List of Mapúa Institute of Technology people

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This is a list of notable alumni and faculty associated with the Mapúa Institute of Technology.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

1 Academe
2 Architecture
3 Business and Industry
4 Entertainment
5 Government/Military Service
6 Politics
7 Science and Technology
8 Sports
9 References

[edit] Academe

Alfredo Ang, (BSCE)- Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California at Irvine
Leon Chua, (BSEE)- Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, originator of the theory of the memristor
Nicanor Dela Rama, (BSME)- Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at the Bulacan State University
Ernesto Endrina, (BSArchi)- Dean of the College of Atchitecture at the University of Northern Philippines
Herman Gamboa, (BSEE)- Founder of STI Education Services Group (STI Computer Colleges)
Lee Seng Lip, (BSCE)- Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Jose Mananzan, (BSBA)- Former Dean of the Asian Institute of Tourism at the University of the Philippines
Antonio Mateo, (BSEE)- Dean of the College of Engineering at Adamson University
Edwin Obra, (BSChE)- Dean of the College of Engineering at the Emilio Aguinaldo College
Ricardo Pama, (BSCE)- Former Vice President of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok, Thailand and now President of Angeles University Foundation
Demetrio Quirino, (HS)- Founder of the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP)
Peter Ureta, (BSCE)- Dean of the College of Engineering at Far Eastern University
Francis Yu, (BSEE)- Professor Emeritus of electrical engineering , Pennsylvania State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University.

[edit] Architecture

Pablo Antonio - National Artist for Architecture
Lor Calma - prominent architect and builder
Cesar Concio - prominent architect and educator; Gold Medal of Merit awardee from the Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA) and 1969 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan awardee[1]
William Coscolluela (1997), Paulino Lim (1998) and Rogelio Villarosa (1997) - prominent architects and recipients of the Gold Medal of Merit award from the Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA)[2]
Gabino DeLeon (1995), Edilberto Florentino (2002), Froilan Hong (1992), Jaime Marquez (1997) - prominent architects and recipients of the Outstanding Architect of the Year award from the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC)[3]
Manuel Go - prominent architect and builder of commercial landmarks
Felipe Mendoza - 1976 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan awardee and recipient of the 1982 PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year award
Jose Mañosa - prominent architect and builder
Armand Commandante, Gerardo Magat, and Josefina Ramos - prominent architects and educators
Willie Yu - prominent architect and builder
+Aquiles Caesar Paredes - prominent architect, legislator and educator. Committee member to revise the National Building Code, Co-founder of the Architecture Advocacy International Foundation [4] and voted Outstanding Architect of the Year, 1991 by the PRC[5]

