New People's Army]] and criminals and punks all over the world go to Manila, which has since become a WretchedHive.
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** Senate President: Tito Sotto
** House Speaker: Lord Allan Velasco
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** Senate President: Tito Sotto
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* '''Area:''' 300,000 km
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Made up of 7,641 islands (divided between Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao regions), the Philippines is the fourth-largest Asian Anglophone country, most of its population having Austronesian roots. The capital is UsefulNotes/{{Manila}} (which is actually a combination of 17 cities and towns, all centered around the eponymous Spanish-era city). Owing to its position at the crossroads of several foreign trade routes, the country has earned a vast diversity of cultures and religions, of which Christianity predominates, a legacy of [[UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfThePhilippines over 300 years]] under the Spanish Empire and 40 under the United States (in fact, the Philippines is both the largest Christian-majority country and has the highest Christian population in Asia, with only [[UsefulNotes/TimorLeste East Timor]] and UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}} having a higher proportion of Christians), with Islam a distant second and Buddhists, animists and others filling the gaps.
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Made up of 7,641 islands (divided between Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao regions), the Philippines is the fourth-largest Asian Anglophone country, most of its population having Austronesian roots. The capital is UsefulNotes/{{Manila}} (which is actually a combination of 17 cities and towns, all centered around the eponymous Spanish-era city). Owing to its position at the crossroads of several foreign trade routes, the country has earned a vast diversity of cultures and religions, of which Christianity predominates, a legacy of [[UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfThePhilippines over 300 years]] under the Spanish Empire and 40 under the United States UsefulNotes/UnitedStates (in fact, the Philippines is both the largest Christian-majority country and has the highest Christian population in Asia, with only [[UsefulNotes/TimorLeste East Timor]] and UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}} having a higher proportion of Christians), with Islam a distant second and Buddhists, animists and others filling the gaps.
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* ''VideoGame/BeachInvasion1945Pacific'': The Fall of the Philippines, set on Corregidor and nearby Fort Drum in early 1942, is the setting for the Philippines map. Here, the USAFFE forces defend against the invasion forces of the Imperial Japanese Army.
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* Leila de Lima, former human rights chairperson, justice secretary, and former senator. Oversaw the raids in the national penitentiary that uncovered the lavish lifestyles of high-profile inmates and later on became one of [[ArchEnemy Duterte's staunchest critics]]. She was later imprisoned over an alleged controversy over the drug trade at Bilibid, which human rights organizations believe to be politically motivated. In addition, her imprisonment caused the US Senate to pass a resolution condemning her detention (and possibly invoking the Magnitsky Act against those responsible for the process).
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* Leila de Lima, former human rights chairperson, justice secretary, and former senator. Oversaw the raids in the national penitentiary that uncovered the lavish lifestyles of high-profile inmates and later on became one of [[ArchEnemy Duterte's staunchest critics]]. She was later imprisoned for 6 years over an alleged controversy over the drug trade at Bilibid, which human rights organizations believe to be politically motivated. In addition, her imprisonment caused the US Senate to pass a resolution condemning her detention (and possibly invoking the Magnitsky Act against those responsible for the process). In November 2023, she was granted release on bail.
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Based On A Great Big Lie isn't about (obviously) bullshit claims. I could put Blatant Lies or the like, but that's against ROCEJ.
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* '''Rodrigo Duterte''' (2016-2022), the first president hailing from the Mindanao region as well as the only one besides Aguinaldo to jump from Mayor to President in one stroke. During his term as mayor of Davao City, he [[BasedOnAGreatBigLie supposedly]] managed to [[TheExtremistWasRight turn it into one of the most crime-free, affluent and highly progressive cities in the country]], and based his successful campaign on that, though it's been repeatedly questioned by mainstream investigators and journalists due to the country's rampant cases of [[VigilanteExecution extrajudicial]] and [[KillerCop police]] killings under his administration. Other than that, he's better known for being [[SirSwearsalot the president with a potty mouth]] as well as making numerous jokes and banters that CrossesTheLineTwice.
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* '''Rodrigo Duterte''' (2016-2022), the first president hailing from the Mindanao region as well as the only one besides Aguinaldo to jump from Mayor to President in one stroke. During his term as mayor of Davao City, he [[BasedOnAGreatBigLie supposedly]] supposedly managed to [[TheExtremistWasRight turn it into one of the most crime-free, affluent and highly progressive cities in the country]], and based his successful campaign on that, though it's been repeatedly questioned by mainstream investigators and journalists due to the country's rampant cases of [[VigilanteExecution extrajudicial]] and [[KillerCop police]] killings under his administration. Other than that, he's better known for being [[SirSwearsalot the president with a potty mouth]] as well as making numerous jokes and banters that CrossesTheLineTwice.
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Since 2010, football experienced a sudden surge in popularity after the national team, dubbed the "Azkals" ("Street Dogs"), scored unprecedented victories, including champion team Vietnam. They had a respectable finish at the Suzuki Cup, losing to Indonesia at the semifinals. Owing to this surge of interest, the Philippine Football League (PFL) was organized, where prospective players for the Azkals are tested. The Azkals have recently bowed of contention in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after losses to Uzbekistan, Bahrain and Yemen, all on the road.
