Ilocano people
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The Ilocano or Ilokano people are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Aside from being referred to as Ilocanos, from "i"-from, and "looc"-bay, they also refer to themselves as Samtoy, from the Ilocano phrase "sao mi ditoy", meaning 'our language here.' The word "Ilocano" came from the word "Iloco" or "Yloco."

Origin and distribution

The Ilocano people are indigenous to coastal areas of northern Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...

 in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. Today, the Ilocanos are the dominant ethnic group in northern Luzon, and their language (Ilocano) has become the lingua franca
Lingua franca
A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both mother tongues.-Characteristics:"Lingua franca" is a functionally defined term, independent of the linguistic...

 of the region, as Ilocano traders provide highland peoples with their primary link to the commerce of the outside world. Ilocandia
Ilocandia
Ilocandia is the term given to the traditional homeland of the Ilocano people.From the original western strip of Northern Luzon , Ilocandia has spread throughout the Cagayan Valley and some parts of Central Luzon....

 is the term given to the traditional homeland of the Ilocano people; present-day Ilocandia roughly encompasses regions 1 through 3 of the Philippines (the Ilocos Region
Ilocos Region
The Ilocos region or Region I is a Region of the Philippines and is located in the northwest of Luzon. It borders to the east the regions of the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley and to the south the region of Central Luzon...

, Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino...

, and parts of Central Luzon
Central Luzon
Central Luzon , also known as Region III , is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon , for administrative convenience...

), as well as the Cordillera Administrative Region
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, as well as Baguio City, the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera...

.

Many Ilocanos have left their homeland to settle elsewhere. The Ilocanos are the majority in the provinces of Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south...

, Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital...

, Abra, La Union
La Unión
La Union or La Unión may refer to:-Colombia:*La Unión, Antioquia*La Unión, Nariño*La Unión, Sucre*La Unión, Valle del Cauca-Peru:*La Unión Province, Peru...

, Apayao, Cagayan
Cagayan
Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...

, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.-History, people and culture:The name was derived from the...

, and Quirino
Quirino
Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis and was named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. The province borders Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north...

. They form 10-49% of the populations of the province of Aurora, Zambales
Zambales
Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of...

, Kalinga, Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Palayan City...

, Ifugao
Ifugao
Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Covering a total land area of 262,820 hectares, the province of Ifugao is located in a mountainous region characterized by rugged terrain, river valleys, and massive forests...

, Benguet
Benguet
Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....

, Pangasinan
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...

, and Tarlac
Tarlac
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west...

. Less than 10% in the Batanes
Batanes
The Province of Batanes , also called the Batanes Islands, is a Philippine province comprising ten islands that are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan...

, and Mountain Province
Mountain Province
Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...

. Further government-sponsored migrations have led to the resettlement of Ilocanos to Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

, particularly to the provinces of South Cotabato
South Cotabato
South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal City, and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and east, and Davao del Sur to the east...

, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat (province)
Sultan Kudarat is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Its capital is Isulan and borders Maguindanao and Cotabato to the north, South Cotabato and Sarangani to the south, and Davao del Sur to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the west.-HISTORY:Sultan Kudarat...

. Other important Ilocano communities exist in Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...

 and the world over.

Demographics

Ilocanos number about 9,136,000. The Ilocanos are primarily of Austronesian
Austronesian people
The Austronesian-speaking peoples are various populations in Oceania and Southeast Asia that speak languages of the Austronesian family. They include Taiwanese aborigines; the majority ethnic groups of East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Madagascar, Micronesia, and Polynesia,...

 stock, like the rest of the Filipino people
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

. As their homeland is the closest region in the Philippines to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

, there are significant amounts of Southern Chinese DNA and even some Japanese blood as well. A very small number of Ilocanos have Spanish descent; others are city settlers with Indian and Arab
Arabs in the Philippines
Arab settlement in the Philippines is part of the story of immigration in the Philippines. The Philippines, a country with many vast communities of immigrants and foreigners , has a notable Arab community. According to a recent survey, present day Arab migrants to the Philippines number about 22,000...

 blood. A few Ilocanos living in the Cordilleras have some Cordillerano blood. Ilocanos speak the Ilokano language
Ilokano language
Ilokano or Ilocano is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines....

 (also called Iloko), which is part of the Northern Philippine subgroup of the Malayo-Polynesian family of languages. They also speak Cebuano
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...

 (in Mindanao), Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...

, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 as second languages. Most Ilocanos are Roman Catholics
Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope.With 73.8 million members in 2005, it is the predominant religion, making the Philippines the third largest "Catholic" nation in the world after Brazil and Mexico, as well as one...

, while a significant number belong to the Aglipayan Church, which originated in Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south...

. Many Filipino-Americans are of Ilocano descent. They make up 85% of the Filipino-American population in Hawaii.

History

The Austronesian ancestors of the present-day Ilocanos came to the Philippines through bilogs, or outrigger boats during the Iron Age.

Spanish Era

In 1572, when the Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo
Juan de Salcedo
Juan de Salcedo was a Spanish conquistador. He was born in Mexico in 1549 and he was the grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi and brother of Felipe de Salcedo. Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in 1565...

 conquered the Ilocanos, he described them as being more barbarous than the Tagalogs. During the Spanish Colonial Era, the Ilocanos were one of the first ethnic groups to revolt against the Spaniards. The first Ilocano revolt occurred in January 1661, when the Ilocanos proclaimed their illustrious leader and wealthy provincemate, Don Pedro Almazan as their King. Almazan was executed by the Spaniards after the kingdom was dissolved.
Diego Silang
Diego Silang
Diego Silang y Andaya was a revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano nation...

 and his wife Gabriela Silang
Gabriela Silang
María Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang was the wife of the Ilocano insurgent leader, Diego Silang. Following Diego's assassination in 1763, she led the group for four months before she was captured and executed....

 declared independence of Free Ilocos on 1762-1764 during the British occupation of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

. The said republic was dissolved on September 20, 1763 through the execution of Silang and his Ilocano associates. During the American Colonial Period and up to the Independence Years, leaders encouraged the Ilocanos to resettle in Mindanao. On 1965, Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...

 was the fourth Ilocano to be elected president of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. Under his presidency, thousands of Ilocanos benefited from his land reforms.

Present

The mounting population pressure due to the substantial population density during the mid-19th century caused the migration of the Ilocanos out of their historic homeland. By 1903, more than 290,000 Ilocanos migrated to Central Luzon
Central Luzon
Central Luzon , also known as Region III , is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon , for administrative convenience...

, Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino...

, and Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...

. More than 180,000 moved to Pangasinan
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...