[edit] Business and Industry

Diosdado Banatao, (BSEE)- Founder of S3 Graphics, Ltd.; Considered the "Bill Gates of the Philippines" ^[1]
Antonio Abacan, Jr., (BSBA)- President of Metrobank
Arnel B. Aranas, (BSMIE)- Former President of American Standard Philippines
Dennis B. Aranas, (BSEE)- President and CEO of Microwarehouse, Inc.
Ricardo Buencamino, (BSEE)- Director and SVP of Meralco Industrial Engineering Corp. (MIESCOR)
Rudyardo Bunda, (BSBA)- Chief Operating Officer of Union Bank
Nilo Cruz, (BSBA)- President of Hewlett-Packard Philippines
Amaury Gutierrez, (BSME)- Former President of Caltex Philippines
Roberto Huang, (BSME)- President of Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils.
Danilo Ignacio, (BSEE)- General Manager of Robinsons Land Corp.
Ismael Maningas, (BSBA)- President of Fujitsu Philippines
Edilberto Palisoc, (BSCE)- General Manager of D.M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI), one of the leading construction companies in the Philippines
Rodolfo Quiambao, (BSCE)- President and CEO of Rudell and Associates; cited as one of the 50 Outstanding Asian-Americans in Business in the USA[6]
Conrado del Rosario, (BSEE)- Former President of National Power Corporation (Napocor)
Eliseo Santiago, (BSME)- President of Pilipinas Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Corporation
Alfonso Supetran, (BSChE)- Founder of ACS Manufacturing Corporation makers of Pride Laundry Detergent, Unique Toothpaste, Star Wax floorwax
Arthur Tan, (BSECE)- President of Integrated Micro Devices (IMD)
Jimmy T. Tang, (BSEE)- President of the AVESCO Group of Companies and member of the Board of Trustees of Metrobank
Oscar de Venecia, (BSCE)- Chief Executive Officer of Basic Consolidated
Manuel Villar,Jr. (HS) - Successful businessman; founder of Camella & Palmera Homes which had built over a hundred thousand low to medium cost homes
Angelito Villanueva, (BSBA)- Chairman of the Board of BancNet
Alfredo Yao, - Founder of Zesto Corporation, manufacter of Zest-O fruit drinks and other corporations including the manufacturers of Beam toothpaste and Quickchow instant noodles.
Manuel Bonoan, Juanito Ferrer, and Romulo del Rosario- Former National Presidents of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers(PICE)[7]
Benjamin Carbonell, Fernando Dumuk, Calixto Duria, Rafael Florentino, Hilario Gaerlan, Luis Mendoza, Gregorio Sadora and Willington Tan- Former National Presidents of the Institute Integrated Electrical Engineers(IIEE)[8]
Julio Abarquez, Arnaldo Baldonado, Sergio Balolong, Danilo Bulanadi, Danilo Hernandez, Gerardo Hernandez, Antonio Herrera, Roberto Lozada, Armando Pascual, and Augusto Soliman- Former National Presidents of the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers(PSME)[9]
Angel Lazaro,Jr.- Former National President of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP)
Rosauro Calupitan, Conrado Hernandez, Joel Marciano, Fortunato Perlas, Rogelio Ramos and Severo Santiago,- Former National Presidents of the Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP)[10]
Rosauro Calupitan, Cesar Castro, Conrad Hernandez and Fortunato Perlas- Former Presidents of the Philippine Electronics and Telecommunications Federation (PETEF)

[edit] Entertainment

Renato "Compañero" Cayetano, (HS) - Prominent lawyer and media personality
Ricky Davao, (BSMIE) - Movie, television and stage actor; 1987 URIAN Best Actor and 1989 FAMAS Best Supporting Actor awardee
Joseph Estrada. (HS) - FAMAS Hall of Fame awardee
Napoleon Gutierrez, (BSMIE) - Entertainment and sports columnist
Augusto "Chiquito" Pangan, (HS) - Popular comedian and 1984 FAMAS Best Actor awardee
Ariel Ureta, (HS) - Popular radio and television host, director, and comedian

[edit] Government/Military Service

Jesus Acordo (BSEE)- Commissioner of the Energy Regulatory Commission
Manuel Bonoan - Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways
Brig.Gen. Ramon Cannu (BSCE)- Former Commanding Officer of the AFP 2nd Infantry Division
Brig.Gen. Dominador Catibog Jr. (BSCE), Brig.Gen. Cesar Gopilan (BSCE) and Brig.Gen. Simeon Ver (BSCE)- Former Chiefs of the AFP Corps of Engineers
Belen Gobunsuy-Ceniza (BSChm)- Commissioner of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
Gen. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. (HS) - Former PNP Chief
Bayani Fernando.(BSME) - Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and former Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways
Juanito Ferrer (BSCE)- - Former Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways
Lt. Gen. Cardozo M. Luna (BSCE)- current AFP Vice Chief of Staff, former commander of EASTMINCOM and CENTCOM
Edmundo Mir (BSCE) and Romulo del Rosario (BSCE) -Undersecretaries of the Department of Public Works and Highways
Evelyn Pantig (BSCE)- Undersecretary of the Department of Tourism
Jose Policarpio (HS)- Presidential Legislative Adviser
Gen. Dionisio Santiago (HS) - Former AFP Chief-of-Staff
Gen. Alfredo M. Santos (BSCE)- Former AFP Chief-of-Staff; became the Philippine's first four-star general in 1962
Jose Valdecanas (BSCE)- Undersecretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications
Geronimo Velasco (BSME)- Former Secretary of the Department of Energy