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Since 2010, football experienced a sudden surge in popularity after the national team, dubbed the "Azkals" ("Street Dogs"), scored unprecedented victories, including champion team Vietnam. They had a respectable finish at the Suzuki Cup, losing to Indonesia at the semifinals. Owing to this surge of interest, the Philippine Football League (PFL) was organized, where prospective players for the Azkals are tested. The Azkals have recently bowed of contention in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after losses to Uzbekistan, Bahrain and Yemen, all on the road.
road. The women's national team was initially less successful, but managed to enter the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and in a surprise match, the Filipinas beat host New Zealand 1-0 in a historic upset before being eliminated in the group stage.
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Most Catholic Filipinos have Spanish surnames. Often this goes with Spanish first names as well, and during Spanish rule, Catholic baptism made this mandatory. Chinese Filipinos have surnames of Chinese origin (e.g. "Cojuangco", Corazon Aquino's maiden name). American rule introduced English names. Of course, [[http://www.bibingka.com/names/ names with indigenous roots]] still exist. Today, Filipino names are often composed of a personal name, the mother's maiden surname (usually becoming the middle initial, notably averted by the previous President who uses ''S.'' after ''Benigno Simeon'') and the father's surname; people may have two or even more personal names so this all makes for [[OverlyLongName Overly Long Names]].
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Most Catholic Filipinos have Spanish surnames. Often this goes with Spanish first names as well, and during Spanish rule, Catholic baptism made this mandatory. Chinese Filipinos have surnames of Chinese origin (e.g. "Cojuangco", Corazon Aquino's maiden name). American rule introduced English names. Of course, [[http://www.bibingka.com/names/ names with indigenous roots]] roots still exist. Today, Filipino names are often composed of a personal name, the mother's maiden surname (usually becoming the middle initial, notably averted by the previous President who uses ''S.'' after ''Benigno Simeon'') and the father's surname; people may have two or even more personal names so this all makes for [[OverlyLongName Overly Long Names]].
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* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', [[CloningBlues Misaka-10090]] infiltrated the Humanity's Wisdom Headquarters in Davao City during the Gemstone Incident.
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* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', [[CloningBlues Misaka-10090]] Misaka-10090 infiltrated the Humanity's Wisdom Headquarters in Davao City during the Gemstone Incident.
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* A Filipina bar hostess named Eileen is one of Hei's apartment neighbors in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''. Surprisingly, she is voiced by Creator/MitsukiSaiga.
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See FilipinoMedia for the list of entertainment-based creators (visual artists, actors, musicians, etc.)
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[[AC:Actors]]
* Creator/LeaSalonga, Broadway superstar, singing voice of both [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Princess Jasmine]] and WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}, and the first Filipina to win a Tony Award for her leading role in ''Theatre/MissSaigon''. Nicknamed "the pride of the Philippines", probably the most famous Pinoy artist worldwide and definitely one of the most beloved.
* [[Creator/ViceGanda Jose Marie Borja Viceral]], better known by his stage name "Vice Ganda", film and TV actor and one of the most prominent CampGay entertainers in Philippine media.
* Robin Padilla, former teen action star who, after serving some prison time for [[GunNut illegal possession of firearms]], ultimately cleaned up his act, converted to Islam and became a much more respected action star. He ran and became senator in 2022.
** His nephew Creator/DanielPadilla, one of the country's resident heartthrobs.
* Creator/DarrenCriss is partly Filipino; [[AmbiguouslyBrown many people don't realize at first.]]
* Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, the star of the film ''Film/LaBamba'', is an actor, director, writer, and cook, has a Filipino mother.
* Comedian and actor Creator/RobSchneider's mother is Filipino, and often in his movies he has her act in hilarious extra roles that fit her.
** By extension, Schneider's rock singer daughter, Elle King, also has Filipino lineage.
* Many Creator/DisneyChannel actors such as Lalaine, Anna Maria Perez de Taglé, Roshon Fegan and Paris Berelc, are of Filipino descent.
* Maryjun Takahashi, Japanese fashion model and actress who played the role of Yumi Komigata in the [[Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno second]] and [[Film/RurouniKenshinTheLegendEnds third]] ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' live-action film, has a Filipina mother. Her younger sister Yu is also a model and actress who played a role in ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'', and her younger brother Yuji is a [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football player]] for the Kashiwa Reysol FC in the J1 League.
* Alex Mallari Jr., who plays Four/Ryo Tetsuda in ''Series/DarkMatter2015'', was born in the Philippines.
* Creator/CharlyneYi, star and co-writer of ''Film/PaperHeart'' also known for playing Chi Park on ''Series/{{House}}'' and Ruby on ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', is Filipino on her mother's side.
* Japanese actress Elaiza Ikeda is half-Filipina.
* Creator/JacobBatalon, a Filipino-American actor who is best known for playing Ned Leeds from the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] ''Spider Man'' films.
* Creator/VanessaHudgens, actress and singer best known for playing Gabriella from the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' film series is half-Filipino.
* Actress and singer, Creator/HaileeSteinfeld, has Filipino ancestry.
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* Creator/DanteBasco, actor known for playing Rufio in ''Film/{{Hook}}'' and voicing [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Prince Zuko]] and [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong Jake Long]].
* Creator/MegumiNakajima, [[ButNotTooForeign Filipina-Japanese]] voice actress best known for voicing [[Anime/MacrossFrontier Ranka Lee]].
* Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos, half-Filipina voice actress best known for her anime roles as Azusa in ''Manga/KOn'', the titular characters of ''Manga/SquidGirl'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', Nepgear from ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' and Mako from ''Anime/KillLaKill''.
* Creator/AnnaAkana, star and writer of ''WebVideo/RileyRewind'' as well as the voice of [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Sasha Waybright]] and [[WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens Gloria Sato]], has a part-Filipino mother.
* Deedee Magno-Hall, a stage actress known for voicing ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' character Pearl, has Filipino heritage.
** Other Filipina voice actresses from the show include Jennifer Paz as Lapis Lazuli, and Shelby Rabara as Peridot.
* Creator/EricBauza is a Canadian-American voice actor of Filipino ancestry. He's voiced [[WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents Foop]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPussInBoots Puss In Boots]], [[WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa Belly Bag]], and [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018 Fozzie Bear]], among many others.
* Creator/SumaleeMontano is an American voice actress of Filipino ancestry. She's voiced [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Arcee]], [[WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman Katana]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Maria]] [[WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes Santiago]], and [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan Yuri Watanabe]], among many others.
* Creator/DawnMBennett, Filipino-Jewish voice actress in English-dubbed anime who's best known as Tae Yamada in ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' and Shizue Izawa in ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime''.
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* Brillante Mendoza, a Filipino independent film director known for garnering critical acclaim internationally and winning international film festival awards (such as the Cannes Film Festival) due to his semi-OscarBait movies [[note]]which is an odd case that his movies were not chosen as official Philippine entries to be submitted for the Best Foreign-Language Film shortlist nomination in the Oscars.[[/note]]
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* Beethoven del Valle Bunagan, better known by his stage name "Michael V.", singer, TV/film actor, comedian, and the closest thing the Philippines has to Music/WeirdAlYankovic, famous for being a ManOfAThousandFaces.
* Rex Navarrete is a Filipino-American comedian whose jokes focus on Filipino culture.
* Comedian Jo Koy's mother is Filipino, and many of his jokes focus on her accent.
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* Sandara Park, South Korean singer and member of popular [[KoreanPopMusic K-Pop group]] Music/TwoNEOne, who started her career in the Philippines.
* Aimee Lee Lucas, Filipino-American choreographer of popular K-Pop groups such as [=2NE1=] and Music/BigBang.
* Jake Zyrus, formerly known as Charice Pempengco, UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} IdolSinger once so popular in America even Creator/OprahWinfrey claimed to be his fan.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o The Dancing Prisoners of Cebu]]
* Arnel Pineda, singer-songwriter and current vocalist of American rock band Music/{{Journey|Band}}, discovered by Neal Schon in a series of Website/YouTube videos.
* Aristotle Pollisco, better known by his stage name "Gloc-9", award-winning rapper and touted by Francis M as his successor, best known for songs tackling [[ConsciousHipHop social issues]], such as poverty, social justice and rights of homosexuals.
* Allan Pineda Lindo Jr., better known as "apl.de.ap" of Music/TheBlackEyedPeas, whose songs ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESgcExetso Bebot]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3wUZw9S2PM The APL Song]]) [[BilingualBonus feature Tagalog lyrics]], as well as a philanthropist. He also recently took part in a new ad campaign to promote the Philippines as a tourism destination.
* Jasmine Trias, third-place winner of the third season of ''Series/AmericanIdol''.
** Jessica Sanchez, Filipina-Mexican singer and ''Series/AmericanIdol'' eleventh season runner-up.
* Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as [[Music/BrunoMars Bruno Mars]], [[ButNotTooForeign American]] pop singer, has a Filipino mother.
* The entire founding lineup of Music/DeathAngel was Filipino-American, though Mark Osegueda, Rob Cavestany, and post-reunion member Ted Aguilar are the only current Filipino members.
* Music/EnriqueIglesias, son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has a Filipino mother. Said mother (and Julio Iglesias's first wife), Isabel Preysler, is known as a socialitè in Spain.
* Arin Ilejay, drummer of the metal band Islander (formerly in Music/AvengedSevenfold) is part-Filipino.
* Music/AliceInChains bassist Mike Inez is of Filipino descent.
* Music/{{Metallica}} lead guitarist Kirk Hammett's mother, Teofila Oyao, is Filipina.
* Music/AKB48 graduate Sayaka Akimoto lives with her Visayan mother and grandmother (at times featured on her show with great hilarity as they keep calling her "Inday" in the background), and recently visited their hometown of Cebu.
* Margaux "Mocha" Uson, singer, dancer, former sex blogger, and leader of the eponymous Mocha Girls. Infamous for her Facebook page which established her as the biggest Duterte supporter and Marcos apologist in cyberspace, and by default the country's most influential political commentator. [[note]]Her Facebook page's reach during its peak was wider than that of Creator/TheBBC or virtually all of those of the country's mainstream media organizations ''combined''.[[/note]] Her father Oscar, a judge, was assassinated in 2002.
* Music/MoymoyPalaboy, a comedy musical duo comprised of brothers Moymoy and Roadfill. First gained prominence in the late 2000s when they posted lip-sync parody videos on Website/YouTube.
* Bea Laus, the artist behind Music/{{beabadoobee}}, is British-Filipina.
* Singer, [[Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] and Creator/DisneyChannel alumna Creator/OliviaRodrigo is of Filipino descent through her father's side.
