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Henry Sy, Sr. (Chinese:施至成; pinyin: Shī Zhìchéng ; P h-ōe-jī  e : Si Chì-sêng ; bornDecember 25, 1924) is a Chinese i!ipino b"sinessman #i$h in$eres$s in re$ai!in%, rea!es$a$e, hospi$a!i$y, ban&in%, minin%, e'"ca$ion inc!"'in% hea!$hcare serices *epioneere' $he es$ab!ishmen$ o+ a!!s, anchore' by hoemar$ Depar$men$ $ore an'"permar&e$ earnin% him $he $i$!e, $he Phi!ippines. Retail King *e is $he chairman o+

Prime *o!'in%s, /nc, $he ho!'in% corpora$ion +or a!! his b"siness in$eres$s in his as$b"siness empire /n 2011, orbes a%aine !is$e' him as $he riches$ man in $hePhi!ippines

/n 195, y es$ab!ishe' a sma!! shoe s$ore in 3"iapo, ani!a $ha$ mar&e' $hees$ab!ishmen$ o+ Prime *o!'in%s /n oember 192, $he sma!! shoe s$ore became 3"iapo, .s +irs$ s$an'a!one 'epar$men$ s$ore

6n December 25, 195, he es$ab!ishe' his +irs$ "perma!!,  Ci$y or$h 7D8

*e is $he Phi!ippines. riches$ man, %ainin% 5 bi!!ion in 2010, ami' $he %!oba! +inancia!

crisis he h"%e %ain #as '"e $o his ho!'in% company, /nes$men$s Corpora$ion,#hich has in$eres$s in anco 'e 6ro, in$er a!ia Forbes ma%aine.s 200 !is$ o+ 40#ea!$hies$ i!ipinos, reea!e' $he y +ami!y.s ne$ #or$h #as <2 bi!!ion 7ar!ier, he #as$he secon' #ea!$hies$ in'ii'"a! in $he Phi!ippines, ne=$ $o >"cio an, an' (as o+ 2010)201s$ in $he #or!'

y is consi'ere' a $ai-pan he y %ro"p is $he opera$or o+ anco 'e 6ro an' o#ner o+Chinaban& /n 200<, he bo"%h$ $he remainin% <<? o+ 7@"i$ab!e PC/ an&, $hePhi!ippines $hir' !ar%es$ !en'er, in #hich he a!rea'y ha' a A4? s$a&e, an' mer%e' i$ #i$hanco 'e 6ro in 200 he mer%er crea$e' $he Phi!ippines. secon' !ar%es$ +inancia!ins$i$"$ion #i$h reso"rces o+ c!ose $o 1 bi!!ion B"mors say $ha$ $he y +ami!y has apersona! s$a&e o+ 4 bi!!ion in $hese $hree ban&s, a!$ho"%h $here is no s"++icien$ ei'ence$o s$ron%!y s"bs$an$ia$e $ha$

/n 8"%"s$ 2005, y.s s$a&e in $he an i%"e! Corpora$ion, o"$heas$ 8sia.s !ar%es$ +oo'an' beera%e con%!omera$e, reache' 11? *e so!' $ha$ s$a&e in 6c$ober 200 +or <0mi!!ion

*enry y, r, #as name' ana%emen$ an o+ $he ear by $he a&a$i "siness C!"b

in 1999 an' #as con+erre' an *onorary Doc$ora$e in "siness ana%emen$ by De >aa!!e Eniersi$y in Fan"ary o+ $ha$ year *e or%anie' $he o"n'a$ion /nc, #hichhe!ps "n'erprii!e%e' an' promisin% yo"n% i!ipinos eera! o+ his chi!'ren ho!' seniormana%emen$ posi$ions in his companies, a!$ho"%h he has %roome' 'a"%h$er eresi$ay-Coson an' his %ran'chi!'ren *ai!ey y-Coson, Darcie y, >ance *aro!' y, Ches&ay, *oney y, Fane!!a y, ari$a y, aman$ha 6n%-y an' Fosiah y as hiss"ccessors y.s ho!'in% company, /nes$men$s Corpora$ion, has consis$en$!y been

