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List of people from the Davao Region

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pageant held in Doral, Florida. A native of Tulunan, North Cotabato, Lastimosa studied and resided in Davao City. She won Mutya ng Dabaw (Miss Davao) and was crowned Reyna ng Aliwan in 2008 representing Davao and the
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for Emergent Leadership, for nurturing his Matigsalug students and their community to transform their lives in ways that preserve their integrity as indigenous peoples in a modernizing Philippines (
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The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are closely associated with the Davao Region (especially from the highly-urbanized city of
470:– politician; member of the Nationalist People's Coalition; elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Second District of Davao City 544:– politician; member of the LAKAS-CMD Party; elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the First District of Compostela Valley 766:– field reporter, news director and radio commentator for DWIZ, and television host for UNTV and former newscaster and television host for ABS-CBN and DZMM, now on current for PTV-4 414:– politician; member of the Nacionalista Party; elected in 2007 as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the First District of Davao del Sur 398:– politician; member of the Liberal Party; elected to two terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Second District of Davao del Sur 683:– professional basketball player who currently plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association; twelfth overall pick in the 2006 PBA Draft 358: 66:
of the Davao Region, used by its inhabitants of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds to communicate with each other. Native minority speaks the near-extinct
760:– radio journalist for Sunrise FM in Mati City in the southern Philippines; slain on stage in Manay, Davao Oriental, Mindanao, while hosting a singing contest 1166: 1140: 621:– professional basketball player who currently plays for the Air21 Express in the Philippine Basketball Association, having played for Meralco Bolts 913:, founder and religious group leader of the Philippines-based Restorationist church, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc ( 1033: 1256: 165:– singer-songwriter who rose to popularity after becoming a grand finalist of the first season of the talent competition Pilipinas Got Talent 677:– basketball player who currently plays for the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA; drafted 19th overall by the Batang Pier in the 2014 PBA draft 1261: 935: 573:– footballer who plays as a defender mainly as a centre back for Global F.C. in the United Football League, and Philippines national team 1266: 824:– surrealist painter, poet, philosopher, essayist, musician, performance artist and literary, art and cultural critic; from Mindanao 450:– lawyer and politician; current mayor of Davao City (2010–2013, 2016-2022), 15th Vice President of the Philippines (2022–present) ( 382: 440:– lawyer, politician and mayor of Davao City (1988–1998, 2001–2010, 2013–2016); 16th President of the Philippines (2016–2022) ( 887: 579:– professional basketball player; currently plays for the Kia Carnival in the Philippine Basketball Association; small forward 1087: 1005: 597:– retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association; former head coach of the UV Green Lancers 716: 701:– Japanese-Filipino footballer for CSM Politehnica Iași in Romania's Liga I and for the Philippines national football team 949: 871: 713:– retired professional basketball player who spent 14 seasons in the PBA, mostly with the San Miguel Beermen franchise 1101: 692: 513: 893: 867: 698: 668: 609:– professional basketball player who currently plays for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association 1093: 763: 224: 1194: 785:– journalist for PTV and Radyo Pilipinas, formerly with TV5 Manila, ABS-CBN, RPN-9 and Radio Mindanao Network 1236: 1180: 1144: 977: 674: 430:– politician, activist, writer and journalist; was a member of the House of Representatives for Bayan Muna ( 268: 36:
regardless of ethnicity or religion. Locals are themselves often referred to as a "tripeople", composed of