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* Music/RobertLopez, [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]]-winning songwriter of ''Theatre/AvenueQ'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Wonderpets}}'', ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', (among others) has Filipino paternal lineage.
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* Ruben Aquino, supervising animator of such Creator/{{Disney}} characters as [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Maurice]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Adult Simba]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Captain Li Shang]], is Filipino on his father's side.
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* Kris Aquino, actress, TV show host, and younger sister of Noynoy, known for her [[LooseLips flamboyant speech]] and [[ReallyGetsAround sticky romances]].
* Noli De Castro, broadcaster (known for being a LargeHam and his CatchPhrase "Magandang gabi, bayan!" ("Good evening, nation!") who had a brief stint as senator and then Vice President.
* Along with the elder Sotto, his younger brother Marvic "Vic" Sotto, and their friend José María "Joey" de Leon, hosts of ''Series/EatBulaga'', the Philippines' [[LongRunners longest-running]] noontime variety show.
* Martial artist Mark Dacascos, mainly known in the Film/DoubleDragon1994 film and the host of ''Series/IronChef America''.
[[AC:Other]]
* A large number of American porn actresses and import models have Filipino ancestry, most (in)famously, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimi_Miyagi Mimi Miyagi]], who actually ran for ''Governor'' of {{UsefulNotes/Nevada}} in 2006 under the Republican party.
* Maria Ressa, Filipino-American journalist, former Creator/{{CNN}} newscaster, founder of independent news website Rappler, and the Philippines' first Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2021 (jointly with fellow journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia), as well as the country's first-ever Nobel laureate in any category.
* Michelle Malkin, American conservative political commentator, is the Philadelphia-born, New Jersey-raised daughter of Filipino Immigrants.[[note]]Malkin is her married name, by the way.[[/note]]
* The Tulfo brothers, composed of Mon, Ben, WebVideo/RaffyTulfo, and Erwin Tulfo. The brothers are known to be very confrontational and hostile to people they perceive to be either corrupt, arrogant, or lazy through their column and radio and talk shows. They were also known to use the ClusterFBomb that had to be toned down in later years due to obvious reasons.
%%* ''Creator/LyndaBarry'' had a Filipina mother.
%%* Jasmine Villegas is of Mexican-Filipino descent.
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* Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, 32nd Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila (2011-20), and by default the most powerful clergyman in the Philippines. Later appointed in December 2019 by UsefulNotes/ThePope as the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, better known as ''Propaganda Fide''. He was succeeded as Archbishop of Manila by Jose Cardinal Advincula in 2021.
* Oscar Cruz, Archbishop Emeritus (retired clergyman) of Lingayen-Dagupan and an outspoken sociopolitical analyst.
* Eduardo Manalo, third leader of Iglesia ni Cristo, after his father Eraño and grandfather Felix.
* Mariano "Mike" Velarde, leader of El Shaddai, a Roman Catholic charismatic fellowship.
* Eddie Villanueva, communist rebel-turned-preacher and leader of the Jesus is Lord Church, a revival Christian fellowship.
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* Creator/LeaSalonga, Broadway superstar, singing voice of both [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Princess Jasmine]] and WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}, and the first Filipina to win a Tony Award for her leading role in ''Theatre/MissSaigon''. Nicknamed "the pride of the Philippines", probably the most famous Pinoy artist worldwide and definitely one of the most beloved.
* [[Creator/ViceGanda Jose Marie Borja Viceral]], better known by his stage name "Vice Ganda", film and TV actor and one of the most prominent CampGay entertainers in Philippine media.
* Robin Padilla, former teen action star who, after serving some prison time for [[GunNut illegal possession of firearms]], ultimately cleaned up his act, converted to Islam and became a much more respected action star. He ran and became senator in 2022.
** His nephew Creator/DanielPadilla, one of the country's resident heartthrobs.
* Creator/DarrenCriss is partly Filipino; [[AmbiguouslyBrown many people don't realize at first.]]
* Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, the star of the film ''Film/LaBamba'', is an actor, director, writer, and cook, has a Filipino mother.
* Comedian and actor Creator/RobSchneider's mother is Filipino, and often in his movies he has her act in hilarious extra roles that fit her.
** By extension, Schneider's rock singer daughter, Elle King, also has Filipino lineage.
* Many Creator/DisneyChannel actors such as Lalaine, Anna Maria Perez de Taglé, Roshon Fegan and Paris Berelc, are of Filipino descent.
* Maryjun Takahashi, Japanese fashion model and actress who played the role of Yumi Komigata in the [[Film/RurouniKenshinKyotoInferno second]] and [[Film/RurouniKenshinTheLegendEnds third]] ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' live-action film, has a Filipina mother. Her younger sister Yu is also a model and actress who played a role in ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'', and her younger brother Yuji is a [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football player]] for the Kashiwa Reysol FC in the J1 League.
* Alex Mallari Jr., who plays Four/Ryo Tetsuda in ''Series/DarkMatter2015'', was born in the Philippines.
* Creator/CharlyneYi, star and co-writer of ''Film/PaperHeart'' also known for playing Chi Park on ''Series/{{House}}'' and Ruby on ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', is Filipino on her mother's side.
* Japanese actress Elaiza Ikeda is half-Filipina.
* Creator/JacobBatalon, a Filipino-American actor who is best known for playing Ned Leeds from the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] ''Spider Man'' films.
