# List of Far Eastern University Alumni

Since 1928, the Far Eastern University has seen graduates pass through its halls. From politics, media, business, entertainment, to sports, a number of Tamaraws have made their mark in various fields. This list includes prominent alumni of the Far Eastern University.

## Green and Gold Awards

Held every five years, the Green and Gold Awards signifies FEU’s unwavering and continuing commitment to the cause of education. It includes three major citations which encompass the university’s key strengths as an institution: academics, culture, and sports.

## Governance and public service

* Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines, 1986–1992, first female elected head of state in Philippines; Leader of the first successful non-violent revolution for democracy against dictatorial rule; Laureate of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award, United Nations Silver Medal, Prize for Freedom Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award, and Pearl S. Buck Award (did not finish)
* Artemio Panganiban - Former Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
* Felix Makasiar - Former Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; Former Secretary of Justice Department of Justice; Former Solicitor-General
* Jose Nolledo - Member, Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986; Delegate, Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971
* Eddie Ilarde - Former Philippine Senator
* Alejandro Almendras - Former Philippine Senator and Governor of Davao province
* Neptali Gonzales II - Former Majority House Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
* Manuel Collantes - Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Former Ambassador to the United Nations
* Gregory S. Ong - Jurist
* Pantaleon Alvarez - Former House speaker for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
* Alfredo Lim - Former City Mayor of Manila
* Herminio Astorga - Former City Vice-Mayor of Manila
* Patricia Santo Tomas - Former secretary of Department of Labor and Employment, Chairman of the Board of Development Bank of the Philippines.
* Antonio Abacan Jr. - Monetary Board member of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
* Sherisa P. Nuesa - Director of Manila Water
* Rogelio de la Rosa - Former Philippine Senator, diplomat and actor
* Rogelio Espina - Governor of Biliran
* Flora Eufemio - Former Vice-Chairperson of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
* Bonifacio Gillego - Congressman
* Gregorio F. Zaide - politician and historian
* Leah C. Tanodra-Armamento - Commissioner at Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)
* Monina Arevalo Zenarosa - retired Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals
* Jocelyn Tulfo - politician and member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the ACT-CIS Partylist
* Amenah Pangandaman - secretary of Department of Budget and Management
* Gregorio Licaros - fourth Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
* Romulo B. Macalintal - Election Lawyer

## Business

* Henry Sy - Chairman of SM Group of Companies, Banco de Oro, Owner of National University (Philippines) and NU-APC Makati
* Ramon S. Ang, BSME - President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Miguel Corporation
* Lucio Tan - Chairman of Tan Group of Companies, Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank, Tanduay Distillers, Asia Brewery and University of the East
* Alfonso Yuchengco - Chairman of Yuchengco Group of Companies, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Mapúa University and Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna
* Lourdes Gutierrez-Alfonso - Chief Operating Officer of Megaworld Corporation
* Benjamin Punongbayan - Founder of Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A GrantThorton)
* Rosalind Wee - President of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation Philippines, Inc. and co-founded the W group of companies
* Corazon Dayro Ong - Founder of CDO Foodsphere
* Menardo R. Jimenez - Former CEO of GMA Network and director of San Miguel Food and Beverage and Magnolia
* Ramon Y. Sy - Chairman of Apex Mining Co., Inc. and Vice Chairman of Asia United Bank
* Carlos Magdaluyo - Filipino businessman
* Feliciano Miranda, Jr. - former President of Philippine National Bank

## Media

* Ramon Revilla Sr. - actor and former Senator of the Philippines
* Nida Blanca - actress
* Armida Siguion-Reyna - singer, film and stage actress, producer and television show host
* Vice Ganda - comedian and television host actor
* Ernesto J. Baron The Walking Encyclopedia of the Philippines - broadcaster and inventor
* Bert Marcelo - comedian and actor
* Bella Flores - Actress
* Tiya Dely - Broadcasting Icon
* Ai-Ai delas Alas - comedian and actress
* Tessie Tomas - comedian, host and actress
* Betty Mendez Livioco - radio host
* Juan Rodrigo - actor
* Wendy Valdez - actress and Binibining Pilipinas - Tourism 2005
* Janela Joy Cuaton - Mutya ng Pilipinas titleholder
* Jessy Mendiola - actress
* Maja Salvador - actress
* Rey Valera - Singer and Songwriter
* Gloc 9 - rapper, singer and songwriter
* Chris Tsuper - radio DJ
* Gary Estrada - actor
* Rey Langit - broadcaster
* Gary Sy - television host
* Matt Evans - actor
* King Girado - actor and musician
* Rosa Rosal - actress and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
* Ganiel Krishnan - beauty queen, actress and newscaster
* Cedrick Juan - actor
* Jeremiah Lisbo - actor
* Kaloy Tingcungco - actor and host
* Fifth Solomon - actor and director

