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Sia was born in Iloilo City in 1977 and grew up in Roxas City, the eldest of three siblings having parents from both Capiz and Iloilo. [6] He was nicknamed "Injap", a portmanteau of "Intsik" (the Filipino/Tagalog term for Chinese) and "Japanese"; as his father, Edgar Sr., is a Chinese Filipino, while his mother, the former Pacita Jaruda, is a Japanese Filipina (Japanese surname Haruda, 春田).
John Robinson Lim Gokongwei Jr. ( traditional Chinese: 吳奕輝; simplified Chinese: 吴奕辉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ E̍k-hui; pinyin: Wú Yìhuī; 11 August 1926 – 9 November 2019) [ 2] was a Filipino banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. His conglomerate company JG Summit Holdings, Inc., had an extensive panoply of business ...
Biography. Maria Socorro Cancio Ramos was born on 23 September 1923 in Santa Cruz, Laguna. She grew up in a rich entrepreneurial family, she began assisting in her parents' shop and her grandmother's market stall at a young age. After graduating from Arellano High School, she worked as a shop girl at the Ramos Goodwill Book Store.
Dado Banatao. Diosdado P. Banatao (born May 23, 1946) is a Filipino entrepreneur and engineer working in the high-tech industry, [ 2] credited with having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transceiver chip, the first system logic chip set for IBM 's PC-XT and the PC-AT, and the local bus ...
Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. ( / siː /; Chinese: 施 至 成; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Si Chì-sêng; pinyin: Shī Zhìchéng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄕ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ; [ 2] October 15, 1924 – January 19, 2019) was a Filipino businessman. Born in Fujian, he moved with his family to the Philippines at age 12. [ 3]
Died. July 6, 1975. (1975-07-06) (aged 83) Manila, Philippines. Occupation (s) Chef and entrepreneur. Engracia Cruz-Reyes (April 16, 1892 — July 6, 1975) was a Filipino chef and entrepreneur. She was an active promoter of Filipino cuisine, especially through the restaurant chain she founded, The Aristocrat.
Chairman ( San Beda University) Chairman (Cardinal Santos Medical Center) Manuel Velez Pangilinan, CL GCrL (born July 14, 1946), also known as Manny Pangilinan or sometimes by his initials MVP, is a Filipino businessman and sports patron. He is the managing director and CEO of First Pacific Company Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment ...
Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno (born November 1, 1981), known as Coco Martin ( Tagalog: [ˈkokɔ ˈmɐɾtɪn] ), is a Filipino actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. [ 4] Known for his performances in action and romantic drama, he is one of the most awarded Filipino actors of the 21st century. [ 5] His accolades include an ASEAN International ...