Juan dela Cruz is the national personification of the Philippines, often used to represent the "Filipino everyman". He is usually depicted wearing the native salakot hat, Barong Tagalog, long pants, and tsinelas (Tagalog: slippers).

The term was coined by Scottish-born journalist Robert McCulloch Dick, who worked as a court reporter for the Manila Times in the early 1900s. He did so after discovering it was the most common name in police reports.

Activists often portray Juan dela Cruz as a victim of American imperialism, especially since many editorial cartoons of the American period often depicted him alongside Uncle Sam. In modern times, he is shown independently as a venue for the common Filipino's commentary on governmental and social issues.

The term, sometimes shortened to "Juan", also refers to the collective Filipino psyche.

The name (Spanish for "John of the Cross") is often used as a placeholder name for an anonymous individual, roughly the equivalent of the American John Doe. The feminine placeholder is usually María dela Cruz, which like Juan is a common —albeit mostly legal and colloquially rare— first name amongst Filipinas.

Dela (Catalan: Delà) (d. c. 894), count of Empúries (862–894), was the son of Sunyer I of Empúries, whom he succeeded along with his brother, Sunyer II of Empúries, in 862.

The brothers tried to conquer the county of Girona, but their relative, Wilfred the Hairy, halted their advances.

He married Sixilona, daughter of Sunifred I, Count of Barcelona, and they had the following children:

Rodel Luis Nacianceno (born on November 1, 1981), better known by his stage name, Coco Martin, is a critically acclaimed Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino actor. He became famous for starring in many independent films, and was dubbed the Prince of Philippine Independent Films. He is also known for his portrayal of Ramon Lecumberri in the critically acclaimed television series, Tayong Dalawa

Coco lives with his 70 year old grandmother who raised him. Coco has five siblings, three from both parents and two step siblings on his father's side.

Martin started out in ABS-CBN's talent agency, Star Magic, as part of the Star Circle Batch 9. He made his first cameo film appearance in the 2001 film Luv Txt where he was credited under his real name, Rodel Nacianceno followed by many independent films.

Since then he has appeared in several TV advertisements before breaking back into showbiz with his lead debut independent film Masahista for which he was awarded the Young Critics Circle Best Actor Award in 2006. He also starred in Kaleldo in 2006.

Arron Villaflor is an actor and talent of ABS-CBN. He's currently managed by Star Magic.

Erika Chryselle Gonzales Gancayco (born September 20, 1990) known as Erich Gonzales, is a Filipina actress and one of ABS-CBN's Star Magic artists.

The youngest of three siblings, she was born in Cebu City, Philippines and raised in Davao City, before joining star circle quest she was already adored by some teachers for her acting skills in Holy Cross Academy of Sasa. After winning Star Circle Quest, she changed her last name from Gancayco to Gonzales which is her mother's maiden last name. She is currently attending college at the Trinity University of Asia School in Quezon City taking up Mass Communication course.

Her career began when she won as Grand Questor in the reality talent search Star Circle National Teen Quest in 2005. Her biggest break was the role of a teenage mother in the TV adaptation of the film Katorse, that starred Mercedes Galvez and was remade in 1981 starring Dina Bonnevie. She has her first Digital Movie Paano Ko Sasabihin? with Enchong Dee.

In 2010, she starred in Tanging Yaman alongside her Katorse co-stars Enchong Dee and Ejay Falcon. She was then cast in Magkaribal. Later that year, she starred in her first movie lead role in I Do. She also became the lead cast of the indie film Noy with Coco Martin. She became one of the main host in the youth variety show, Shoutout!, which features teen stars.