Jack Animam

Basketball player

Tatler Asia
Jack Animam

For shining a spotlight on women athletes in the Philippines

She is a Filipino professional basketball player known as one of the top women's basketball prospects in the Philippines and a trailblazer for Filipino athletes internationally. Animam rose to prominence as a six-time UAAP champion with the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs, earning multiple individual awards, including UAAP Rookie of the Year (2015), MVP (2017), and Finals MVP (2018). She later played for Shih Hsin University in Taiwan, helping them achieve an undefeated season and a UBA championship. She advocates for women’s basketball in the Philippines, pushing for a professional Philippine women’s league. In June 2025, she held the first Jack Animam Camp for boys and girls of different ages in Malolos, Bulacan.

Impacted Industries


  • Philanthropy & Charity

  • Sports

Credits


Photography: Wesley Villarica