Filipinos in New Forbes Heroes list!

[Zeus]

Filipinos in New Forbes Heroes List


[SIZE=2]Four Filipinos--Jaime Zobel de Ayala, John Gokongwei, Ramon del Rosario Jr., Oscar Lopez--made it to Forbes Asia magazine’s first Heroes of Philanthropy list. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Forbes Asia chose four philanthropists each from 13 selected countries and territories in the Asian region to highlight the rising investments being made in corporate altruism. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Gokongwei, founder and chairman emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, was cited for his August 2006 decision to give half of his shares in his holding company, worth US$200 billion then, to Gokongwei Brothers FoundatinoN (GBF).[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]It is the Philippines "largest-ever" donation for an altruistic cause, Forbes Asia said. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]The GBF funded the first group of 34 Filipino postgraduates studying language and culture in Beijing. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Ramon del Rosario Jr., president of Philippine Investment Management Inc. (PHINMA), was acknowledged for his campaign to raise $25 million for the Philippine Business for Social Progress' Pinoy Micro-Enterprise Social Investment Fund, which extends loans to poor families. [/SIZE]


[SIZE=2]Jaime Zobel de Ayala, chair and CEO of Ayala Corp., was praised for Ayala Foundation's efforts in improving elementary education, environmental protection, expanding access to technology, and supporting arts and culture. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Oscar Lopez, chair of the Lopez Group Foundation, was cited, among others, for the Lopez family's decision to donate 14 hectares of the family's land to 116 families who suffered from the country's worst oil spill in Guimaras island in central Philippines in 2006.[/SIZE]




[SIZE=2][SIZE=2]Related Stories [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]• 48 Asian Altruists[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]• Ramon Del Rosario Jr.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]• John Gokongwei Jr. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]• Oscar M. Lopez[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]• Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II[/SIZE]


Forbes Asia's first Heroes of Philanthropy list is in its March 10 issue. [/SIZE]


[SIZE=2]Forbes is a major international business magazine, and Forbes Asia is one of its eight local-language editions. #[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]source: www.abs-cbnnews.com[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Feb.28, 2008[/SIZE]

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[theveed]

Nice... but locally, those 4 tycoons are always being tagged as "abusong kapitalista" ng mga masa hehehe.

Good thing these big guys have better things to spread their wealth on than react to the whiners.

[mazdamazda]

theveed,

our company (which is owned by one of the above mentioned "heroes") does not provided drinking water to its employees.

:boo:

[boydapa]

OLigarchs!



dagdagan nyo contributions nyo dami nyo naman kinita last year ah!


peace!

[kinyo]

"oligarchs" ang tawag ni neri sa mga yan

[pitbullz]

the zobel-ayala's? grabe...ewan ko ba sa kanila...lahat ata na pwedeng pagkakitaan gagawin,kasama na yun halaga ng parking sa makati business district...

[theveed]

m2: laki kasi sweldo mo sobra, naubos budget for water :D :D

[Zeus]

Dami palang may reklamo sa mga Forbes heroes...dapat pala ilipat ito sa thumbs down o goon squad section

[Flagg]

OLigarchs!



dagdagan nyo contributions nyo dami nyo naman kinita last year ah!


peace!

Give a hand, they'll ask for your arm.

[fourtheboys96]

"oligarchs" ang tawag ni neri sa mga yan

it is not only neri who calls them that because oligarchy is actually a common economic terminology. any economist would describe these people as oligarchs.

OT. the way lozada described the oligarchs, it seems as if it only occurs in our country. maybe because he is not an economist. but imho, only in communist countries will there be no oligarchs.

nway, i hope they share their money more to those who really need it. and i also hope the beneficiaries don't abuse the help they will be getting.