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ci$e' as one o+ $he Phi!ippines bes$-mana%e' companies 6n ay 20, 200<, $he a!! o+ 8sia, b"i!$ in $he rec!ama$ion area o+ Pasay Ci$y, #as opene' $o $he p"b!ic /$ is$he $hir'-!ar%es$ ma!! in $he #or!' as o+ 2012

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John Robinson L. Gokongwei, Jr. ($ra'i$iona! Chinese:吳奕輝; simp!i+ie' Chinese:吴奕辉; pinyin: Wú Yìhuī ; P h-ōe-jī  e : G k-hui  ô E   ; born 8"%"s$ 11, 192< in G"!an%y",

Hiamen, "jian Proince, China is a Chinese i!ipino b"sinessman #i$h ho!'in%s in$e!ecomm"nica$ions, +inancia! serices, pe$rochemica!s, po#er %enera$ion, aia$ion an'!ie s$oc& +armin% 8s o+ ep$ember 2014, Go&on%#ei is $he +i+$h riches$ en$reprene"r in

$he Phi!ippines, #i$h a ne$ #or$h o+ oer 5 bi!!ion, ran&in% behin' on!y $o *enry y,>"cio an, 7nri@"e Baon an' 8n're# anI1

Fohn Go&on%#ei #as born in$o a #ea!$hy Ceb"-base' +ami!y, ori%ina!!y +rom China.s"jian proince he +ami!y +or$"ne #as !os$ #hen his a++!"en$ +a$her 'ie' Fohn #as 1Ayears o!' a$ $his $ime *e ini$ia!!y s"ppor$e' his +ami!y by pe''!in% i$ems a!on% $hes$ree$s o+ Ceb" +rom his bicyc!eI2J rom $he a%e o+ 1 $o 19, he $ra'e' "sin% a #oo'enboa$, $a&in% i$ems $o >"cena by sea, an' $hence $o ani!a by $r"c& 8+$er $he econ'Kor!' Kar , he s$ar$e' his o#n company ca!!e' Amasia, #hich impor$e' $e=$i!eremnan$s, +r"i$, o!' ne#spapers, ma%aines, an' "se' c!o$hin% +rom $he E D"rin% $his$ime, he co"r$e' a yo"n% %ir!, 7!iabe$h, #ho #o"!' !a$er become his #i+e /n $he ear!y

1950s, a!on% #i$h his bro$hers an' sis$ers #ho re$"rne' +rom China, he s$ar$e' $o impor$ci%are$$es an' #his&ey $oo

/n 195, seein% $ha$ $ra'in% #o"!' a!#ays hae !o# mar%ins an' #o"!' a!#ays be'epen'en$ on %oernmen$ po!icies, $he +ami!y concern en$ere' $he era o+man"+ac$"rin% Ki$h a !oan o+ 500,000 pesos +rom Dr 8!bino ycip, $hen chairman o+China an&, an' DL Chion%*e s$ar$e' a corn mi!!in% p!an$, pro'"cin% %!"cose an' corns$arch he company #as name' Universal corn pro!cts an' !a$er e=pan'e' in$oEniersa! Bobina Corpora$ion) an i%"e! Corpora$ion #as a bi% c"s$omer o+ $heirs

/n 19<1, as his company s$ar$e' $o !a"nch bran's s"ch as "len #$ (an ins$an$ co++eebran', $o compe$e #i$h es$!e.s esca+e), Fohn re$"rne' $o schoo!, $o s$"'y an' ob$ainan 8 a$ $he De >a a!!e Eniersi$y 8 'eca'e !a$er, he "n'er#en$ a 14 #ee&a'ance' mana%emen$ pro%ram a$ *arar'

*e is marrie' $o 7!iabe$h, an' has si= chi!'ren (1 son an' 5 'a"%h$ers) - >isa, Bobina,>ance, ai$h, *ope an' arcia 8!! his chi!'ren p!ay an ac$ie ro!e in $he Go&on%#ei7mpire an' companies o#ne' by FG *o!'in%s *is on!y son, >ance Go&on%#ei, is no#in char%e o+ $he Go&on%#ei 7mpire, serin% as presi'en$ an' C66 #hi!e Fohn seresas chairman emeri$"s