, Tarlac
Tarlac
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west...

, and Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija
Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Palayan City...

. Almost 50,000 moved to Cagayan Valley; half of them resided in Isabela. Around 47,000 lived in Zambales
Zambales
Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of...

.

The Ilocano Diaspora continued in 1906 when Ilocanos started to migrate to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

 and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Ilocanos composed the largest number of expatriates in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, though most are bilingual with Tagalog. There is a significant Ilocano community in Hawaii
Hawaii
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, in which they make up more than 85% of the Filipino
Filipino American
Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...

 population there.

Later migrations brought Ilocanos to the Cordilleras
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, as well as Baguio City, the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera...

, Aurora, Mindoro
Mindoro
Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Luzon, and northeast of Palawan. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.-History:...

, Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...

, and Mindanao provinces of Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, and South Cotabato
South Cotabato
South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal City, and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and east, and Davao del Sur to the east...

.

Culture

They are characterized as being hardworking and frugal, and they engage primarily in farming and fishing. The Ilocano culture represents very simple, sometimes spartan day-to-day living, focusing mostly on work and productivity, spending only on necessities and not on so much on ostentatious material possessions. Ilocanos also exemplify a great degree of respect and humility in their everyday dealings, much similar to their Tagalog counterparts.

Food

Ilocanos boast of a somewhat healthy diet heavy in boiled or steamed vegetables and freshwater fish, but are particularly fond of dishes flavored with http://editthis.info/wiki/Bagoongbagoong
Bagoong
Bagoong is a Philippine condiment made of partially or completely fermented fish or shrimps and salt. The fermentation process also results in fish sauce .The preparation of bagoong can vary regionally in the Philippines....

, fermented fish that is often used instead of salt. Ilocanos often season boiled vegetables with bagoong monamon (fermented anchovy paste) to produce pinakbet
Pinakbet
Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular Ilocano dish, from the northern regions of the Philippines, although it has become popular throughout the archipelago. The word is the contracted form of the Ilocano word pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk" or "shriveled"...

. Local specialties include the "abuos," soft white larvae of ants, and "jumping salad" or tiny, live shrimp with kalamansi
Calamondin
× Citrofortunella microcarpa, the Calamondin or Calamansi, is a fruit tree in the family Rutaceae, commonly called the calamondin, golden lime, panama orange, chinese orange, acid orange, calamonding, or calamandarin in English. It is believed to originate from China and has spread throughout...

juice.

Literature

One of the most well-known Ilocano literary works written in Iloco
Ilokano language
Ilokano or Ilocano is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines....

 is the Biag ni Lam-ang
Biag ni Lam-ang
Biag ni Lam-ang is an epic poem of the Ilokano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines. Recited and written in its original Iloko, the poem is believed to be a composite work of various poets who passed it on through the generations, and was first transcribed around 1640 by a blind...

(The Life of Lam-Ang), an epic poem about the fantastic life and escapades of an Ilocano hero named Lam-ang.

Ilocanos are also known for their beautiful folk songs.

Philippine nationals of Ilocano ancestry

  • Benito Soliven
    Benito Soliven Academy
    Benito Soliven Academy is a private secondary school under the Roman Catholic order, conceived by Rev. Fr. Mariano Flores Pacis, the then parish priest of Santo Domingo, located in Poblacion, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur...

    , studied law at the University of the Philippines, graduated summa cum laude, placed third in the 1921 Bar Examinations
    Philippine Bar Examination
    The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines.It is the only professional licensure exam in the country that is not supervised by the Professional Regulation Commission...

    , the first lawyer of Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
    Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
    Santo Domingo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 25,888 people in 4,871 households.-Barangays:Santo Domingo is politically subdivided into 36 barangays....

    , an intellectual, a linguist, a successful political leader, an Outstanding Congressman
    House of Representatives of the Philippines
    The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...

    , a three-termer in the House of Representatives
    House of Representatives of the Philippines
    The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...

     acclaimed as "Valedictorian" in congress
    House of Representatives of the Philippines
    The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...

     having the greatest number of bills most of which were passed/approved by his Colleagues, a hero of World War II
    Military history of the Philippines during World War II
    The Commonwealth of the Philippines was invaded by the Empire of Japan in December 1941 shortly after Japan's declaration of war upon the United States of America, which controlled the Philippines at the time and possessed important military bases there. The combined American-Filipino army was...

    , and most of all a very saintly and charitable man, ready to help the needy and his clients free of charge to those who didn't have the money. He is the father of the late Maximo Villaflor Soliven, a prominent Filipino journalist and newspaper publisher and Realtor Victorio V. Soliven. A school and a town are also named after him, the Benito Soliven Academy
    Benito Soliven Academy
    Benito Soliven Academy is a private secondary school under the Roman Catholic order, conceived by Rev. Fr. Mariano Flores Pacis, the then parish priest of Santo Domingo, located in Poblacion, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur...

    , located in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
    Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
    Santo Domingo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 25,888 people in 4,871 households.-Barangays:Santo Domingo is politically subdivided into 36 barangays....

     and Benito Soliven
    Benito Soliven, Isabela
    Benito Soliven is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it had a population of 25,151 people in 4,418 households.The town is named after the Hon...

     in the province of Isabela
    Isabela
    -Places:* Isabela, Puerto Rico* Isabela Island of the Galápagos Islands* La Isabela in the Dominican Republic, first settlement of Columbus in the New World* Isabela , Philippines* Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines...

    .
  • Jing Abalos
    Jing Abalos
    Jing Abalos is a Filipino actor. Abalos is a member of the S.O.S. Daredevils and has also worked a stunt instructor. He was born in Bayambang, Pangasinan and raised in Camiling, Tarlac....

     from Camiling, Tarlac, is an actor in the Philippines from the 1960s.
  • Gregorio Aglipay
    Gregorio Aglipay
    Gregorio Labayan Aglipay was the first Filipino Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church.-Early life:...

    , founder of the Aglipayan Church
    Philippine Independent Church
    The Philippine Independent Church, The Philippine Independent Church, The Philippine Independent Church, (officially the or the IFI, also known as the Philippine Independent Catholic Church or in Ilocano: Siwawayawaya nga Simbaan ti Filipinas (in in Kinaray-a/Hiligaynon: Simbahan Hilway nga...

    .
  • Freddie Aguilar
    Freddie Aguilar
    Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar , better known as Freddie Aguilar, is a folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution, and for his song "Anak", the best-selling...

