Famous Chinese Filipinos

華菲 or Chinoy / Tsinoy
  • José Rizal  - Filipino national hero 
  • St. Lorenzo Ruiz  - first Filipino saint
  • Emilio Aguinaldo  -  first president of the Philippines
  • Tomas Pinpin  -   the "Prince of Filipino Printers"
  • Sergio Osmeña  - third President of the Philippines
  • Ferdinand Marcos  - President from 1965 to 1986
  • Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino - first woman president of the Philippines
  • Jose Mari Chan - singer and songwriter
  • Charlie Chao - Feng Shui Expert
  • Fortunano "Atoy" Co - pro basketball player, politician, former councillor of Pasig City
  • Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr. - business  tycoon and politician, heads San Miguel Corporation 
  • Enchong Dee (Chinese-Bikolano) - Actor, model and Philippine Swim team member.
  • Howard Q. Dee - former Philippine Ambassador to the Vatican and Malta
  • John Gokongwei - business tycoon, founder of JG Summit Holdings
  • Alfredo Lim  - current Manila mayor and former senator of the Philippines
  • Gen. Vicente Lim - the first Filipino to graduate from West Point
  • Peter S. Lim  - dean of University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Engineering
  • Teresita Ang See - human rights activist working on behalf of Chinese Filipinos
  • Jaime Cardinal Sin - Catholic leader 
  • Henry Sy -  shopping-mall tycoon
  • Lucio Tan - billionaire tycoon
  • Claudio Teehankee, Sr.  - Retired Chief Justice
  • Arthur Yap - Secretary of Department of Agriculture
  • Emilio Yap - Manila Bulletin, Manila Hotel and Euro-Phil Laboratories owner
  • Kim Chiu(Chinese-Visayan)- actress, teen icon.
  • Chris Tiu  TV host of Pinoy Records, basketball player
  • Joseph Yeo - basketball player