6n 8"%"s$ 29, 200, a$ $he 8$eneo 'e ani!a Eniersi$y, Go&on%#eiMs bio%raphy, John

L. Gokongwei Jr.: he !"#h o$ %n#re&reneurshi&, by $he Eniersi$yMs Dr ari$es 8Lhanser, #as !a"nche', an' i$ narra$e' $he riches-$o-ra%s-$o-riches s$ory o+ $he $ai-pan Go&on%#ei s$a$e' $ha$ en$reprene"rship is a #ay o"$ o+ poer$y Lhanser.s boo&a!so en"mera$e' $he ine B"!es o+ b"siness s"ccess $ha$ Go&on%#ei +o!!o#e' since he#as s$i!! a yo"n% b"sinessman /n 2002 Go&on%#ei 'ona$e' P200-mi!!ion $o $he

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"n'er%ra'"a$e schoo! o+ mana%emen$ *e a!so %ae 'ona$ions $o Eniersi$y o+ anCar!os, Haier choo!, De >a a!!e Eniersi$y, acre' *ear$ choo! an' /mmac"!a$eConcep$ion 8ca'emy

6n ebr"ary, 200, orbes 8sia ma%aineMs +irs$ *eroes o+ Phi!an$hropy !is$ inc!"'e' 4

i!ipinos N Faime Oobe! 'e 8ya!a, Fohn Go&on%#ei, Bamn 'e! Bosario Fr, an' Qscar>pehe !is$ is compose' o+ 4 phi!an$hropis$s each +rom 1A se!ec$e' co"n$ries an'$erri$ories in 8sia

Fohn Go&on%#ei an' +e!!o# b"sinessman 8n're# Go$ian"n are co"sins

*e is $he chairman o+ FG "mmi$ *o!'in%s, one o+ $he !ar%es$ con%!omera$es in $hePhi!ippines /n 2010, his company si%ne' a Abi!!ion or'er #i$h 8irb"s +or re+!ee$in% o+his air!ine, Ceb" Paci+ic 8ir  rom 200A his $e!ecom company Di%i$a!e!ecomm"nica$ions Phi!ippines spen$ near!y 00 mi!!ion +or i$s mobi!e carrier, "n

Ce!!"!ar  #hich is $he Ar' !ar%es$ mobi!e opera$or in $he Phi!ippines a$ $ha$ $ime be+orese!!in% $o $he P>D %ro"p +or 1 bi!!ion *e a$$emp$e' a 1 bi!!ion $a&eoer o+ E/C, aproper$y %ian$ +rom in%apore o+ #hich he o#ne' in e=cess o+ A0? E/C con$ro!sin%apore >an', one o+ $he bi%%es$ proper$y !an'!or' in in%apore Go&on%#ei a!soo#ns Eniersa! Bobina Corpora$ion, one o+ $he !ar%es$ man"+ac$"rer o+ snac&s ino"$heas$ 8sia EBC ac@"ire' Gri++ins +oo's in F"!y 2014, a e# Oea!an' +oo'company +or <09 mi!!ion /n 201A his company bo"%h$ $he s$a&e o+ an i%"e!Corpora$ion in 7B8>C6, $he !ar%es$ po#er 'is$rib"$or in $he co"n$ry, +or c!ose $o 1bi!!ion *e a!so con$ro!s Bobinsons >an', one o+ $he bi%%es$ proper$y 'ee!opers in $hePhi!ippines, #hich a!so opera$es a chain o+ ma!!s he Go&on%#ei ami!y con$ro!s oer20 bi!!ion o+ combine' mar&e$ capi$a!ia$ion +or a!! $he companies $hey o#n

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L!cio %an (simp!i+ie' Chinese:陈永栽; $ra'i$iona! Chinese:陳永栽; pinyin: Chén

Y'ng()i  born 1 F"!y 19A4) is a Chinese i!ipino b"sinessman #i$h in$eres$s in ban&in%,air!ine, !i@"or, $obacco an' rea! es$a$e in'"s$ries

an #as born in 8moy (no# Hiamen), "jian, Peop!e.s Bep"b!ic o+ China *is paren$smoe' $o $he Phi!ippines #hen he #as a chi!'

an earne' a in Chemica! 7n%ineerin% +rom $he ar 7as$ern Eniersi$y o+ ani!aI2J Forbes asser$s $ha$ an #or&e' as a jani$or a$ a $obacco +ac$oryIAJ #here hepres"mab!y a!so moppe' +!oors $o pay +or schoo! I4J