    , composer and singer from Isabela Province.
  • Pedro Almazan, leader from Laoag; proclaimed and crowned King of Ilocos; led the First Ilocos Revolt in January 1661.
  • Magnolia Antonino
    Magnolia Antonino
    Magnolia Welborn-Antonino was a Senator of the Philippines. The daughter of George Welborn and Hipolita Rodriguez, she was married to Gaudencio Antonino, also a Senator. She was born in Balaoan, La Union.-Early life:...

     (born December 14, 1915) was a Senator of the Philippines
    Senate of the Philippines
    The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...

    . She was married to Gaudencio Antonino, also a Senator.
  • Marlou Aquino
    Marlou Aquino
    Marlou B. Aquino is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Meralco Bolts. Known by his moniker The Skyscraper, he is also known, along with Dennis Espino, as one-half of the so-called Twin Towers of the disbanded Sta...

     (aka "The Skyscraper", born September 21, 1972 in Santa Barbara, Pangasinan
    Santa Barbara, Pangasinan
    Santa Barbara is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 73,025 people in 12,111 households.-Geography:...

    ) is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
    Philippine Basketball Association
    The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

     for the Sta. Lucia Realtors
    Sta. Lucia Realtors
    The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta...

    .
  • Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 14th Filipino president. Her maternal grandfather, Juan Macaraeg, was from Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.
  • Antonino Barroga, founder and first mayor of Luna, Apayao
    Luna, Apayao
    Luna is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. Its former name was Macatel, changed to Luna by the town's founding father, the great Ilocano explorer Antonino Barroga from Dingras, Ilocos Norte...

    .
  • Janet Belarmino from Nueva Vizcaya
    Nueva Vizcaya
    Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.-History, people and culture:The name was derived from the...

    , one of the trio of first Filipino women to scale Mount Everest.
  • César Bengzon
    Cesar Bengzon
    César Bengzon was the Chief Justice of the Philippines from April 28, 1961 until May 29, 1966. In November 1966, a few months after his retirement, he became the first Filipino to be appointed to the International Court of Justice.-Judicial career:Bengzon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from...

     from Camiling, Tarlac, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, appointed by President Osmenaand.
  • Rodolfo "Pong" Gaspar Biazon (born April 14, 1935) is a politician in the Philippines. He is currently a Senator
    Senate of the Philippines
    The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...

    . He was elected Senator in the 1992 election
    Philippine general election, 1992
    The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. This was the first general election under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councilors...

     for a term of 3 years. He was elected to his first six-year term in the 1998 election
    Philippine general election, 1998
    The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino -led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino , the...

    , and was re-elected in the 2004 election
    Philippine general election, 2004
    The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino ,...

    . Biazon was born in Batac City, Ilocos Norte.
  • Jejomar Binay
    Jejomar Binay
    Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. , also known as Jojo Binay or VPNay, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since 2010. Previously, he was Mayor of Makati City from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010...

    , Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines. His mother is from Cabagan, Isabela.
  • Gregorio C. Brillantes
    Gregorio C. Brillantes
    Gregorio C. Brillantes, a Palanca Award Hall of Famer and a multi-awarded fiction writer, is one of the Philippines' most popular writers in English....

     from Camiling, Tarlac, a multi-award-winning fiction writer and magazine editor, is one of the Philippines' greatest writers in English.
  • Jose Burgos
    José Burgos
    José Apolonio Burgos y García was a Filipino mestizo secular priest, accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century...

    , Filipino priest and martyr during Spanish times.
  • Sonny Cabatu
    Sonny Cabatu
    Santiago "Sonny" Cabatu Sr. , is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and was the very first draft pick of the league in 1985. He is also the father of current Philippine Patriots player Junjun Cabatu.-References:...

     (born on October 10, 1960 in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur), is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and was the very draft pick of the league in 1985. He is also the father of current Barangay Ginebra Kings player Junjun Cabatu.
  • Marky Cielo
    Marky Cielo
    Mark Angelo Cadaweng Cielo , better known as Marky Cielo, was a Filipino actor, dancer, and the first known Igorot in Philippine showbiz. He is notable for his win in the reality talent competition StarStruck...

     (1988–2008), from Mountain Province
    Mountain Province
    Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...

    , was a Filipino actor and dancer. In 2006 he won the reality talent competition StarStruck
    StarStruck (Philippine TV series)
    StarStruck is a Philippine over-all talent competition airing on GMA Network. It debuted on October 27, 2003, and has since become one of the most popular shows on Philippine television....

    . During his two-year career, he starred in Fantastikids
    Fantastikids
    Fantastikids is a fantasy/action-adventure series produced by GMA Network, Inc. adnd directed by Jun Lana and actor Zoren Legaspi.- Synopsis :...

    (2006), Asian Treasures
    Asian Treasures
    Asian Treasures is an action-adventure Philippine drama aired and produced by GMA Network starred by Angel Locsin and Robin Padilla, and was directed by Eric Quizon.This show is all about Asian History....

    (2007), Boys Nxt Door
    Boys Nxt Door
    Boys Nxt Door was an award-winning youth oriented situation comedy from GMA Network. It was the second part of GMA Network's 57th Anniversary. The series premiered on June 24, 2007 and ended on January 13, 2008 with 31 one-hour episodes....

    (2007), Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan
    Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan
    Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan is a Philippine fantasy-drama television series by GMA Network. It is a remake of the Japanese Metal Hero Series Uchuu Keiji Shaider...

    (2007–2008), Sine Novela
    Sine Novela
    Sine Novela is a Philippine daytime soap opera aired on GMA Network which showcases old classic movies from VIVA Films turned into a mini-series...

    : Kaputol ng Isang Awit
    Kaputol ng Isang Awit
    Kaputol ng Isang Awit or Unsung Melody is an Philippine drama airing on GMA Network, as the seventh instalment of Sine Novela. The original movie was released back in 1991. Starting August 28, 2011 the series will air weekly on Honolulu's KIKU.-Plot:Find out how music, fame and dreams interconnect...

    (2008), and LaLola
    LaLola (Philippine TV series)
    LaLola is a Philippine romantic Comedy produced and distributed by GMA Network. It is an adaptation of an Argentine TV series of the same title. The series premiered on October 13, 2008 starring Rhian Ramos and JC de Vera...

    (2008). He also voiced the character Ichigo Kurosaki
    Ichigo Kurosaki
    is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Bleach by Tite Kubo. He is the story's main character. The series begins with Ichigo receiving Soul Reaper powers as a result of a run-in with Rukia Kuchiki, the Soul Reaper assigned to patrol his city, Karakura Town...

     in the anime
    Anime
    is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

     Bleach
    Bleach (manga)
    is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki "Tite" Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki...

