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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.
Rappler recognised her as one of the 'most inspiring Filipino entrepreneurs' [1] and SunStar considered her as one of the most 'successful Filipino businesswomen'. [2] Dubbed as the 'Most Connected Businesswoman from Asia', [ 3 ] she is an advocate for startups , [ 4 ] women empowerment [ 5 ] and equality.
Reese Fernandez-Ruiz (born 1985) is a Filipino social entrepreneur and President and Founding Partner of Rags2Riches, a sustainable fashion enterprise established in 2007. [1] The company aims to empower Philippine-based artisans , fashion and home products that follow environmental ethics principles, and alleviate poverty in Payatas , Quezon ...
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 chipset for IBM's PC-XT and the PC-AT, and one of the first graphical user interface (GUI) accelerators for personal computers.
The Path of Entrepreneurship, by the university's Dr. Marites A. Khanser, was launched, and it narrated the "riches-to-rags-to-riches" story of the tai-pan. Gokongwei stated that entrepreneurship is a way out of poverty. Khanser's book also enumerated the Nine Rules of business success [9] that Gokongwei followed since he was still a young ...
Tolentino is the first nominee of the Ahon Mahirap Partylist and has used his platform to champion small businesses and advocate for various social causes. Ahon Mahirap Partylist’s mission is to uplift the lives of Filipinos and centers around the following initiatives: financial literacy in elementary schools, social justice and access to all government services, and economic empowerment ...
Dennis Anthony Uy was born on June 1, 1966, in Fukien (now Fujian), China. [1] In China, the Uys lived in poverty with one meal a day already considered "a blessing". [2] When he moved in, he could not speak English nor Tagalog. [3]
Felix Tiu (born Felicito Hupan Tiu on October 29, 1955, in Iloilo City, Philippines) is a Filipino–Chinese businessman, investor, and entrepreneur.Since 2010, he has been chairman of the Iloilo City Trade and Investment Board (ICTIPB) [1] and the CEO and founder of Eon Group of Companies which holds the first waterpark in the Visayas, and the first to run solar-powered in the Philippines ...