page_title: List of people from Negros Occidental
section_title: National Government
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from Negros Occidental / Government Service and Diplomacy / National Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Jose Miguel Arroyo, First Gentleman of the Philippines, departing St. Luke's Medical Center. The original description is as follows: “President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and First Gentleman Atty. Mike Arroyo and his attending physician with their Granddaughter Mikeala waves to the media men at the St. Luke’s Medical Center after his discharge. April 07, 2010 (AVITO C. DALAN/PCPO)” This file has been extracted from another file: Jose Miguel Arroyo departing St. Luke's Medical Center.jpg
context_page_description: Below is a list of notable people who were born in Negros Occidental, or those who lived there for an extended period.
context_section_description: Rafael Alunan — Former Secretary of Agriculture of Manuel Quezon and Jose P. Laurel
  Rafael M. Alunan III — Former Secretary of the Interior of Fidel Ramos
  Mercedes Alvarez — Deputy Speaker of The House of Representatives of the Philippines
  Jose Miguel Arroyo — Former First Gentleman of the Philippines.
  Iggy Arroyo — Representative 5th District of Negros Occidental, brother in law of former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo.
  Francisco Chavez —  Former Solicitor General of the Philippines
  Neri Colmenares  — Former Party-list Congressman for Bayan Muna
  Raul M. Gonzalez — Former Secretary of Justice (Philippines)
  Rowena Guanzon — Commissioner Commission on Elections (Philippines)
  Emilio Hilado  — Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines during World War II
  Oscar R. Ledesma — former Senator
  Jose Locsin — former Senator and Secretary of Health.
  Enrique B. Magalona — former Senator, grandfather of the late Francis Magalona.
  Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. — politician and industrialist, served as Mayor of Bacolod governor of Negros Occidental,and Philippine Secretary of National Defense and Interior.
  Gil Montilla — Speaker of the National Assembly
  Ruperto Montinola — former Senator
  Enrique Ona — former Secretary of Health (Philippines)
  Monico Puentevella — politician, former Representative Lone District of Bacolod City, former Commissioner of Philippine Sports Commission and former Mayor of Bacolod.
  Rolando Ramos Dizon — Former chairman of the Commission on Higher Education. La Sallian Brother
  Judy Taguiwalo — Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines)
  Haydee Yorac — former Chairman of the Commission on Elections (Philippines).
  Jose Yulo — former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ,former Secretary of Justice under Manuel Quezon, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines during World War II, Former Secretary of Labor, and served as Secretary of Justice again under Ferdinand Marcos.
caption: Jose Miguel Arroyo
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