    (2007).
  • Onofre Corpuz, from Camiling, Tarlac, writer and former secretary of the Department of Education; 13th president of the University of the Philippines; president of the Development Bank of the Philippines.
  • Jake Cuenca
    Jake Cuenca
    Juan Carlos "Jake" Leveriza Cuenca is a Spanish-Filipino actor and model. He started as a GMA talent center artist, and later transferred to ABS-CBN's talent center, Star Magic.-Early life:...

    , young Filipino actor who starred in the ABS-CBN
    ABS-CBN
    ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

     television series Rubi
    Rubi (Philippine TV series)
    Rubi was a television series in the Philippines that is a remake of Televisa's Rubí and produced by ABS-CBN which premiered February 15, 2010.-Beginning:...

    , Tayong Dalawa
    Tayong Dalawa
    Tayong Dalawa is a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC in 2009. It premiered on April 6, 2010 in Malaysia on Astro Prima followed by August 31, 2010 in Singapore on Channel 5...

    and Palos
    Palos (TV series)
    Palos is a Philippine primetime action and drama television series of ABS-CBN. The series debuted on January 28, 2008, as part of the network's Primetime Bida line-up....

    . His father is a Spanish-American from San Francisco, California
    San Francisco, California
    San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...

     and his mother is an Ilocana from Batac City, Ilocos Norte
    Ilocos Norte
    Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south...

    .
  • Anne Curtis
    Anne Curtis
    Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith, also known as Anne Curtis is a Filipino-Australian actress, model, television host, singer and VJ currently active in the Philippines....

     Filipina actress; her mother is from Pangasinan.
  • Adolfo Dacanay, chair of the Theology Department at the Ateneo de Manila University
    Ateneo de Manila University
    The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

    ; member of the Society of Jesus; officer of the Canon Law Society of the Philippines.
  • Gloria Diaz
    Gloria Diaz
    Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz is an award-winning actress in the Philippines, and the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.-Early Life and Family:...

    , Miss Universe
    Miss Universe
    Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

     1969 from Aringay, La Union
    Aringay, La Union
    Aringay is a 3rd class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 43,438 people in 7,786 households....

    .
  • Juan Ponce Enrile
    Juan Ponce Enrile
    Juan Ponce Enrile is a Filipino politician. As a protege of President Ferdinand Marcos, he served as Justice Secretary and then Defense Secretary under the Marcos regime. He later became one of the leaders of the 1986 People Power Movement that drove Marcos from power...

     (born February 14, 1924), a political figure in the Philippines. Originally a protégé of Ferdinand Marcos
    Ferdinand Marcos
    Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...

    , he later became one of the leaders (along with Fidel V. Ramos
    Fidel V. Ramos
    Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...

    ) in the 1986 People Power Revolution that drove Ferdinand Marcos from power. Enrile has been the President of the Senate of the Philippines
    President of the Senate of the Philippines
    The President of the Senate of the Philippines, or more popularly known as the Senate President, is the presiding officer and the highest ranking-official of the Senate of the Philippines. He/she is elected by the entire body to be their leader...

     since November 2008. He was born in Gonzaga, Cagayan
    Gonzaga, Cagayan
    Gonzaga is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines.-Physical description:Gonzaga is located at the northeastern tip of the province of Cagayan, bordered by the municipality of Santa Ana to the northeast, the municipality of Santa Teresita to the west, and the municipality...

    .
  • Josefa Llanes Escoda
    Josefa Llanes Escoda
    Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...

    , women's rights activist, founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
    Girl Scouts of the Philippines
    The Girl Scouts of the Philippines is the national Guiding association for girls and young women of the Philippines. Its mission is "to help girls and young women realize the ideals of womanhood and prepare themselves for their responsibilities in the home, and to the nation, and the world...

    .
  • Erlinda Fadera-Basilio, ambassador and permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland; the first woman Vice President of the UN Human Rights Council; founding member of the English Speaking Union (ESU), Philippines Chapter. She is from Bacnotan, La Union.
  • Cristinelli "Cristy" Fermin
    Cristy Fermín
    Cristinelli "Cristy" Fermin is a controversial Filipino talk show host and showbiz reporter. She finished Criminology at the Lyceum of the Philippines University.-Career:...

     (born 1958, Nueva Ecija) is a controversial Filipino talk show host and showbiz reporter.
  • Leona Florentino
    Leona Florentino
    Leona Florentino was a Filipino poet in the Spanish and Ilocano languages. She is considered as the "mother of Philippine women's literature" and the "bridge from oral to literary tradition"....

    , famous woman poet.
  • Vivian Foz, actress from Rosales, Pangasinan.
  • Carlos P. Garcia
    Carlos P. Garcia
    Carlos Polistico García was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist and guerrilla leader...

    , 8th President of the Philippines
    President of the Philippines
    The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

     (1957–1961). Born in Bohol but parents were Ilocanos from Bangued, Abra.
  • Ramon Naval Guico
    Ramon Naval Guico
    Ramon Naval Guico, Jr. is the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines and the current Mayor of the Binalonan. He recently launched the Ginhawa Mo, Gets Ko Agad Campaign which aims to strengthen the local government and provide faster and improved services to the people...

     is the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines
    League of Municipalities of the Philippines
    The League of Municipalities of the Philippines - or more simply the League of Municipalities or LMP - is a formal organization of all the municipalities in the Philippines...

     (LMP) and the current mayor of the town of Binalonan in Pangasinan. He recently launched the Ginhawa Mo, Gets (Gamot, Edukasyon, Trabaho, Serbisyo) Ko Agad Campaign which aims to strengthen the local government and provide faster and improved services to the people. He is from Binalonan.
  • Danilo Ildefonso (born December 9, 1976 in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Basketball Association. Nicknamed Danny I and The Demolition Man, Ildefonso is a two-time PBA Most Valuable Player (2000 and 2001). He played amateur basketball for the National University Bulldogs in the UAAP and for AGFA in the Philippine Basketball League and was a member of the Philippine national basketball team.
  • Robert "Bobby" Jaworski
    Robert Jaworski
    Robert Salazar Jaworski , also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Robert Jaworski, Sr. or simply Jawo, is a former Philippine senator, basketball coach and Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and PBA basketball player.Known as The Big J and called The Living Legend...

    , famous PBA player and a former Philippine senator.
  • Francisco Sionil José, prominent English-language novelist.
  • Augusto Litonjua, founder and first Filipino president of Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity (PASOO, 1994); he is known as the father of Philippine endocrinology.
  • General Antonio Luna
    Antonio Luna
    Antonio Luna y Novicio was a Filipino pharmacist and general who fought in the Philippine-American War. He was also the founder of the Philippines's first military academy.- Family background :...

