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.^[1]

Governance and public service

Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa

Arwind Santos

Rey Valera

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^[2]
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^[3]
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.^[4]
Antonio Abacan Jr. - Monetary Board member of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas^[5]
Sherisa P. Nuesa - Director of Manila Water^[6]
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

Business

Henry Sy - Chairman of SM Group of Companies, Banco de Oro, Owner of National University (Philippines) and NU-APC Makati^[7]
Ramon S. Ang, BSME - President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Miguel Corporation^[8]^[9]
Lucio Tan - Chairman of Tan Group of Companies, Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank, Tanduay Distillers, Asia Brewery and University of the East^[10]
Alfonso Yuchengco - Chairman of Yuchengco Group of Companies, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Mapúa University and Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna^[11]
Lourdes Gutierrez-Alfonso - Chief Operating Officer of Megaworld Corporation^[12]
Benjamin Punongbayan - Founder of Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A GrantThorton)^[13]
Rosalind Wee - President of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation Philippines, Inc. and co-founded the W group of companies ^[14]
Corazon Dayro Ong - Founder of CDO Foodsphere^[15]
Menardo R. Jimenez - Former CEO of GMA Network and director of San Miguel Food and Beverage and Magnolia^[16]
Ramon Y. Sy - Chairman of Apex Mining Co., Inc. and Vice Chairman of Asia United Bank^[17]
Carlos Magdaluyo - Filipino businessman
Feliciano Miranda, Jr. - former President of Philippine National Bank

Media

Ramon Revilla Sr. - actor and former Senator of the Philippines^[18]
Vice Ganda - comedian and television host actor^[19]^[20]^[21]
Bert Marcelo - comedian and actor
Bella Flores - Actress
Tiya Dely - Broadcasting Icon
Ai-Ai delas Alas - comedian and actress
Betty Mendez Livioco - radio host
Juan Rodrigo - actor^[22]
Wendy Valdez - actress and Binibining Pilipinas - Tourism 2005^[23]
Janela Joy Cuaton - Mutya ng Pilipinas titleholder
Jessy Mendiola - actress^[24]
Maja Salvador - actress
Rey Valera - Singer and Songwriter
Gloc 9 - rapper, singer and songwriter
Chris Tsuper - radio DJ^[25]
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

Sports

Victor Pablo - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player
Arwind Santos - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player^[26]
Rachel Anne Daquis - Volleyball Player, Model^[27]
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^[28]
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

References

External links

Official website of the FEU Alumni Relations Office
Official website of the Far Eastern University

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