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Leah Salonga
Filipina singer and actress. She is best known for
originating the lead role of Kim in the musical
Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier,
Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre
World awards.She was the first Asian to play the
roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les
Misérables on Broadway. She also provided the
singing voice of two Disney "princesses":
Jasmine in Aladdin (1992), and Fa Mulan in
Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004)
Levi Celerio
Is a Filipino composer and lyricist.
He was a creative songwriter, with
more than 4,000 songs to his
acclaim including Filipino folk,
Christmas, and love songs that are
popular pieces, which many
consider to be immortal.
 Raymundo Cipriano
Pujante Cayabyab
Is well known in the music industry. His
works range from commissioned full-
length ballets, theater musicals, choral
pieces, a Mass set to unaccompanied
chorus, and orchestral pieces, to
commercial recordings of popular music,
film scores and television specials.
 Freddie Aguilar
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 Philippine music record of all time.
He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock. He is
well known internationally, and within the
Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, claiming
fame as one of the best musician-songwriters of
the Philippines.
Gloria Diaz Won the Miss Universe title for the Philippines
in 1969 and Miss Margarita Moran did in
again in 1973. The Miss International crown
was worn by Gemma Cruz in 1964, by Aurora
Pijuan in 1970 and by Melanie Marquez in
1979. Filipino women have also won the Miss
Asia Pacific award four times since 1965.
They are Ines Zaragoza who brought home the
crown in 1982; Gloria Dimayacyac, 1983;
Lorna Legaspi, 1989; and Michelle Aldana,
1993
Fernando Poe Jr.
The “King of Action Movies".
For more than four decades now,
he has ruled the local big screen,
even putting in the sideline
another actor and friend who
became more successful in
politics.
 Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon
The king of comedy. He shared many
moments of great laughs with the
Filipino audience. As an actor and
prime comedian, Dolphy entertained
the nation with his physical humor
and classic jokes.
Manny Pacquiao - Emmanuel
Dapidran Pacquiao
A Filipino professional boxer and
politician. He is an eight-division
world champion, the first boxer in
history to win ten world titles, the
first to win in eight weight
divisions,and the first to win the
lineal championship in four different
weight classes. He was named
"Fighter of the Decade" for the
2000's by the Boxing Writers
Association of America (BWAA)