* Creator/VanessaHudgens, actress and singer best known for playing Gabriella from the ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' film series is half-Filipino.
* Actress and singer, Creator/HaileeSteinfeld, has Filipino ancestry.
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* Creator/DanteBasco, actor known for playing Rufio in ''Film/{{Hook}}'' and voicing [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Prince Zuko]] and [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong Jake Long]].
* Creator/MegumiNakajima, [[ButNotTooForeign Filipina-Japanese]] voice actress best known for voicing [[Anime/MacrossFrontier Ranka Lee]].
* Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos, half-Filipina voice actress best known for her anime roles as Azusa in ''Manga/KOn'', the titular characters of ''Manga/SquidGirl'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', Nepgear from ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' and Mako from ''Anime/KillLaKill''.
* Creator/AnnaAkana, star and writer of ''WebVideo/RileyRewind'' as well as the voice of [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Sasha Waybright]] and [[WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens Gloria Sato]], has a part-Filipino mother.
* Deedee Magno-Hall, a stage actress known for voicing ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' character Pearl, has Filipino heritage.
** Other Filipina voice actresses from the show include Jennifer Paz as Lapis Lazuli, and Shelby Rabara as Peridot.
* Creator/EricBauza is a Canadian-American voice actor of Filipino ancestry. He's voiced [[WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents Foop]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPussInBoots Puss In Boots]], [[WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa Belly Bag]], and [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018 Fozzie Bear]], among many others.
* Creator/SumaleeMontano is an American voice actress of Filipino ancestry. She's voiced [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Arcee]], [[WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman Katana]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Maria]] [[WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes Santiago]], and [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan Yuri Watanabe]], among many others.
* Creator/DawnMBennett, Filipino-Jewish voice actress in English-dubbed anime who's best known as Tae Yamada in ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' and Shizue Izawa in ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime''.
[[AC:Directors]]
* Brillante Mendoza, a Filipino independent film director known for garnering critical acclaim internationally and winning international film festival awards (such as the Cannes Film Festival) due to his semi-OscarBait movies [[note]]which is an odd case that his movies were not chosen as official Philippine entries to be submitted for the Best Foreign-Language Film shortlist nomination in the Oscars.[[/note]]
[[AC:Comedians]]
* Beethoven del Valle Bunagan, better known by his stage name "Michael V.", singer, TV/film actor, comedian, and the closest thing the Philippines has to Music/WeirdAlYankovic, famous for being a ManOfAThousandFaces.
* Rex Navarrete is a Filipino-American comedian whose jokes focus on Filipino culture.
* Comedian Jo Koy's mother is Filipino, and many of his jokes focus on her accent.
[[AC:Musicians and Dancers]]
* Sandara Park, South Korean singer and member of popular [[KoreanPopMusic K-Pop group]] Music/TwoNEOne, who started her career in the Philippines.
* Aimee Lee Lucas, Filipino-American choreographer of popular K-Pop groups such as [=2NE1=] and Music/BigBang.
* Jake Zyrus, formerly known as Charice Pempengco, UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} IdolSinger once so popular in America even Creator/OprahWinfrey claimed to be his fan.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o The Dancing Prisoners of Cebu]]
* Arnel Pineda, singer-songwriter and current vocalist of American rock band Music/{{Journey|Band}}, discovered by Neal Schon in a series of Website/YouTube videos.
* Aristotle Pollisco, better known by his stage name "Gloc-9", award-winning rapper and touted by Francis M as his successor, best known for songs tackling [[ConsciousHipHop social issues]], such as poverty, social justice and rights of homosexuals.
* Allan Pineda Lindo Jr., better known as "apl.de.ap" of Music/TheBlackEyedPeas, whose songs ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESgcExetso Bebot]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3wUZw9S2PM The APL Song]]) [[BilingualBonus feature Tagalog lyrics]], as well as a philanthropist. He also recently took part in a new ad campaign to promote the Philippines as a tourism destination.
* Jasmine Trias, third-place winner of the third season of ''Series/AmericanIdol''.
** Jessica Sanchez, Filipina-Mexican singer and ''Series/AmericanIdol'' eleventh season runner-up.
* Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as [[Music/BrunoMars Bruno Mars]], [[ButNotTooForeign American]] pop singer, has a Filipino mother.
* The entire founding lineup of Music/DeathAngel was Filipino-American, though Mark Osegueda, Rob Cavestany, and post-reunion member Ted Aguilar are the only current Filipino members.
* Music/EnriqueIglesias, son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has a Filipino mother. Said mother (and Julio Iglesias's first wife), Isabel Preysler, is known as a socialitè in Spain.
* Arin Ilejay, drummer of the metal band Islander (formerly in Music/AvengedSevenfold) is part-Filipino.
* Music/AliceInChains bassist Mike Inez is of Filipino descent.
* Music/{{Metallica}} lead guitarist Kirk Hammett's mother, Teofila Oyao, is Filipina.
* Music/AKB48 graduate Sayaka Akimoto lives with her Visayan mother and grandmother (at times featured on her show with great hilarity as they keep calling her "Inday" in the background), and recently visited their hometown of Cebu.
