List of Famous and Successful Businessmen in the Philippines

Jun 20, 2011 by Victorino Abrugar at Business

I love to inspire myself, and one of the best doses of inspiration is looking up at the people who have already made it to the zenith of success. In business and in entrepreneurship, we always face troubles which halt us from moving on the track we are supposed to complete to reach our business goals. Thus, we need some motivation to keep our feet from moving forward. And in searching for those inspirations, we look at the most successful businessmen and entrepreneurs in our country.

Below, we have listed 50 of the most notable Filipino entrepreneurs who have succeeded as a business person. They have given more jobs and more wealth to our nation. They have managed to raise capital and promote the growth of our economy. If you’re an aspiring businessman or businesswoman, whether you are just planning to build your enterprise or already running an existing company, the following list of famous and successful businessmen in the Philippines are presented to increase your business and entrepreneurial spirit.

Name of Businessman	Business, companies and brands
1. Alfonso T. Yuchengco	Yuchengco Group of Companies, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Mapua Institute of Technology.
2. Alfredo M. Yao	Zest-O Corp. (Zest-O)
3. Amable R. Aguiluz V	AMA Institute of Computer Studies (AMA)
4. Andrew Gotianun	Filinvest Development Corporation, Filinvest Land, East West Bank
5. Andrew Tan	Megaworld Corporation, Alliance Global Group Inc., Emperador Distillers, Golden Arches Development Corporation
6. Axel Kornerup	Netopia Internet Café
7. Beatrice Campos	Unilab
8. Ben Chan	Bench Apparels (Bench)
9. Ben Colayco	Level Up
10. Bernie H. Liu	Penshoppe
11. Betty Ang	Monde Nissin, Lucky Me! and Bingo
12. Bienvenido Tantoco, Sr	Rustans Department Stores and Supermarkets
13. Bryan Tiu	Teriyaki Boy Restaurant
14. Cecilio Kwok Pedro	Lamoiyan Corp. (Hapee toothpaste)
15. Edgar Sia II	Mang Inasal
16. Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.	San Miguel Corporation, Bank of Commerce
17. Emilio Yap	Manila Bulletin & PhilTrust Bank
18. Enrique Razon	International Container Terminal Services
19. Felipe Gozon	GMA Networks
20. Frederick Dy	Security Bank
21. George Ty	Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
22. Henry Lim Bon Liong	Sterling Paper Group of Companies
23. Henry Sy	SM Group of Companies, SM Investments, SM malls,  Banco de Oro Unibank (BDO)
24. Jaime Zobel de Ayala	Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, Inc., Manila Water Company Inc.
25. Jesus Tambunting	Planters Development Bank
26. John Gokongwei	JG Summit, Universal Robina, Robinsons Land (including Robinsons Malls), Cebu Pacific, Digitel and Sun Cellular
27. Jon Ramon Aboitiz	Aboitiz & Co., and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc
28. Jose S. Concepcion Jr.	RFM (Selecta Ice Cream, Swift Hotdogs, Sunkist beverages, Fiesta Spaghetti, Vitwater)
29. Les Reyes	Reyes Hair Cutters
30. Lourdes Montinola	Far Eastern University
31. Lucio Tan	Asia Brewery, Tanduay Holdings, Fortune Tobacco, Philippine Airlines (PAL)
32. Manuel V. Pangilinan	PLDT, SMART communications, and TV5
33. Manuel Villar	Vista Land
34. Marixi Rufino-Prieto	Philippine Daily Inquirer
35. Oscar Lopez	Meralco, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Bayantel
36. Pacita ‘Chit’ Juan	Figaro Coffe Company
37. Ramon del Rosario Jr.	Microtel Inns and Suites
38. Ricky Reyes	Ricky Reyes
39. Roberto R. Gandionco	Julie’s Franchise Corp.
40. Roberto S. Claudio	Toby’s Sports and Hobbies Salon
41. Rolando & Rosalinda Hortaleza.	Splash Holdings
42. Rommel Juan	Binalot Fiesta Foods
43. Sandy Javier	Andoks Litson
44. Soccoro Ramos	National Bookstore
45. Tess Ngan Tian	Lots ‘A Pizza
46. Tony Tan Caktiong	Jollibee Food Corporation
47. Victor Tan	Bobson Apparel
48. Vivian Que Azcona	Mercury Drug
49. Washington Z. Sycip	Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and Sycip Gorres Velayo and Company (SGV)
50. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Sr.	ALASKA

 

The businesses and companies listed above don’t necessarily mean they are owned by the business persons on the list. They can be the Founders, Presidents, Chairman of the Board or the ones who currently control the company or corporation. This list of 50 will always be updated. So if you know someone who should be included in the list, we can make the list more than 50, even 100 and even more than that. Take note also that they are listed alphabetically according to their first name. Finally, we wish for your success!