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* Ramon Magsaysay, third President of the fully-independent Republic who backed America during the Cold War. [[Reasonable Authority Figure|A popular president known for his humility]], [[Nonstandard Game Over|he met a tragic end in a plane crash]].

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking|Sultan]] [[Asskicking Equals Authority|Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat]], [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Muslim chief]] who successfully fended off Spanish incursions into Mindanao throughout his reign.

* The Luna brothers, [[Sibling Yin-Yang|Juan and Antonio]]. The former was a [[Magnum Opus|painter]], the latter a [[Four Star Badass|military man]].

* The Luna brothers, [[Sibling Yin-Yang|Juan and Antonio]]. The former was a [[Magnum Opus|painter]], the latter a [[Four-Star Badass|military man]].

* Brigadier Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, fought the Americans and died at his [[Last Stand]] at Tirad Pass, which got the [[Fan Nickname]] "[[Three Hundred|Philippine Thermopylae]]".

* Mariano Gómez, José Burgos and Jacinto Zamora, collectively known as the GomBurZa, three Filipino priests whose execution by strangulation in 17 February 1872, on false charges of instigating a failed mutiny in Fort San Felipe (modern-day Cavite City, Cavite) 28 days earlier, slowly uncorked resentment against Spanish authorities. The mutiny was used by friars to get rid of the liberal Burgos (as well as his associates Gómez and Zamora), who has infuriated them with his advocacy of reforms benefiting native clergymen and attacks against corrupt friars.

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* Fidel Valdez Ramos, Corazon Aquino's successor and the first Protestant President of the mostly Catholic Philippines.

* Manuel "Manny" Villar, self-proclaimed [[Self-Made Man]], tycoon and senator who boasts of a [[Rags to Riches]] background.

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Miriam]] [[Cloudcuckoolander|Defensor-Santiago]], [[Hot Blooded]] [[Long Runner|long-running]] senator and [[The Ace|Harvard graduate]] famous for being quite the [[Insufferable Genius]] (though not without some sense of humor).

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Miriam]] [[Cloudcuckoolander|Defensor-Santiago]], [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Long Runner|long-running]] senator and [[The Ace|Harvard graduate]] famous for being quite the [[Insufferable Genius]] (though not without some sense of humor).

* Jejomar Binay, current Vice-President famous for his years serving his native Makati City suburb in Metro Manila as mayor and developing it into the national economic center. His family [[Generation Xerox|has since made a name for themselves within the city]], with his son Jejomar Erwin as current mayor.

* Ramon Revilla, former movie star (of such films as ''[[The Killing of Satan]]'') and former senator, who followed his close friend Estrada into politics at the height of his popularity. He is also known for [[The Pornomancer|having fathered 72 children from 16 women]]. [[Generation Xerox|His son, Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., is also an actor and a senator]].

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* Jasmine Villegas is of Mexican-Filipino descent.

* Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as "Bruno Mars", [[But Not Too Foreign|American]] pop singer, has a Filipino mother.

* A large number of American porn actresses and import models have Filipino ancestry, most (in)famously, [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Mimi_Miyagi~~ Mimi Miyagi], who actually ran for ''governor'' of [[Nevada]] in 2006, under the Republican party.

* A large number of American porn actresses and import models have Filipino ancestry, most (in)famously, [[wikipedia:Mimi Miyagi|Mimi Miyagi]], who actually ran for ''governor'' of [[Nevada]] in 2006, under the Republican party.

* [[Darren Criss]] is half Filipino [[Ambiguously Brown|many people don't realize at first.]]

* Martial artist Mark Dacascos, mainly known in the [[Double Dragon]] film and the host of [[Iron Chef America]].

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* Grail of [[Wildstorm]] comics.

* Matt Fraction attempted to make a Philippines-based superhero team, [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Triumph_Division~~ the Triumph Division], in [[Iron Man]]. Most would contest that he [[Did Not Do the Research]].

* Matt Fraction attempted to make a Philippines-based superhero team, [[wikipedia:Triumph Division|the Triumph Division]], in [[Iron Man]]. Most would contest that he [[Did Not Do the Research]].

* The international indy cult-favorites [[Everything's Better With Chickens|Elmer]] and [[Trese]].

* An issue of [[Power Girl]] had the titular hero save an area of the Philippines from a massive tidal wave. It was even revealed that [http://i44.tinypic.com/1o17bb.jpg she knows how to speak Tagalog].

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==== Live Action TV ====

* It is mentioned in ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' that the Philippines becomes a major superpower... in the fifth millennium.

* It is mentioned in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' that the Philippines becomes a major superpower... in the fifth millennium.

* [[The Green Hornet]]'s sidekick Kato was originally supposed to be a Filipino, but got a [[Race Lift]] in the other incarnations.

* The second to the last episode of Season 4 of [[Burn Notice]] had a plot to blame killings on a Filipino separatist group. Michael Weston objects to building a bomb from the separatist group's plans, since he did not speak Tagalog.

* The two-part season-ender of Season 3 of NCIS featured a Filipino Islamic terrorist and suicide bomber.

* In the NCIS LA episode "LD50", the NCIS LA unit under G. Callen arrest an Abu Sayyaf terrorist who entered America under a fake name. During the interrogation, NCIS psychologist Nate Getz questioned the alleged terrorist with his participation in [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/SuperFerry_14~~ SupperFerry 14 bombing attack].

* In the NCIS LA episode "LD50", the NCIS LA unit under G. Callen arrest an Abu Sayyaf terrorist who entered America under a fake name. During the interrogation, NCIS psychologist Nate Getz questioned the alleged terrorist with his participation in [[wikipedia:SuperFerry 14|SupperFerry 14 bombing attack]].

* That [[Internet Backdraft|infamous]] [http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2007/10/filipinoa-outra.html incident] involving [[Desperate Housewives]].

* The Philippines was mentioned as a place to earn money by gambling on drinking games on [[Heroes]] Season 3 Episode 21.

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==== Video Games: ====

* The Philippines is a setting in ''[[Front Mission]] 3''. Many characters from this series include a La Resistance leader [whose name is a [[Shout Out]] to former President Joseph Estrada], and Pham Luis, a [[Rich Bitch]] mecha pilot who is clearly an Asuka Langley Soryu [[Expy]].

* The Philippines is a setting in ''[[Front Mission]] 3''. Many characters from this series include a La Resistance leader [whose name is a [[Shout-Out]] to former President Joseph Estrada], and Pham Luis, a [[Rich Bitch]] mecha pilot who is clearly an Asuka Langley Soryu [[Expy]].

* Jose Rizal is an unlockable character (with a rocket launcher) in the first [[Medal of Honor]].

* Talim in [[Soul Calibur]].