* Margaux "Mocha" Uson, singer, dancer, former sex blogger, and leader of the eponymous Mocha Girls. Infamous for her Facebook page which established her as the biggest Duterte supporter and Marcos apologist in cyberspace, and by default the country's most influential political commentator. [[note]]Her Facebook page's reach during its peak was wider than that of Creator/TheBBC or virtually all of those of the country's mainstream media organizations ''combined''.[[/note]] Her father Oscar, a judge, was assassinated in 2002.
* Music/MoymoyPalaboy, a comedy musical duo comprised of brothers Moymoy and Roadfill. First gained prominence in the late 2000s when they posted lip-sync parody videos on Website/YouTube.
* Bea Laus, the artist behind Music/{{beabadoobee}}, is British-Filipina.
* Singer, [[Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] and Creator/DisneyChannel alumna Creator/OliviaRodrigo is of Filipino descent through her father's side.
[[AC:Composers]]
* Music/RobertLopez, [[UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs EGOT]]-winning songwriter of ''Theatre/AvenueQ'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Wonderpets}}'', ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', (among others) has Filipino paternal lineage.
[[AC:Artists]]
* Ruben Aquino, supervising animator of such Creator/{{Disney}} characters as [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]], [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Maurice]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Adult Simba]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Captain Li Shang]], is Filipino on his father's side.
[[AC:TV Hosts and Broadcasters]]
* Kris Aquino, actress, TV show host, and younger sister of Noynoy, known for her [[LooseLips flamboyant speech]] and [[ReallyGetsAround sticky romances]].
* Noli De Castro, broadcaster (known for being a LargeHam and his CatchPhrase "Magandang gabi, bayan!" ("Good evening, nation!") who had a brief stint as senator and then Vice President.
* Along with the elder Sotto, his younger brother Marvic "Vic" Sotto, and their friend José María "Joey" de Leon, hosts of ''Series/EatBulaga'', the Philippines' [[LongRunners longest-running]] noontime variety show.
* Martial artist Mark Dacascos, mainly known in the Film/DoubleDragon1994 film and the host of ''Series/IronChef America''.
[[AC:Other]]
* A large number of American porn actresses and import models have Filipino ancestry, most (in)famously, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimi_Miyagi Mimi Miyagi]], who actually ran for ''Governor'' of {{UsefulNotes/Nevada}} in 2006 under the Republican party.
* Maria Ressa, Filipino-American journalist, former Creator/{{CNN}} newscaster, founder of independent news website Rappler, and the Philippines' first Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2021 (jointly with fellow journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia), as well as the country's first-ever Nobel laureate in any category.
* Michelle Malkin, American conservative political commentator, is the Philadelphia-born, New Jersey-raised daughter of Filipino Immigrants.[[note]]Malkin is her married name, by the way.[[/note]]
* The Tulfo brothers, composed of Mon, Ben, WebVideo/RaffyTulfo, and Erwin Tulfo. The brothers are known to be very confrontational and hostile to people they perceive to be either corrupt, arrogant, or lazy through their column and radio and talk shows. They were also known to use the ClusterFBomb that had to be toned down in later years due to obvious reasons.
%%* ''Creator/LyndaBarry'' had a Filipina mother.
%%* Jasmine Villegas is of Mexican-Filipino descent.
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[[folder:Religion]]
* Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, 32nd Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila (2011-20), and by default the most powerful clergyman in the Philippines. Later appointed in December 2019 by UsefulNotes/ThePope as the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, better known as ''Propaganda Fide''. He was succeeded as Archbishop of Manila by Jose Cardinal Advincula in 2021.
* Oscar Cruz, Archbishop Emeritus (retired clergyman) of Lingayen-Dagupan and an outspoken sociopolitical analyst.
* Eduardo Manalo, third leader of Iglesia ni Cristo, after his father Eraño and grandfather Felix.
* Mariano "Mike" Velarde, leader of El Shaddai, a Roman Catholic charismatic fellowship.
* Eddie Villanueva, communist rebel-turned-preacher and leader of the Jesus is Lord Church, a revival Christian fellowship.
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* "[[RedBaron The Mexicutioner]]" Creator/MannyPacquiao, lightweight boxer that has defeated many of the sport's best-known fighters (as in the likes of Marco Antonio Barrera, Érik Morales, Shane Mosley, Ricky Hatton and even Oscar de la Hoya) and the first boxer to hold eight championship belts at once, [[JackOfAllTrades as well as an actor, singer, congressman and senator]]. He retired from his boxing career so he could run for president in the 2022 elections.
* Nonito Donaire, Pacquiao's fellow boxer, four-title champion (and reigning WBO Bantamweight Champion), and his likeliest successor as the Philippines' main prizefighter.
* David Bautista, known in pro wrestling as Wrestling/{{Batista}} and as Creator/DaveBautista as an actor, is a Greek-Filipino (Filipino by paternal lineage) who first became prominent as a Wrestling/{{WWE}} performer, also dabbling in UsefulNotes/{{mixed martial arts}}. In his tenure with the company, he was a six-time world champion, a three-time TagTeam champion, and a two-time Wrestling/RoyalRumble (2005, 2014) winner. Probably best known outside of the wrestling fanbase for portraying ComicBook/DraxTheDestroyer in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
* Hidilyn Diaz, weightlifter and the Philippines' very first Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo 2020, as well as silver medalist in Rio 2016.
* James and Phil Younghusband, Filipino-British (Filipino through maternal lineage) footballers, literal BashBrothers, former reserves for Chelsea FC of the UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague, and currently the faces of the national football team.
