Lesson 1.3 Flashcards
Who are the 10 successful entrepreneurs here in the Philippines?
- Henry Sy
- Tony Tan Caktiong
- Socorro Ramos
- John Gokongwei Jr.
- Cecilio Kwok Pedro
- Mariano Que
- Alfredo M. Yao
- Corazon De Ong
- Gregorio Sanchez Jr.
- Edgar “Injap” Sia
First Shoe store in Avenida
SM (SuperMalls)
-Popularly known as Nanay Coring
-Worked as a salesgirl at a bookstore
-Started working as a saleslady in a branch of Goodwill Bookstore Escolta, Manila
Socorro Ramos
Who are the parents of John Gokongwei Jr.?
John Gokongwei Sr. and Juanita Marquez Lim
Founded SM investments, largest conglomerate, which made him the richest man in the Philippines.
Henry Sy
Owner of Jollibee Foods Corporation
-With a 350,000 pesos capital, he bought a Magnolia ice cream parlor
Tony Tan Caktiong
Who are the parents of Socorro Ramos?
Jose and Emilia Cancio
What is the chinese name of Henry Sy?
Shi Zhicheng
Who is the husband of Socorro Ramos?
Jose Ramos
-Born in a poor family in Jinjiang, Fujian, China
- Buy merchandise from “Divisoria” and sell it to their “sari-sari store”
Henry Sy
Known for founder and former chairman of JG Summit Holdings.
-Co-founder of Cebu pacific and Universal Robina, Robinson’s Mall
John Gokongwei Jr.
The founder of Mercury Drug Corporation
Mariano Que
What is the drug that Mariano Que sells that he believes a miracle drug that the Filipino needs?
Sulfathiazole
The entrepreneur behind Foodsphere Inc. in 1975 out of a 60,000-peso loam from a local bank Manufacturer from a local bank manufacturer of CDO products.
Corazon D. Ong
Founder and Chairman of Zest-O Corporation, Chairman of Macay Holdings.
- He served as the special Envoy to China for tourism and cooperation in 2009.
Alfredo M. Yao
Known as the Founder of Lacto Bacillus Pafi
Gregorio G. Sanchez Jr.
Who is the founder of National Bookstore?
Socorro Ramos
Is a type of food supplement that aids in good digestion and aims at filling the nutrient gap keeping our bodies strong healthy and resistant to disease.
Lacto Pafi
He started his own corn milling business with the money he received from a bank loan, the Universal Corn Products. By 1961, Universal began to diversify it’s product and launched various brands such as the Blend 45. The company was later renamed the Universal Robina Corporation. On this day, the Gokongwei family owns several successful and highly diversified businesses. Among these are Robinsons and Land Corporation, Universal Robina Corporation, and Cebu Pacific.
John Gokongwei
Where is the first outlet of Mercury Drug?
Bambang, Manila
A Chinese-Filipino entrepreneur and philanthropist
-The founder, CEO, and president of Lamoiyan Corporation.
Cecilio Kwok Pedro
The name of the Mercury drug Corporation is inspired by?
Roman God Mercury
On a trip to Europe, he discovered a new way of packaging that later became the turning point of his entrepreneurial career; the Doypack
Alfredo M. Yao
-He is responsible for the creation of the toothpaste brand Hapee.
-He borrowed 20,000 from his father and founder and founded Aluminum Container Inc., which supplies alimunim toothpaste tubes to Colgate-Palmolive, Procter and Gamble, and Philippine Refining Company (now Unilever).
Cecilio Kwok Pedro
Is the Chairman of Doubledragon Properties, and the founder of the Mang Inasal fast food restaurant chain.
Edgar “Injap” Sia
The youngest billionaire in the Philippines at the age 34 after selling his 70% stake in Mang Inasal to Jollibee.
Edgar “Injap” Sia