/n 201A, orbes a%aine !is$e' him once a%ain as $he secon' riches$ bi!!ionaire +rom$he Phi!ippines #i$h a ne$ #or$h o+ 5 bi!!ionI5

an o#ns 8sia re#ery, $he secon' !ar%es$ bre#ery in $he Phi!ippines, an'"ay *o!'in%s, one o+ $he #or!'.s !ar%es$ r"m ma&ers, an' or$"ne obacco, $he !ar%es$

$obacco company in $he co"n$ry

/n 195, an bo"%h$ Cen$"ry Par& *o$e!

an es$ab!ishe' $he an an Lee o"n'a$ion in 19< in honor o+ $he !a$e an +ami!ypa$riarch (see be!o#) /n 19, $he >"cio an Gro"p o+ Companies ac@"ire' an'"ayDis$i!!ery, $he o!'es$ ma&er o+ r"m, +rom $he 7!ia!'e ami!y an an' his %ro"p !a"nche'a p!an$ mo'ernia$ion an' e=pansion pro%ram $ha$ increase' an'"ay.s pro'"c$ion bya!mos$ 50 $imes

an !a$er bo"%h$ $he Eniersi$y o+ $he 7as$ in 1990, #hich he consi'ers his bi%%es$ +ea$in promo$in% e'"ca$ion in $he co"n$ry

/n 199A, $he co"n$ry.s na$iona! +!a% carrier, Phi!ippine 8ir!ines, joine' $he !is$ o+companies $ha$ >"cio an con$ro!s an' mana%es, an' has no# $"rne' oer $he b"siness$o >ia an

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/n 1995, he +o"n'e' ye$ ano$her company in $he aia$ion in'"s$ry he acro 8siaCorpora$ion #as enisione' $o be $he !ea'in% proi'er o+ aia$ion an' !o%is$ics sericeshis ision has become a rea!i$y as acro 8sia Corpora$ion is no# $he proi'er o+$echnica! %ro"n' han'!in%, en%ineerin% an' main$enance serices, an' ca$erin%serices $o $he majori$y o+ in$erna$iona! air!ines

/n 2000, an became $he primary s$oc&ho!'er o+ Phi!ippine a$iona! an& he mer%in%o+ P an' 8!!ie' an& is e=pec$e' $o be comp!e$e' be+ore $he en' o+ $his year

/n an e++or$ $o conso!i'a$e his b"siness empire, he es$ab!ishe' $he > G (>"cio anGro"p) as a as$ ho!'in%s en$i$y +or a!! his s$a&es in $he arie' companies $ha$ $heempire opera$es he moe sho"!' reso!e $he %ro#in% mar&e$ percep$ion $ha$ $o 'a$e$here is s$i!! no c!ear in'ica$ion o+ #ho sha!! rise $o s"ccee' an' sec"re his b"sinessempire.s con$in"i$y

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Jaime &'bel e Ayala y ()it*, P>* (born 19A4), a!so &no#n as Jaime &'bel, is aprominen$ i!ipino b"sinessman, phi!an$hropis$ an' ar$ pho$o%rapher  *e is $hechairman emeri$"s o+ 8ya!a Corpora$ion *e has receie' n"mero"s a#ar's +or 

b"siness !ea'ership, phi!an$hropy an' pho$o%raphy

Obe! #as born in 19A4 $o 8!+onso Obe! 'e 8ya!a (190A-19<) an' Carmen P+i$ (1909-1999) *is sib!in%s are aria Ric$oria (Ric&y) an' 8!+onso Fr (8!+onsi$o) *e is $he%ran'son o+ 7nri@"e Obe! 'e 8ya!a an' Cons"e!o 'e 8ya!a

*e is marrie' $o ea$ri iran'a o%e$her $hey hae $#o sons (Faime 8"%"s$o an'ernan'o) an' +ie 'a"%h$ers (ea$ri "sana (ea Fr), Pa$risha, Cris$ina, onicaan' o+ia)

Obe! joine' 8ya!a y CompaSTa in 195 as e=ec"$ie assis$an$ "pon $he ini$a$ion o+ his+a$her *is +a$her p!ace' him "n'er $he #in% o+ his co"sin 7nri@"e an' Enc!e Co!