[edit] Politics

Jorge Abad, (BSCE) - Congressman
Benjamin Alonso, (BSCE) - Vice-Governor of Bataan
Agapito "Butz" Aquino, (BSEE) - Former Senator and now Congressman, brother of Ninoy Aquino
Efren Arañez, (BSCE) - Former Mayor of Zamboanga City
Jose Antonio Carrion, (HS) - Governor of Marinduque
Renato Cayetano, (HS) - Former Senator
Edilburgo Cheng, (BSME) - Mayor of Dipolog City
Pedro Cuerpo, (BSCE) - Mayor of Montalban, Rizal
Romeo Dungca, (BSCE) - Mayor of Bacolor, Pampanga
Faustino Dy, Jr., (BSAR) - Former Congressman and Governor of Isabela
Joseph Ejercito Estrada, (HS) - Former Mayor, Senator and President of the Philippines
Carlito Marquez, (BSChE) - Governor of Aklan
Raul Mendoza, (BSBA) - Mayor of Calumpit, Bulacan
Frisco F. San Juan, (BSCE) - Former Congressman
Arturo Tolentino, (HS) - Former Congressman, Senator, Senate President, and Vice-President of the Philippines
J. Antonio Lim Sr., (HS) - Mayor of Jimenez, Misamis Occidental
Celso Valdecanas, (BSCE) - Mayor of Balanga, Bataan
Manuel Villar, Jr., (HS) - Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and current Senate President

[edit] Science and Technology

Arturo Alcaraz, (BSMining)- Prominent expert in the field of geothermal energy and recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asia's version of the Nobel Prize) in 1982
Diosdado Banatao, (BSEE)- Considered as the "Bill Gates of the Philippines".^{[citation needed]} His contributions to the computer industry include: the first single-chip, 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator (while at Commodore in 1976); the first single-chip MicroVAX for Digital Equipment; the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip; got 3Com into the Ethernet PC add-in card business (while at Seeq in early 1980s); the first system logic chip set for the PC-XT and the PC-AT in 1985; and the first enhanced graphics adapter chip set among many others. He was honored by the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University with a Doctorate Honoris Causa.
Leon Chua, (BSEE)- Former Dept Chair, University of California, Berkeley, Electrical Engineering. First recipient of the 2005 Gustav Kirchhoff Award---the highest IEEE Technical Field Award for outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of any aspect of electronic circuits and systems; recipient of the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award in 2000, the IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize in 1972, the IEEE W. R. G. Baker Prize in 1978, the Frederick Emmons Award in 1974, and the M. E. Van Valkenhurg Award in 1995 and 1998; holder of 7 US patents and 8 honorary doctorates and recognized by the Institute of Scientific Information as one of the top 15 most-cited authors in all fields of engineering during 1991-2001.
Blandino Go, (BSMetE)- For his pioneering work on rapidly solidified dispersion strengthened aluminum alloys for high temperature creep deformation resistance. His other research on superplasticity allowed the rapid deployment of superplastic forming and diffusion bonding of titanium into production in the aerospace industry earlier than expected.
Antonio Mateo, (BSEE)- Multi-awarded inventor with over 50 patents under his name; acknowledged and cited by the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)and winner in the 27th International Exhibit of Inventions also in Switzerland.
Eduardo San Juan, (BSME)- Recipient of the 1978 Ten Outstanding Men (TOM) award in the field of science and technology for his contributions to aerospace research and development. Principal designer^{[citation needed]} of the first concept of the lunar land rover used in the U.S. Apollo Space Program.
William Torres, (BSME)- Founder of Mosaic Communications (Mozcom); prominent expert and pioneering leader in the computer industry; acknowledged as the "Grandfather of Philippine internet"