## Sports

* Victor Pablo - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Arwind Santos - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Rachel Anne Daquis - Volleyball Player, Model
* Marnelli Dimzon - Volleyball Player
* Bernadeth Pons - Volleyball Player
* Geneveve Casugod - Volleyball Player
* Maica Morada - Volleyball Player
* Jeff Chan - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and Smart Gilas Pilipinas player
* Johnny Abarrientos - former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Turo Valenzona - former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Manuel Jocson - former basketball player
* Mark Barroca - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and Gilas Pilipinas player
* Mac Baracael - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Mac Belo - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Raymar Jose - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Mark Bringas - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Cesar Catli - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Marc Pingris - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Celino Cruz - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Aldrech Ramos - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and Gilas Pilipinas player
* Jonas Villanueva - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Jorge Gallent - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Carl Bryan Cruz - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Terrence Romeo - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and Gilas Pilipinas player
* RR Garcia - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and Gilas Cadets player
* Glenn Capacio - former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Francis Adriano - former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and ASEAN Basketball League player
* Chris Exciminiano - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Reil Cervantes - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Gryann Mendoza - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Denok Miranda - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Chris Exciminiano - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Russel Escoto - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Roger Pogoy - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Benedict Fernandez - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Mark Isip - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
* Romy Diaz - former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and actor
* JR Cawaling - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and Gilas Cadets player
* Geronimo Cruz - Philippine Olympic Basketball player
* Allana Lim - Philippine Women's basketball player
* Alesa Dolino - Philippines Women's National football player
* Amani Aguinaldo - Philippines National football player
* Paolo Bugas - Philippines National football player
* Anthony Villanueva - athlete, First Filipino Silver Medalist, 1964 Tokyo Olympics
* Elma Muros - athlete, heptathlon champion
* Lydia de Vega - athlete, gold medalist
* Alberto Nogar - athlete, Olympic weightlifter
* Janelle Mae Frayna - First Filipina Woman Grandmaster
* Felicisimo Ampon - international tennis player
* Manuel Araneta Jr. - basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
* Mona Sulaiman - Filipina sprinter, three time Gold medalist at Asian Games and the Summer Olympics
* Lolita Lagrosas - athlete, Asian Games silver medalist
* Salvador del Rosario - athlete, weightlifter
* Haydée Coloso-Espino - gold medalist, swimmer
* Ricardo Fortaleza - Olympic boxer

## Arts and culture

* Edwin Cordevilla - poet and journalist
* Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa - cultural researcher, educator, artist and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
* Alejandro Roces - author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for Literature
* Azucena Grajo Uranza - Novelist and playwright
* Antonio S. Cua - scholar and author
* Clodualdo del Mundo Sr. - novelist, playwright, essayist, journalist, writer, teacher and critic
* Lina Espina-Moore - writer and S.E.A. Write Awardee
* HaveYouSeenThisGirL - author
* Jon Jaylo - painter
* Nonoy Marcelo - famous cartoonist
* F. Sionil José - writer, National Artist of the Philippines for Literature

## Education and Medicine

* Randy Dellosa - Filipino psychologist and psychotherapist
* Saffrullah Dipatuan - doctor and head of the Ministry of Health of Bangsamoro
* Lydia N. Yu-Jose - professor and director of the Third World Studies Center at the University of the Philippines Diliman
* Gary Sy - doctor, broadcaster, author and geriatrician
* Dr. Benjamin Son - co-founder cardiovascular department, St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Michigan