Foseph cic&in% 8s an e=ec"$ie assis$an$ in $he company, he $oo& 'o#n no$es'"rin% mana%emen$ mee$in%s an' %ra'"a!!y !earne' $he ropes o+ $he +ami!y b"siness*e #as !a$er $rans+erre' $o $he $rainin% sec$ion o+ $he ins"rance companies o+ $he 8ya!a%ro"p /n 195, he became presi'en$ o+ i!ipinas >i+e 8ss"rance Company (no#, P/-Phi!am >i+e 8ss"rance Corpora$ion) /n 194, he s"ccee'e' 7nri@"e, as chairman an'presi'en$ o+ 8ya!a Corpora$ion Obe! s"ccess+"!!y s$eere' 8ya!a $hro"%h $he $ense, +ina!years o+ $he arcos a'minis$ra$ion /n 19, $he rea! es$a$e 'iision #as sp"n o++ as

 8ya!a >an', /nc 8ya!a Corpora$ion a!so en$"re' in$o ne# b"sinesses, !i&e a"$omo$ie(8ya!a 8"$omo$ie *o!'in%s Corpora$ion)

Obe! s$eppe' 'o#n as presi'en$ o+ 8ya!a in 1994 an' #as s"ccee'e' by his son,Faime 8"%"s$o *e con$in"e' as chairman "n$i! his re$iremen$ in 200< an' became $hechairman emeri$"s o+ 8ya!a since

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+!aro !rphy -o!angco, Jr. (born F"ne 10, 19A5), a!so &no#n as /aning

-o!angco, is $he chairman o+ an i%"e! Corpora$ion, $he !ar%es$ +oo' an' beera%ecorpora$ion in $he Phi!ippines an' o"$heas$ 8sia, +ormer Phi!ippine ambassa'or, an'

+ormer %oernor  o+ ar!ac /n 2005, his persona! #ea!$h #as es$ima$e' a$ E52mi!!ion /$ #as es$ima$e' $ha$, a$ one $ime, his b"siness empire acco"n$e' +or 25? o+ $he

%ross na$iona! pro'"c$ o+ $he Phi!ippines *e has been ca!!e' one o+ $he co"n$ry.s!ea'in% b"sinessmen

He was a candidate for the Philippine presidency in 1992, ultimately losing in a tight election to

Fidel V. Ramos. Ramos received 2.!" of the vote. #iriam $efensor %antiago came in second

with 19.&" and 'o(uangco came in third with 1).2".*+

He tested the political waters in 2--, planning to run in the 2-- Presidential and /ocal

0lections, ut soon withdrew. He was a close adviser and personal friend to former President

Ferdinand 0. #arcos, which led him to ecome estranged from his cousin, 'oraon 34uino, who

after #arcos5 ouster succeeded him as president. 'o(uangco is of partial 6rish, %panish, and

'hinese descent.

'o(uangco was a memer of the Role7 12, a group of 12 men who were closest to #arcos and

allegedly were his enforcers of #artial /aw. He is also an honorary memer of P#3 'lass 19+1.

'o(uangco also was accused y the military men at the scene of 8enigno 34uino, r.5s

assassination, as the leader who orchestrated the crime.

He is currently the chairman emeritus of the  :ationalist People5s 'oalition, the party he founded

in 1992 which served as his vehicle to further his aspirations in the 1992 presidential elections.

He was also an advocate for sports in the country through using his company as sponsors for

various events. He is notale for supporting as;etall in a huge way since the 19)-s as a

 as;etall godfather for President #arcos with the famed :orthern 'onsolidated teams of coach

Ron acos, and the three %#' owned teams currently playing in the Philippine 8as;etall

3ssociation <the flagship %an #iguel 8eermen, 8arangay =inera %an #iguel, and %an #ig

%uper 'offee #i7ers>.

He studied at %an 8eda 'ollege, $e /a %alle ?niversity, ?niversity of the Philippines /os 8a@os

and 'alifornia %tate 'ollege.

8esides 0nglish and Aagalog, he spea;s 6locano, the language of his mother and Bapampangan,

the original language of the 'o(uangcos.