Manuel Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezon, the boy from Baler, Tayabas, who became President of the Philippine Commonwealth was born on Aug. 19, 1878, to parents who were schoolteachers. He studied at San Juan de Letran where he…
Corazon Aquino
Corazon C. Aquino was born on 25 January 1933 in Manila. She was the daughter of Jose Cojuangco Sr. of Tarlac and Demetria Sumulong of Rizal. She studied in Manila and finished a bachelor’s degree…
Fidel Ramos
After President Aguino’s term, the next elected president was Fidel Valdez Ramos, with Joseph Estrada as his vice-president. He took his oath of presidency on 27 July 1992. Ramos was the first Protestant president of…
Jose Rizal
Jose Rizal or Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, the pride of Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861. He was the 7th child of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo y Quintos….
Gregorio H. Del Pilar
General Gregorio H. Del Pilar was born in Bulacan, Bulacan, on November 14, 1875. He went to Manila to pursue his studies. His uncles Deodato Arellano and Marcelo H. Del Pilar thought him lessons of…
Rey Paz Contreras
Rey Paz Contreras was born August 31, 1950. He is an outstanding Filipino sculptor working with urban refuse and ecological materials as artistic media. He is encouraged by the native Filipino traditions and creates visual…
Juan Luna
Born on October 23, 1857 in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, Juan Luna y Novicio was the third child of seven children. He is a famous Filipino painter who is a successor of the Cala Family…
Fernando Amorsolo
Fernando Amorsolo is known as one of the most significant artists in the account of painting in the Philippines. He was born on May 20, 1892 in Paco, Manila; he received a degree at the…
Napoleon Abueva
Napoleon Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (born January 26, 1930), more popularly known as Napoleon Abueva, is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled…
Gregorio Zara
Dr. Gregorio Zara was a famous inventor because of his two-way television telephone. He also made the Zara Effect or the electrical kinetic resistance. He also made an airplane engine that used alcohol as fuel. September 30,…