Year 45 (XLV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vinicius and Sabinus (or, less frequently, year 798 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 45 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Ronald Allan Poe y Kelley (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Filipino actor and cultural icon. From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which won him respect and admiration. He did not complete high school but went on to win numerous awards and prizes as an actor and film director. During the latter part of his career, he ran an unsuccessful bid for President of the Philippines in the 2004 presidential election against the former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

In 2011, witnesses revealed in a Senate inquiry that Poe would have won the 2004 elections had there been no cheating.

He was honored on May 24, 2006 as Philippine National Artist through Philippine Proclamation No. 1065.

Poe dropped out of high school to work in the Filipino film industry as a messenger boy, and was given acting roles in subsequent years. Starting as a stuntman for Everlasting Pictures, he was given a break and landed his first starring role in the movie Anak ni Palaris (Son of Palaris) at the age of 14. The movie was not a big hit. In 1957, the movie Lo Waist Gang made him popular, and the film was such a big hit that low-waist pants became a fad.

Francisco Bustillos Diaz (May 28, 1937 – March 3, 2011), better known by his screen name Paquito Diaz, was a veteran Filipino actor and movie director. He specialized in action and comedy.

Diaz was born in Pampanga, Philippines. He was famous for his villain roles, either as the main, supporting or comic relief and he was one of the most popular actors in film industry, although he also had the ability to portray protagonist roles, mostly supporting, or comic relief (with his longtime friend, the late Fernando Poe Jr.. In fact, he had also portrayed a non-villain role in "Walang Matigas Na Tinapay sa Mainit na Kape" and "Ang Dalubhasa"(with his unmoustache) It was his late younger brother, Romy who played as the main villain of the film. Other non-villain appearances include Eagle Squad, where he plays as a dedicated and good police officer as opposed to his other corrupt police roles alongside Robin Padilla, Current Senator Jinggoy Estrada, Edu Manzano, and Jaime Fabregas as the main antagonist, Bayadra (a parody of Viagra) Brothers alongside Jimmy Santos and the late Berting Labra, Estudyante Blues as the father of the character of his son Joko, and Pera O Bayong as Don Juanito Starring Willie Revillame, John Estrada and Randy Santiago with Mark Gil as the right hand man of his character and the main antagonist of that film.

Manuel Mercado Lapid , popularly known as Lito Lapid, (born October 25, 1955 in Porac, Pampanga) is a Filipino actor, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.

Lapid spent his elementary years at the Porac Central School in Porac, Pampanga and graduated in 1968. He studied secondary education at St. Catherine Academy in Porac, Pampanga in 1972. He never finished a college course.

Lapid entered the film industry as a stuntman, and became an actor.

In 1992, he ran under the opposition block Nationalist People's Coalition as vice governor of Pampanga, defeating the incumbent vice governor.

In 1995, he ran against Guiao as governor of Pampanga under the same party and won. Lapid joined the administration party Lakas NUCD. Lapid ran for reelection under the administration block. After the impeachment of Estrada in 2000 and the second EDSA Revolution, Lapid ran for reelection. Lapid won a third term as governor.

In 2003, Lapid decided to run as mayor of Angeles City, Pampanga.

But in the 2004 Senatorial Elections, his fellow cabalen, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo encouraged him to run as senator under the administration coalition K4. Lapid accepted the offer and won the election landing in the eleventh position.

Eddie Garcia (born Eduardo Verchez García on May 20, 1929 in Sorsogon, Philippines) popularly known as Manoy is a Filipino film actor and film director.

He served with the Philippine Scouts during World War II and was stationed as a military policeman in Okinawa before joining showbusiness.

Garcia made his first movie, Siete Infantes de Lara in 1949.

He is also known to play the part of Leandro Montemayor, the fictional Philippine President on the television drama series, "Kung Mawawala Ka" (If Ever You Were Gone), and gave him his first Best Actor in a Drama Series in the 2002 Star Awards, and is also known for portraying various roles either the main villain or the lead or supporting character. He is also known for his trademark humorous lines which he says mostly in action films or comedy films.

He also played a part as Lolo Carlos (Grandfather Carlos) in the Filipino-American film, The Debut, the Lolo Sinat (Grandfather Sinat) in the film, Deathrow, and even the villainous Judge Valderama in Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop (If the Ganta is Full) and its two sequels, opposite of Fernando Poe, Jr.