* Neil Etheridge, half-British (Filipino by his mother) goalkeeper for the Premier League's Fulham FC and the "Azkals".
* Robert Jaworski, one of the Philippines' most famous basketball players from his youth in TheSixties, all the way to TheNineties.
* Efren "Bata" Reyes Jr., a billiards champion known for his toothy smile.
* Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, six-time World Bowling Champion honored by the government as the "Athlete of the 20th Century".
* Eugene Torre, the first Asian to become a chess Grandmaster.
* Brandon "The Truth" Vera, Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz, ''Series/TheUltimateFighter'' runner-up Phillipe Nover, and Flyweight Championship challengers John Dodson and Chris Cariaso are all Filipino-American MMA fighters who have competed numerous times in the [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]].
* Erik Spoelstra, Filipino-American (through his mother) coach of the [=LeBron=] James-era Miami Heat, who led it to back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013, becoming the first half-Asian coach in any of the four major American sports leagues (as well as the first to win an NBA title).
* Jordan Clarkson, Filipino-American (through his mother) point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2014-15 season, the Lakers started him alongside Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin, marking the first Asian-American backcourt start in NBA history.
* Some characters in fiction employ Filipino Martial Arts as a dominant fighting style, notably various versions of Comicbook/{{Robin}} and/or Comicbook/{{Nightwing}} from ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', and The Lieutenant from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
* UsefulNotes/{{Eskrima}} or Escrima, also known as Arnis and Kali, a type of Filipino Martial Art that utilizes [[CaneFu straight sticks/canes]] and knifeplay, was used in ''Film/TheBourneSeries''. ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' also included scenes set in the Philippines, notably around Manila and Palawan.
* Eskrima master/"guro" Dan Inosanto was a student of Bruce Lee, and was a part of the latter's film ''Film/GameOfDeath''.
* T.J. Perkins, Filipino-American (from Los Angeles) professional wrestler known for his work in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] (as Manik) and {{Wrestling/WWE}}. Is a former TNA X Division champion, won the inaugural Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic (during which he represented the Philippines), and is the first WWE Cruiserweight Champion (in its current iteration).
* Nonito Donaire, Pacquiao's fellow boxer, four-title champion (and reigning WBO Bantamweight Champion), and his likeliest successor as the Philippines' main prizefighter.
* David Bautista, known in pro wrestling as Wrestling/{{Batista}} and as Creator/DaveBautista as an actor, is a Greek-Filipino (Filipino by paternal lineage) who first became prominent as a Wrestling/{{WWE}} performer, also dabbling in UsefulNotes/{{mixed martial arts}}. In his tenure with the company, he was a six-time world champion, a three-time TagTeam champion, and a two-time Wrestling/RoyalRumble (2005, 2014) winner. Probably best known outside of the wrestling fanbase for portraying ComicBook/DraxTheDestroyer in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
* Hidilyn Diaz, weightlifter and the Philippines' very first Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo 2020, as well as silver medalist in Rio 2016.
* James and Phil Younghusband, Filipino-British (Filipino through maternal lineage) footballers, literal BashBrothers, former reserves for Chelsea FC of the UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague, and currently the faces of the national football team.
* Neil Etheridge, half-British (Filipino by his mother) goalkeeper for the Premier League's Fulham FC and the "Azkals".
* Robert Jaworski, one of the Philippines' most famous basketball players from his youth in TheSixties, all the way to TheNineties.
* Efren "Bata" Reyes Jr., a billiards champion known for his toothy smile.
* Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, six-time World Bowling Champion honored by the government as the "Athlete of the 20th Century".
* Eugene Torre, the first Asian to become a chess Grandmaster.
* Brandon "The Truth" Vera, Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz, ''Series/TheUltimateFighter'' runner-up Phillipe Nover, and Flyweight Championship challengers John Dodson and Chris Cariaso are all Filipino-American MMA fighters who have competed numerous times in the [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]].
* Erik Spoelstra, Filipino-American (through his mother) coach of the [=LeBron=] James-era Miami Heat, who led it to back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013, becoming the first half-Asian coach in any of the four major American sports leagues (as well as the first to win an NBA title).
* Jordan Clarkson, Filipino-American (through his mother) point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2014-15 season, the Lakers started him alongside Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin, marking the first Asian-American backcourt start in NBA history.
* Some characters in fiction employ Filipino Martial Arts as a dominant fighting style, notably various versions of Comicbook/{{Robin}} and/or Comicbook/{{Nightwing}} from ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', and The Lieutenant from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
* UsefulNotes/{{Eskrima}} or Escrima, also known as Arnis and Kali, a type of Filipino Martial Art that utilizes [[CaneFu straight sticks/canes]] and knifeplay, was used in ''Film/TheBourneSeries''. ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' also included scenes set in the Philippines, notably around Manila and Palawan.
* Eskrima master/"guro" Dan Inosanto was a student of Bruce Lee, and was a part of the latter's film ''Film/GameOfDeath''.
* T.J. Perkins, Filipino-American (from Los Angeles) professional wrestler known for his work in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] (as Manik) and {{Wrestling/WWE}}. Is a former TNA X Division champion, won the inaugural Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic (during which he represented the Philippines), and is the first WWE Cruiserweight Champion (in its current iteration).
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* Nonito Donaire, Pacquiao's fellow boxer, four-title champion (and reigning WBO Bantamweight Champion), and his likeliest successor as the Philippines' main prizefighter.
