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.
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| 1. Alfonso T. Yuchengco | Yuchengco Group of Companies, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Mapua Institute of Technology.
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| 2. Alfredo M. Yao | Zest-O Corp. (Zest-O)
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| 3. Amable R. Aguiluz V | AMA Institute of Computer Studies (AMA)
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| 4. Andrew Gotianun | Filinvest Development Corporation, Filinvest Land, East West Bank
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| 5. Andrew Tan | Megaworld Corporation, Alliance Global Group Inc., Emperador Distillers, Golden Arches Development Corporation
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| 6. Axel Kornerup | Netopia Internet Café
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| 7. Beatrice Campos | Unilab
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| 8. Ben Chan | Bench Apparels (Bench)
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| 9. Ben Colayco | Level Up
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| 10. Bernie H. Liu | Penshoppe
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| 11. Betty Ang | Monde Nissin, Lucky Me! and Bingo
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| 12. Bienvenido Tantoco, Sr | Rustans Department Stores and Supermarkets
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| 13. Bryan Tiu | Teriyaki Boy Restaurant
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| 14. Cecilio Kwok Pedro | Lamoiyan Corp. (Hapee toothpaste)
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| 15. Edgar Sia II | Mang Inasal
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| 16. Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. | San Miguel Corporation, Bank of Commerce
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| 17. Emilio Yap | Manila Bulletin & PhilTrust Bank
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| 18. Enrique Razon | International Container Terminal Services
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| 19. Felipe Gozon | GMA Networks
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| 20. Frederick Dy | Security Bank
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| 21. George Ty | Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
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| 22. Henry Lim Bon Liong | Sterling Paper Group of Companies
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| 23. Henry Sy | SM Group of Companies, SM Investments, SM malls, Banco de Oro Unibank (BDO)
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| 24. Jaime Zobel de Ayala | Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, Inc., Manila Water Company Inc.
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| 25. Jesus Tambunting | Planters Development Bank
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| 26. John Gokongwei | JG Summit, Universal Robina, Robinsons Land (including Robinsons Malls), Cebu Pacific, Digitel and Sun Cellular
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| 27. Jon Ramon Aboitiz | Aboitiz & Co., and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc
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| 28. Jose S. Concepcion Jr. | RFM (Selecta Ice Cream, Swift Hotdogs, Sunkist beverages, Fiesta Spaghetti, Vitwater)
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| 29. Les Reyes | Reyes Hair Cutters
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| 30. Lourdes Montinola | Far Eastern University
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| 31. Lucio Tan | Asia Brewery, Tanduay Holdings, Fortune Tobacco, Philippine Airlines (PAL)
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| 32. Manuel V. Pangilinan | PLDT, SMART communications, and TV5
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| 33. Manuel Villar | Vista Land
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| 34. Marixi Rufino-Prieto | Philippine Daily Inquirer
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| 35. Oscar Lopez | Meralco, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Bayantel
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| 36. Pacita ‘Chit’ Juan | Figaro Coffe Company
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| 37. Ramon del Rosario Jr. | Microtel Inns and Suites
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| 38. Ricky Reyes | Ricky Reyes
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| 39. Roberto R. Gandionco | Julie’s Franchise Corp.
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| 40. Roberto S. Claudio | Toby’s Sports and Hobbies Salon
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| 41. Rolando & Rosalinda Hortaleza.
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Splash Holdings |
| 42. Rommel Juan | Binalot Fiesta Foods
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| 43. Sandy Javier | Andoks Litson
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| 44. Soccoro Ramos | National Bookstore
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| 45. Tess Ngan Tian | Lots ‘A Pizza
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| 46. Tony Tan Caktiong | Jollibee Food Corporation
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| 47. Victor Tan | Bobson Apparel
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| 48. Vivian Que Azcona | Mercury Drug
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| 49. Washington Z. Sycip | Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and Sycip Gorres Velayo and Company (SGV)
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| 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!
Victorino Q. Abrugar is a marketing strategist and business consultant from Tacloban City, Philippines. Vic has been in the online marketing industry for more than 7 years, practicing problogging, web development, content marketing, SEO, social media marketing, and consulting.
thanks..!!!
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This list of big people who have big companies in the Philippines must have spent a lots of their time, money and effort just to make their business successful. Perhaps, this people do not prioritize their needs. They all think of the benefits of their customers before themselves that is why they were able to have a successful business.
I agree with what you said Liane.
However, it would be better if they will contribute something to the society. We already know that they are wealthy and they already have everything that they need. I know some of them do charity works. This is good because they are able to share their blessing to people whom they do not know without asking anything in return.