[edit] Sports

Emilio Achacoso - Member of the 1960 Olympic team for basketball
Edmundo "Junel" Baculi, (BSCE) - Former basketball coach of the Philippine national basketball teams which won the 1996 Champions Cup in Malaysia, the 1997 Champions Cup in Manila and the 2007 Seaba Games
Carlos Badion, - Member of the 1956 and 1960 Olympic teams, Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 1960 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship and Philippine Basketball Hall of Fame awardee
Joel Banal, (BSMIE) - Former basketball coach of the Mapua Cardinals-NCAA champion teams of 1991 and 1992, and Ateneo Blue Eagles-UAAP champion team of 2002
Edilberto Bonus, - Former President of the Philippine Amateur Swimming Association; former MIT math professor and coach of the Mapua Swimming team which holds the NCAA record for most number of seniors championships; 1951 Asian Games Bronze Medalist.[11]
Fortunato "Atoy" Co, (BSChE) - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 1979 Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee, member of the 1972 Olympic team, the 1973 Asian Basketball Conference champion team, the legendary Crispa Redmanizers, the PBA's Hall of Fame and 25 All-Time Greatest Players [12].
Henry Dagmil, - Member of the Philippine track and field team; 2005 South East Asian Games Gold Medalist and record holder in the long jump event.[13]
Freddie Hubalde, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)'s 1977 Most Valuable Player awardee, member of the legendary Crispa Redmanizers and one of the PBA's 25 All-Time Greatest Players[14].
Leandro "Leo" Isaac, (BSMIE) - Former Philippine Basketball Association player; current coach of the Arellano University Chiefs and the Mapua Cardinals senior basketball teams
Perfecto Mendiola, - Former President of the Philippine Amateur Judo Association, 1956 National Judo champion, member of the 1955 Philippine team to the 1st World Judo Championships[15]
Renato Naranja, - Member of the 1972 Olympic team for chess
Alvin "The Captain" Patrimonio, (BSCE)- Four-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) winning the award in 1991, 1993,1994 and 1997; member of several Philippine national basketball teams and one of the PBA's 25 All-Time Greatest Players[16].
Claro Pellosis - Member of the 1936 Olympic team for track and field.
Gerardo "Bong" Ramos, (BSMIE) - Former coach of the Indonesian national basketball team
Eustaquio "Tacing" Tanquintic - The original and first "King Cardinal" who led the MIT team to its first ever NCAA seniors basketball crown in 1940
Manuel Tolentino - Member of the 1984 Olympic team for lawn tennis
Simeon Toribio, - Member of the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympic teams; Olympic Bronze Medalist in the high jump event at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics; many-time Asian Games gold medalist and recipient of the 1930 World Helms Trophy for being Asia's greatest athlete.[17]
Eugene Torre, (BSBA) - Asia's First Chess Grand Master, Philippine Sports Hall of Fame awardee and member of the 1972 Olympic team for chess
Miguel White, - Member of the 1936 Olympic team; Olympic Bronze Medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 1936 Berlin Olympics[18]
Israel Catacutan, Benito "Benny" Cheng, Virgilio "Bong" Dela Cruz, Paolo Hubalde, Rudolph Kutch, Eric Leaño, Romulo Mamaril, Jose Ma. “Jay” Mendoza, Kevin Ramas, Ricardo "Bruise Brother" Relosa, Johnny Revilla, Reuben Dela Rosa, Omanzie Rodriguez, Victor Sanchez, Gerardo "Jack" Santiago, Rodolfo "Rudy" Soriano, Mark Telan, Edgardo Topacio, and Ejercito "Chito" Victolero, etc., - Other former Mapua Cardinals who eventually played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[19][20]