1061: 875: 523: 191:– composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer known for collaborations with South Border ( 107: 896:– Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2018 and Top 10 Finalist in Miss Supranational 2018, held in Poland. 585:– professional basketball player who plays for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association 1107: 547: 473: 411: 135: 1222: 1047: 838: 719:– professional basketball player who currently plays for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the PBA ( 588: 67: 848: 757: 45: 991: 963: 863: 857: 852: 842: 726: 83: 1019: 627:– professional basketball; plays for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association 1160: 910: 535: 503: 493: 427: 395: 255: 213: 1075: 874:
and First Runner-Up in the Miss Intercontinental 2017 pageant held in Egypt. She competed in
567:– World Champion Boxer from Panabo, Davao del Norte; competes in the Super-flyweight division 834: 797:– radio host for DWIZ, columnist for Philippine Daily Inquirer, formerly with RPN-9 and DZIQ 686: 658: 652: 640: 600: 541: 487: 168: 75: 59: 1067: 983: 955: 906: 879: 729:– retired professional boxer, notable for being the first fighter to defeat Manny Pacquiao 646: 570: 519: 437: 250: 198: 550:– member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing Bayan Muna Party-list ( 1039: 664: 576: 564: 467: 417: 320: 208: 121: 201:– singer and songwriter; former lead singer of acoustic group MYMP from 2003 to 2009 ( 1250: 1120: 1053: 997: 969: 821: 704: 636: 630: 624: 594: 401: 368: 131: 117: 71: 1011: 739: 618: 606: 529: 477: 447: 378: 354: 337:– actress, singer, PBB All in 1st runner up, member of It's Showtime's GirlTrends ( 306: 296: 152: 37: 25: 791:- journalist for TV5 Manila, formerly with PTV-4, RPN-9 and Radio Mindanao Network 707:– retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association 1025: 920: 815: 794: 788: 782: 742:– broadcast journalist in the Philippines; anchored ABS-CBN's flagship newscast 612: 334: 230: 41: 33: 689:– professional boxer; current WBC Continental Americas light flyweight champion 914: 809: 770: 710: 591:– boxer from Panabo, Davao del Norte; competes in the light-flyweight division 582: 551: 507: 497: 461: 451: 441: 431: 421: 420:– incumbent Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ( 405: 372: 362: 348: 328: 300: 290: 286: 280: 234: 218: 202: 192: 188: 178: 172: 156: 139: 125: 111: 90: 480:; a scion of the wealthy family in Mindanao, the Floirendos; public servant ( 923:– Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 2000 in the Philippines. 776: 680: 344: 649:– footballer for the Philippines women's national football team; midfielder 941: 532:– politician, former banker, former local legislator of the City of Davao 240: 162: 29: 457: 79: 49: 1208: 720: 506:– former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ( 182: 883: 481: 338: 314: 273: 260: 244: 53: 878:
and won the Miss World Philippines title. She also competed in
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Davaoeños often also 876:Miss World Philippines 108:Alfredo E. Evangelista 78:, a phenomenon called 1225:. September 26, 2017. 1108:Antonio Lagdameo, Jr. 548:Carlos Isagani Zarate 474:Antonio Lagdameo, Jr. 412:Marc Douglas Cagas IV 233:– model and actress ( 136:Ramon Magsaysay Award 134:– winner of the 2014 86:is also widely used. 589:Mark Anthony Barriga 217:Grand Teen Questor ( 211:– actress, host and 74:between Cebuano and 1183:. October 21, 2017. 849:Mary Jean Lastimosa 758:Desidario Camangyan 347:– actor, comedian ( 44:and descendants of 1239:. October 9, 2017. 864:Katarina Rodriguez 858:Kadayawan Festival 853:Miss Universe 2014 843:Miss Universe 2006 727:Rustico Torrecampo 615:– mountain climber 381:– drag performer, 289:– actor and host ( 38:indigenous peoples 1197:. 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Index

Davao Region
Mindanao
Philippines
indigenous peoples
Moros
twentieth-century settlers
Visayas
Luzon
Cebuano
Davaoeño language
codeswitch
Tagalog
Bisalog
English
Davao
Alfredo E. Evangelista
Davao City
Candy Gourlay
United Kingdom
Davao City
Randy Halasan
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Davao City
Gladys Reyes
Davao City
Kaye Cal
Sharmaine Arnaiz
Davao City
Thor Dulay
Panabo

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