    , general of Emilio Aguinaldo
    Emilio Aguinaldo
    Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...

    's era.
  • Juan Luna
    Juan Luna
    Juan Luna y Novicio was an Ilocano Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century...

    , famous Filipino painter, older brother of Antonio.
  • JB Magsaysay
    JB Magsaysay
    Joseph Benedict Aquino Magsaysay, also known as JB Magsaysay , is a Filipino actor, a public servant, a businessman and was one of the 13 housemates of ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1...

    , Pinoy Big Brother (season 1)
    Pinoy Big Brother (season 1)
    Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1 officially started August 21, 2005 with an extravagant presentation by ABS-CBN. The first season ended December 10, 2005, with Nene Tamayo of Romblon emerging as the first-ever winner taking home the grand prize worth six million pesos Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1...

     housemate and grandson of former President Ramon Magsaysay
    Ramon Magsaysay
    Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...

    .
  • Ramon F. Magsaysay
    Ramon Magsaysay
    Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...

    , former Philippine President, pure Ilocano from Castillejos, Zambales.
  • Ferdinand Marcos
    Ferdinand Marcos
    Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...

    , 10th President of the Philippines (1965–1986).
  • Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
    Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
    Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. , also known as Bongbong Marcos is a Filipino politician and a senator to the 15th Congress. He is the only son of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the former president of the Philippines , and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos...

    , also known as BongBong Marcos, is the only son of former president Ferdinand Marcos. He is currently the representative and former governor of Ilocos Norte.
  • Maria Imelda Josefa Romualdez Marcos
    Imee Marcos
    Maria Imelda Josefa Romualdez Marcos , most widely known as Imee Marcos, is a Filipino politician who has been Governor of Ilocos Norte since 2010. She served three terms as Representative of the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007...

    , also known as Imee Marcos, daughter of former president Ferdinand Marcos, is a former representative of the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte in the Philippine House of Representatives
    House of Representatives of the Philippines
    The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...

     (1998 to 2007). She belongs to the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
    Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
    The Kilusang Bagong Lipunan , formerly the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa, , is a political party in the Philippines...

     political party.
  • Mariano Marcos
    Mariano Marcos
    Mariano Marcos y Rubio was a lawyer and a politician from Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931, He is best known for being the father of former president Ferdinand Marcos....

    , father of Ferdinand Marcos, was a lawyer and a politician.
  • Liza Maza
    Liza Maza
    Liza Maza is a Filipino activist and development worker. She represents the Gabriela Women's Party in the 13th Congress of the Philippines....

     (born 8 September 1957) is a Filipino activist and development worker. She represents the Gabriela Women's Party in the 13th Congress of the Philippines.
  • Martha Vanessa Antonio del Moral
    Vaness del Moral
    Martha Vanessa Antonio del Moral, better known by her screen name Vaness del Moral , is a Filipina actress and a talent at one of the top management groups in the Philippines, the GMA Artist Center. She started her showbiz career through the interactive reality television show, StarStruck...

    , better known by her screen name Vaness del Moral (born on May 23, 1988 in Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines), is a Filipina actress and a talent at one of the top management groups in the Philippines, the GMA Artist Center.
  • Alma Moreno
    Alma Moreno
    Alma "Ness" Moreno is a Filipina actress politician who has made her mark both as a popular movie and television personality. She was born in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur to Frank Lacsamana, from Pampanga, and Jean Moreno.-Career, politics and personal life:She appeared in her first movie as a "Dama" in...

     (born May 25, 1959 in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur) is a Filipina actress and politician.
  • Bienvenido Nebres
    Bienvenido Nebres
    Father Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J. is a Filipino scientist, mathematician, and Jesuit who was the longest-serving university President of the Ateneo de Manila University. He succeeded Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. in 1993, and served as University President until 1 June 2011...

    , the longest-serving university president of Ateneo de Manila University; member of the board of trustees of Georgetown University
    Georgetown University
    Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

    , Regis University
    Regis University
    Regis University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic, Jesuit university in the United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1877, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...

    , the Asian Institute of Management
    Asian Institute of Management
    The Asian Institute of Management, or simply AIM, is a graduate school of business and a center of business and management research. It is one of the few business schools in Asia to be internationally accredited with the AACSB. It was established in partnership with Harvard Business School and uses...

     (where he sits as Vice-Chair), and other colleges and universities in the Philippines.
  • Óscar Orbos
    Oscar Orbos
    Oscar M. Orbos, popularly known as Ka Oca, is a Philippine TV personality and host of GMA Network's Debate with Mare at Pare.Orbos was a former cabinet secretary, provincial governor, and vice presidential candidate...

     (from Bani, Pangasinan
    Bani, Pangasinan
    Bani is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. It is located between Alaminos City and Bolinao and is named after the Bani, tree which could be found in the Poblacion...

    ), popularly known as Ka Oca, is a Philippine TV personality and host of the popular debate show Debate with Mare at Pare
    Debate with Mare at Pare
    Debate with Mare at Pare is a highly watched open debate show in the Philippines. It is aired every late night Thursdays on GMA Network...

    . Órbos is also a former cabinet secretary, provincial governor, and vice presidential candidate.
  • Camilo Osías
    Camilo Osías
    Camilo Osías was a Filipino politician, twice for a short time President of the Senate of the Philippines....

     (March 23, 1889 Balaoan, La Union - May 20, 1976 Manila) was a Filipino politician, twice for a short time President of the Senate of the Philippines
    President of the Senate of the Philippines
    The President of the Senate of the Philippines, or more popularly known as the Senate President, is the presiding officer and the highest ranking-official of the Senate of the Philippines. He/she is elected by the entire body to be their leader...

    .
  • Ambrosio Bibby Padilla
    Ambrosio Padilla
    Ambrosio Bibby Padilla was a former Filipino basketball player and former elected member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in the Asian basketball development.Padilla was born as the eighth of eleven children of Dr. Nicanor Padilla and Ysabel Bibby...

     from Lingayen, Pangasinan
    Lingayen, Pangasinan
    Lingayen is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the capital municipality and the seat of government of the province of Pangasinan. According to the latest census, it has a population of 95,773 people in 16,467 households.Lingayen...

    , was a basketball player and elected member of the Senate of the Philippines; he was one of the most important figures in the development of Asian basketball.
  • Robin Padilla
    Robin Padilla
    Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla better known by his stage name Robin Padilla is a Filipino film and television action star. He is the younger brother of actors BB Gandanghari, Rommel Padilla and Royette Padilla...