* David Bautista, known in pro wrestling as Wrestling/{{Batista}} and as Creator/DaveBautista as an actor, is a Greek-Filipino (Filipino by paternal lineage) who first became prominent as a Wrestling/{{WWE}} performer, also dabbling in UsefulNotes/{{mixed martial arts}}. In his tenure with the company, he was a six-time world champion, a three-time TagTeam champion, and a two-time Wrestling/RoyalRumble (2005, 2014) winner. Probably best known outside of the wrestling fanbase for portraying ComicBook/DraxTheDestroyer in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
* Hidilyn Diaz, weightlifter and the Philippines' very first Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo 2020, as well as silver medalist in Rio 2016.
* James and Phil Younghusband, Filipino-British (Filipino through maternal lineage) footballers, literal BashBrothers, former reserves for Chelsea FC of the UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague, and currently the faces of the national football team.
* Neil Etheridge, half-British (Filipino by his mother) goalkeeper
* Robert Jaworski, one
* Efren "Bata" Reyes Jr., a billiards champion known for his toothy smile.
* Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno, six-time World Bowling Champion honored by the government as the "Athlete of the 20th Century".
* Eugene Torre, the first Asian to become a chess Grandmaster.
* Brandon "The Truth" Vera, Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz, ''Series/TheUltimateFighter'' runner-up Phillipe Nover, and Flyweight Championship challengers John Dodson and Chris Cariaso are all Filipino-American MMA fighters who have competed numerous times in the [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]].
* Erik Spoelstra, Filipino-American (through his mother) coach of the [=LeBron=] James-era Miami Heat, who led it to back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013, becoming the first half-Asian coach in any of the four major American
* Jordan Clarkson, Filipino-American (through his mother) point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2014-15 season, the Lakers started him alongside Taiwanese-American Jeremy Lin, marking the first Asian-American backcourt start in NBA history.
* Some characters in fiction employ Filipino Martial Arts as a dominant fighting style, notably various versions of Comicbook/{{Robin}} and/or Comicbook/{{Nightwing}} from ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', and The Lieutenant from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
* UsefulNotes/{{Eskrima}} or Escrima, also known as Arnis and Kali, a type of Filipino Martial Art that utilizes [[CaneFu straight sticks/canes]] and knifeplay, was used in ''Film/TheBourneSeries''. ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' also included scenes set in the Philippines, notably around Manila and Palawan.
* Eskrima master/"guro" Dan Inosanto was a student of Bruce Lee, and was a part of the latter's film ''Film/GameOfDeath''.
* T.J. Perkins, Filipino-American (from Los Angeles) professional wrestler known for his work in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] (as Manik) and {{Wrestling/WWE}}. Is a former TNA X Division champion, won the inaugural Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic (during which he represented the Philippines), and is the first WWE Cruiserweight Champion (in its current iteration).
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** The ''Spider Man'' films has Peter's best friend, Ned Leeds who is Filipino (or at least Filipino descent) as he is played by Filipino-American Creator/JacobBatalon. ''[[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome No Way Home]]'' confirms this with the appearance of his Filipino grandmother having a brief, Tagalog-speaking appearance.
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** The ''Spider Man'' films has Peter's best friend, Ned Leeds who is Filipino (or at least Filipino descent) as he is played by Filipino-American Creator/JacobBatalon. ''[[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome No Way Home]]'' confirms this with the appearance of his Filipino grandmother lola having a brief, Tagalog-speaking appearance.
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* [[Creator/JoseRizal José Rizal]], the chief national hero was a reformist during the Spanish colonial period. His criticism of the corruption within church and state, expressed through his satirical novels ''Literature/NoliMeTangere'' and ''Literature/ElFilibusterismo'' (now mandatory secondary-school literature), helped inspire the Philippine Revolution and led to his execution at age 35.
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* [[Creator/JoseRizal José Rizal]], Rizal, the chief national hero was a reformist during the Spanish colonial period. His criticism of the corruption within church and state, expressed through his satirical novels ''Literature/NoliMeTangere'' and ''Literature/ElFilibusterismo'' (now mandatory secondary-school literature), helped inspire the Philippine Revolution and led to his execution at age 35.
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It is well-known that besides a booming export market and local corporate businesses, the Philippines' economy heavily relies on foreign remittances from overseas workers. That's right, one of the country's biggest exports is its people, who make up a major proportion of overseas workers from all over the world. It helps that most of these workers speak SurprisinglyGoodEnglish, a mark of the nation's past as a colony of the United States and ongoing complex relationship with that country.
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It is well-known that besides a booming export market and local corporate businesses, the Philippines' economy heavily relies on foreign remittances from overseas workers. That's right, one of the country's biggest exports is its people, who make up a major proportion of overseas workers from all over the world. It helps that most of these workers speak SurprisinglyGoodEnglish, fluent English, a mark of the nation's past as a colony of the United States and ongoing complex relationship with that country.
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* Creator/DawnMBennett, Filipino-Jewish voice actress in English-dubbed anime who's best known as Tae Yamada in ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' and Shizue Izawa in ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime''.
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* Creator/DawnMBennett, Filipino-Jewish voice actress in English-dubbed anime who's best known as Tae Yamada in ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' and Shizue Izawa in ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime''.''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime''.
