List of people from the Davao Region


The Davaoeño people, Davaoeños or Davaoans are the multiethnic permanent residents of the Davao Region of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines regardless of ethnicity or religion. Locals are themselves often referred to as a "tripeople", composed of indigenous peoples, Moros and descendants of twentieth-century settlers from the Visayas and Luzon.
Cebuano is the lingua franca 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 Davaoeño language, especially among the elderly residents who live in the region in their lifetime. Davaoeños often also codeswitch between Cebuano and Tagalog, a phenomenon called Bisalog. English is also widely used. Tagalog is also used as a secondary lingua franca, especially in Metro Davao.
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.

Notable people

Culture

Entertainment

Politics and government

Sports

Media

  • Aljo Bendijo – broadcast journalist in the Philippines; anchored ABS-CBN's flagship newscast TV Patrol from 2001 to 2003, and Batingaw of People's Television Network from 2008 to 2012
  • Desidario Camangyan – 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
  • Alex Santos (newscaster) – 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
  • Tulfo Brothers
  • *Ben Tulfo – freelance journalist connected with IBC, TV5, PTV-4 and UNTV
  • *Erwin Tulfo – journalist for PTV and Radyo Pilipinas, formerly with TV5 Manila, ABS-CBN, RPN-9 and Radio Mindanao Network
  • *Raffy Tulfo- journalist for TV5 Manila, formerly with PTV-4, RPN-9 and Radio Mindanao Network
  • *Ramon Tulfo – radio host for DWIZ, columnist for Philippine Daily Inquirer, formerly with RPN-9 and DZIQ

Fashion, designs and arts

  • Ang Kiukok – painter; national artist
  • Yam Laranas – director and cinematographer
  • Danny Sillada – surrealist painter, poet, philosopher, essayist, musician, performance artist and literary, art and cultural critic; from Mindanao

Pageantry

Religion