    , action star from the Northern Province, Baguio.
  • Quintín Paredes
    Quintín Paredes
    Quintín B. Paredes was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and statesman.He was born in Bangued, Abra, Philippines in 1884 to Juan Felix Paredes and Regine Babila.-Education and early career:...

     (September 9, 1884 - January 30, 1973), a Filipino lawyer, politician, and statesman. He was born in Bangued, Abra
    Bangued, Abra
    Bangued is a first class municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 46,179 in 8,071 households.-History:...

    .
  • Maribeth Pascua, international singer and mass communications lecturer in Indonesia.
  • Pilar Pilapil (from Camiling, Tarlac
    Camiling, Tarlac
    ----Camiling is a 1st class urban municipality of the province of Tarlac in the Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 79,941 people in 15,324 households. The density is 1035.75 people per km2.Camiling is an urban municipality and one of the fastest-growing towns of...

    ) was selected to represent the Philippines in the Miss Universe 1967
    Miss Universe 1967
    Miss Universe 1967, the 16th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 21-year-old Sylvia Hitchcock of USA. It took place on 15 July 1967 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...

     pageant and went on to become a well-known actress.
  • Fernando Poe, Jr.
    Fernando Poe, Jr.
    Ronald Allan Poe y Kelley , better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and cultural icon. From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which won him respect and admiration...

      (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), born as Ronald Allan Kelley Poe and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and film director. He was honored in 2006 as Philippine National Artist. He ran an unsuccessful bid for President of the Philippines
    President of the Philippines
    The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

     in the 2004 presidential elections against the incumbent, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
    Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
    Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...

    . His mother was a Kapampangan
    Kapampangan people
    The Kapampangans or Capampan͠gans are the sixth largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group, numbering about 2,890,000. The original Kapampangans may have descended from Austronesian-speaking immigrants to Luzon during the Iron Age.The province of Pampanga is traditional homeland of the Kapampangans...

     from Candaba; his father, Fernando Poe, Sr.
    Fernando Poe, Sr.
    Fernando Poe was a famous actor during the early cinema era in the Philippines. He was the father of the late Ronald Allan K. Poe, better known as Fernando Poe, Jr., who was also a famous actor and icon. Prior to his son's rise to fame, Poe had been known simply as 'Fernando Poe'...

    , was an Ilocano actor from Pangasinan
    Pangasinan
    Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...

    .
  • Elpidio Quirino
    Elpidio Quirino
    Elpidio Rivera Quirino was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925. He was then elected as senator from 1925–1931...

    , 6th President of the Philippines
    President of the Philippines
    The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

     (1948–1953) and native of Caoayan, Ilocos Sur.
  • Fidel Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928), popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines
    President of the Philippines
    The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...

     from 1992 to 1998. Prior to his election as president, Ramos served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino
    Corazon Aquino
    Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...

    , first as chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
    Armed Forces of the Philippines
    The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...

     (AFP) and, later on, as Secretary of National Defense
    Department of National Defense (Philippines)
    The Department of National Defense is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country...

     from 1986 to 1991.
  • Coney Reyes
    Coney Reyes
    Coney Reyes is an award winning Philippine Film/TV actress, television host and producer with Chinese and Spanish descent. She has been one of the co-presenters of Student Canteen and Eat Bulaga . She earned a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Communication Arts at Maryknoll College...

     (born May 27, 1954) is a film/television actress, television host and producer.
  • Nicanor Reyes, Sr., founder and first president of the Far Eastern University
    Far Eastern University
    Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...

     in Manila
    Manila
    Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

    . He envisioned a school that would promote the teaching of accounting to Filipinos, a profession formerly available only to foreigners. His hometown was Paniqui, Tarlac
    Paniqui, Tarlac
    Paniqui is a first class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 83,311 people in 16,828 households....

    .
  • Artemio Ricarte
    Artemio Ricarte
    Artemio Ricarte y Garcia was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He is considered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as the "Father of the Philippine Army"...

     (October 20, 1866 — July 31, 1945) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution
    Philippine Revolution
    The Philippine Revolution , called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, was an armed military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire.The Philippine Revolution began in August...

     and the Philippine–American War. He is considered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines
    Armed Forces of the Philippines
    The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...

     as the "Father of the Philippine Army". Ricarte is also notable for never having taken an oath of allegiance
    Oath of allegiance
    An oath of allegiance is an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges a duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to monarch or country. In republics, modern oaths specify allegiance to the country's constitution. For example, officials in the United States, a republic, take an oath of office that...

     to the United States government, which occupied the Philippines from 1898 to 1946. Ricarte was born in Batac City, Ilocos Norte.
  • Jose Rizal
    José Rizal
    José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...

     (1861 – 1896), polymath, advocate for institutional reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era, national hero of the Philippines.
  • Ruby Rodriguez from San Marcelino, Zambales is a Filipina actress and a co-host of the television variety show Eat Bulaga!
    Eat Bulaga!
    Eat Bulaga! is a noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by Television And Production Exponents Inc. and aired by GMA Network. The show is broadcast from The New TAPE Studios at the GMA Broadway Centrum in New Manila, Quezon City. Eat Bulaga! is aired Weekdays at 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm ...

    in the Philippines.
  • Gloria Romero
    Gloria Romero (actress)
    Gloria Romero is a Filipino actress appearing in film and television. Her career spans 60 years and includes award winning performances in the films Tanging Yaman , Nagbabagang Luha and 1955's Dalagang Ilocana...

     actress whose father is an Ilocano from Pangasinan and mother is Caucasian.
  • Alberto Romulo
    Alberto Romulo
    Alberto Gatmaitan Rómulo is a politician in the Philippines. He served as Foreign Secretary before and during the beginning of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III....

    , from Camiling, Tarlac, is the Philippines' Secretary for Foreign Affairs
    Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)
    The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute to the enhancement of national security and the protection of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty, to participate in the national endeavor of sustaining...

    . He is the younger brother of Carlos P. Romulo.
  • Carlos P. Romulo
    Carlos P. Rómulo
    Carlos Peña Rómulo was a Filipino diplomat, politician, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32...

    , from Camiling, Tarlac
    Camiling, Tarlac
    ----Camiling is a 1st class urban municipality of the province of Tarlac in the Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 79,941 people in 15,324 households. The density is 1035.75 people per km2.Camiling is an urban municipality and one of the fastest-growing towns of...

