Henry Sy is now considred as the richest man in the Philippines today but only managed to land on 234th place with 2.7 Billion dollars worth of networth. The other Filipino who landed on the list is Lucio Tan landing on the 522nd place with 1.4 Billion dollars of Net Worth.
Newsweeks Magazine's Greediest list
Imelda Marcos the former first lady is one of the 11 individuals listed on newsweek's list. "She saw it as her duty to provide ‘some kind of light, a star’ for the impoverished Filipino people over whom her husband presided. So she took $5-million shopping sprees to New York and Rome, reportedly owned the world’s largest collections of gems and 3,000 pairs of shoes,” Newsweek said.
Guiness Book of World Records
On 15 March 2008 – nearly 487 years to the day after Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines – businesswoman Sister Grace Galindez-Gupana (Philippines) achieved five Guinness World Records in a single day.
With the support of the Philippine National Red Cross, Sister Gupana embarked on a mass medical mission to provide 24 hours of free screenings for the marginalized Pintong Bocaue community. In doing so, she established four Guinness World Records:
Most blood identification tests in 24 hours: 260 Most cholesterol readings taken in 24 hours: 527 Most blood pressure readings taken in 24 hours: 2,302 Most diabetes readings taken in 24 hours: 503
Sister Grace wanted to involve children of the community in a record-breaking attempt too, and recruited youngsters from the local Baranggay Pintong Bocaue school to complete the longest drawing. Using coloured crayons, the children drew a picture of a long dragon with horns. The drawing was subsequently burned, in a symbolic act representing the victory of good over the devil.
Sister Gupana states, "7 records is an amazing achievement for a lifetime."
Grand Bida March, The Philippines officially made it Saturday afternoon for Guinness World Records as the first nation to hold the biggest march against illegal drugs by attaining the highest number of participants composed of public school children and their parents and teachers dubbed as the “Grand Batang Iwas Droga” (BIDA) March in Manila.
PERC's Asias Most Corrupt Country for 2009
I include this because of the marked improvement the Philippines had attained because last year (2008) Philippines top this list and was perceived as Asia's most corrupt. Hey that year had already passed and the list said it's not the Philippines anymore. As I quote "Indonesia and Thailand are perceived as Asia's most corrupt economies, with last year's cellar-dweller the Philippines making a marked improvement, an annual survey of foreign business executives shows."
OECD's Tax Haven Blacklist
The Philippines together with Malaysia, Uruguay and Costa Rica was removed from the Blacklisted countries. this means that there are marked improvements in tax collection, reforms and stricter laws against tax evasion. Nice one!
"Whether it's a Good or Bad list at least the Pinoy's make it! haha..."
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