    ; famous statesman and former President of the United Nations General Assembly
    President of the United Nations General Assembly
    The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis.- Election :...

    .
  • Jericho Rosales
    Jericho Rosales
    Jericho Vibar Rosales, is a Filipino cinema and television actor, singer, and songwriter....

    , actor born in Quezon City whose Ilocano roots were traced back to Bucay, Abra.
  • Paulino Santos
    Paulino Santos
    General Paulino Santos was an exceptional military officer who became the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from May 6 to December 31, 1936. Upon his retirement, he served as a civilian administrator under President Manuel L. Quezon.-Early life:Gen. Santos was born in Camiling, Tarlac to...

     from Camiling, Tarlac, a former chief of staff of the Philippine Army during the time of Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon; founder of Penal Colonies and a Philippine Constabulary Second Lieutenant.
  • Leticia Ramos Shahanni has served as Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (1981–1986) and as Secretary General for the Third United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi (1985). She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women. She was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan.
  • Jacqueline Aquino Siapno (from Dagupan City
    Dagupan City
    The City of Dagupan is a 1st class city in the Philippines. It is an independent component city of the province of Pangasinan. According to the latest census, Dagupan City has a population of 149,554 people in 25,921 households. Located on Lingayen Gulf on the island of Luzon, Dagupan is the...

    , Pangasinan), the interim first lady of East Timor
    East Timor
    The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

    , has taught at universities in London, Australia, East Timor, Indonesia and California. She has served as a political advisor and as a consultant to various grassroots organizations around the world. She is also a published author.
  • Diego Silang
    Diego Silang
    Diego Silang y Andaya was a revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano nation...

    , leader and revolutionist.
  • Gabriela Silang
    Gabriela Silang
    María Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang was the wife of the Ilocano insurgent leader, Diego Silang. Following Diego's assassination in 1763, she led the group for four months before she was captured and executed....

    , wife of Diego, revolutionist.
  • Luis "Chavit" Singson (born June 21, 1941), better known as Chavit Singson, is a Filipino politician. He was a former Governor of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines since 1998. He is the owner of the Partas Bus Company. He is from Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
  • Máximo Villaflor Solivén (September 4, 1929 – November 24, 2006) was a prominent Filipino journalist and newspaper publisher. In a career that spanned six decades, he attained his greatest peak and influence with the Philippine Star, which he co-founded in 1986, and where he served as publisher until his death. His daily column published in the Star, titled "By The Way", was one of the most widely read newspaper columns in the Philippines.
  • Sandra Ann R. Talag
    Sandy Talag
    Sandra Ann R. Talag, popularly known as Sandy Talag, is a Filipina child actress. She rose to fame through the television talent search show StarStruck Kids.-Television appearances:-Film:-Other appearances:...

    , popularly known as Sandy Talag, is a Filipina child actress. She rose to fame through the television talent search StarStruck Kids
    StarStruck Kids
    StarsStruck Kids was the reality-based talent search show in the Philippines aired by GMA. It was the junior version of StarStruck.- Overview :...

    . She was born in Baguio City
    Baguio City
    The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...

    , Benguet
    Benguet
    Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....

    .
  • Gilbert Teodoro (born June 14, 1964) is a former Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines, having assumed the post in August 2007 and resigning November 15, 2009. From 1998 to 2007 he was a member of the House of Representatives, representing the First District of Tarlac province. In March 2009 he announced his intention to run for President of the Philippines in the May 2010 elections. He was also known for his contributions to the people after Typhoon Ondoy hit the Philippines. During that time, he was still the Secretary of the Department of National Defense.
  • Jose de Venecia, Jr.
    Jose de Venecia, Jr.
    Jose Claveria de Venecia, Jr. also known as JDV or Joe De V is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest ranking official of the Philippines. He was the former president of the...

     (born December 26, 1936), also known as JDV or Joe De V, is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
    House of Representatives of the Philippines
    The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...

    , serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. He was the former president of the Philippines' dominant party, Lakas-CMD. He ran for president in the 1998 election but lost to Vice President Joseph Estrada
    Joseph Estrada
    Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...

    . Since 1987, de Venecia has been elected to six terms as a Representative of the 4th District of Pangasinan
    Pangasinan
    Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...

    . On February 5, 2008, 174 representatives (a considerable majority of members of the House) voted to remove de Venecia as Speaker. He is the first Filipino who has held the Speakership five times in separate terms.
  • Fabian Ver
    Fabian Ver
    Fabian C. Ver was a General and Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos...

    , former General and Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
    Armed Forces of the Philippines
    The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...

    .
  • Nova Villa (from La Union) is a veteran comedienne.
  • Phil Villas (born January 30, 1993), is an ilocano rap artist, and founder of the record label Homemade music ent. He is from Roxas, Isabela
    Roxas, Isabela
    Roxas is a first class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 53,461 people in 9,896 households....

  • Ignacio B. Villamor, the first Filipino to serve as President of the University of the Philippines
    President of the University of the Philippines
    The President of the University of the Philippines is elected for a single six-year term by the University's twelve-member Board of Regents. As of 2005, two Americans and 17 Filipinos served as President of the University of the Philippines....

     (from Abra).
  • Teófilo Yldefonso
    Teofilo Yldefonso
    Teófilo E. Yldefonzo was a Filipino swimmer in the breaststroke. He is the first Filipino to win an Olympic medal, and the only Filipino to win multiple medals.He was born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte.-Athlete:...

    , "the Ilocano Shark" (February 9, 1903 – July 19, 1943), was a Filipino swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke. He was the first Filipino to win an Olympic medal, and the only Filipino to win multiple medals. He was born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte.

Foreign nationals of Ilocano ancestry

  • Benny Agbayani
    Benny Agbayani
    Benny Peter Agbayani, Jr. is retired professional baseball player. Born in Hawaii to Filipino and Samoan parents, he attended Saint Louis School and Hawaii Pacific University. He also attended the Oregon Institute of Technology...

    , professional baseball player.
  • Rolando B. Almazan, President and CEO of one of the largest chemical plants in Canada; included in the international roster of Who's Who.
  • Angelo Baligad, aka Lil Demon, breakdancer featured on Ellen on April 21, 2009.
  • Charlene Barroga, cancer research scientist.
  • Thelma Buchholdt
    Thelma Buchholdt
    Thelma Garcia Buchholdt was a Filipino American community activist, politician, historian, public speaker, cultural worker, and author. She was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives for four consecutive terms, from 1974 through 1982...

    , J.D., elected member, Alaska State House of Representatives (1974–1982).
  • Carlos Bulosan
    Carlos Bulosan
    Also known as Julius Zafra , a Filipino, an English-language novelist and poet who spent most of his life in the United States, and is best known for the semi-autobiographical America Is in the Heart.-Life and career:Carlos Bulosan was born to Ilocano parents in...

    , writer from Binalonan, Pangasinan
    Binalonan, Pangasinan
    Binalonan is a municipality geographically located in the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines. At present it is becoming one of the province’s top producers of rice grains and mangoes. The town is known for its rich history rooted in oral traditions of folklore...

    .
  • David Bunevacz, athlete.
  • Ben Cayetano
    Ben Cayetano
    Benjamin Jerome "Ben" Cayetano served as the fifth Governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United States.- Early years :...

    , 5th Governor of Hawaii
    Governor of Hawaii
    The Governor of Hawaii is the chief executive of the state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state...

     (1994–2002).
  • Philip Vera Cruz
    Philip Vera Cruz
    Philip Vera Cruz was a Filipino American labor leader, farmworker, and leader in the Asian American civil rights movement. He was a co-founder of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, which later merged with the National Farm Workers Association to become the United Farm Workers...

    , labor union leader.
  • Joseph Raymundo-Adolfo Domingo, American politician.
  • Erlinda Dominguez, C.E.O. of Dominguez Law Offices Honolulu, Hawaii
    Hawaii
    Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

    .
  • Emil Guillermo
    Emil Guillermo
    Emil Guillermo is a print and broadcast journalist, commentator and humorist. He writes a column, "Emil Amok," for AsianWeek- the most widely read and largest circulating Asian American newsweekly in the U.S....

    , journalist and 2000 American Book Award
    American Book Award
    The American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It seeks to recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre...

     winner.
  • Danny Inosanto
    Dan Inosanto
    Daniel Arca Inosanto is a Filipino-American martial arts instructor from California who is best known as a student of the late Bruce Lee and authority on Jeet Kune Do Concepts.-Martial arts:...

    , martial artist, Bruce Lee's assistant.
  • Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton (from Pozorrubio, Pangasinan) is a boxer. She won the San Francisco Golden Gloves, the California State Championships, was a Diamond Belt champion, and closed out her amateur career by winning the silver medal in the United States Amateur Championships. As a professional boxer, Julation is close to the top in winning world titles with the fewest professional bouts. , she is a world-title holder of the International Boxing Association
    International Boxing Association
    The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...

     and the World Boxing Organization
    World Boxing Organization
    The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

    .
  • Angelita Albano Castro Kelly, first Fil-Am to become a space mission engineer at the National Administration of Space and Aeronautics.
  • Christopher Derige Malano, 19th Secretary General of Pax Romana (organization)
    Pax Romana (organization)
    Pax Romana - the international federation of Catholic intellectuals, one of the oldest international lay Catholic movements. It was created in two stages: in 1921 IMCS/ and 1947 as a response of Catholic university lecturers and students to the need to build a peaceful world after experience of...

  • Ramiele Malubay
    Ramiele Malubay
    Ramiele Macrohon Malubay , also known as Ramiele, is a Filipino-American singer and the ninth place finalist on the seventh season of the television series American Idol.-Biography:...

    , American Idol Season 7 Top 12 contestant.
  • Rhoda Montemayor
    Rhoda Montemayor
    Rhoda Montemayor is an actress and dancer of Filipino heritage. Her premiere role was as Tiger Lily in Finding Neverland. Other notable roles include Rose Ortiz, the Pink Ranger, in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, and a cameo role in the film Adulthood.-Family background:Rhoda and her family...

    , Europe actress and model.
  • Leonor Rivera from Camiling, Tarlac
    Camiling, Tarlac
    ----Camiling is a 1st class urban municipality of the province of Tarlac in the Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 79,941 people in 15,324 households. The density is 1035.75 people per km2.Camiling is an urban municipality and one of the fastest-growing towns of...

    , also known as Maria Clara in José Rizal
    José Rizal
    José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...

    's novel Noli Me Tangere
    Noli Me Tangere (novel)
    Noli Me Tangere is a novel by Filipino polymath José Rizal and first published in 1887 in Berlin, Germany. Early English translations used titles like An Eagle Flight and The Social Cancer, but more recent translations have been published using the original Latin title.Though originally written in...

    ; Rizal's lover and younger cousin.
  • Gloria Romero
    Gloria Romero (actress)
    Gloria Romero is a Filipino actress appearing in film and television. Her career spans 60 years and includes award winning performances in the films Tanging Yaman , Nagbabagang Luha and 1955's Dalagang Ilocana...

     is a multi-award-winning Filipino actress whose career spans 60 years. She was ranked 6th among the 15 Best Philippine Actresses of All Time by S Magazine.
  • Lt. Gen. Edward Soriano
    Edward Soriano
    Since his retirement in March 2005, Lieutenant General Edward Soriano remains the highest-ranking Filipino American officer to have served in the United States Army...

    , first Fil-Am
    Filipino American
    Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...

     General of the US Army (ret).
  • Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba
    Antonio Taguba
    Antonio Mario Taguba , is a retired major general in the United States Army. He was the second American citizen of Philippine birth to be promoted to general officer rank in the Army....

    , second Fil-Am General of the US Army.
  • Donita Rose Villarama
    Donita Rose
    Donita Rose-Villarama, , also known as Donita Rose, Donita, is a Filipina actress, TV Host and former MTV Asia VJ.-Biography:...

     is an actress, TV host and former MTV Asia VJ. In 2001 she was selected by FHM
    FHM
    FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...

    as Sexiest Woman in the Philippines.
  • Brian Viloria
    Brian Viloria
    Brian Viloria is a Filipino-American professional boxer He is the reigning WBO Flyweight champion. He also won the WBC Light Flyweight and IBF Junior Flyweight titles...

    , light flyweight boxing champion.

See also

  • Ilocandia
    Ilocandia
    Ilocandia is the term given to the traditional homeland of the Ilocano people.From the original western strip of Northern Luzon , Ilocandia has spread throughout the Cagayan Valley and some parts of Central Luzon....

  • Ethnic groups in the Philippines
    Ethnic groups in the Philippines
    The Philippine islands are inhabited by number of different ethnic groups. The majority of the population is composed of ethnolinguistic groups whose languages are Austronesian in origin. Many of these groups converted to Christianity, and adopted many foreign elements of culture...

  • Super regions of the Philippines
    Super regions of the Philippines
    The "super" regions of the Philippines are an informal grouping of parts of regions and provinces of the Philippines based on their economic strengths. According to Executive Order No...


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