The document discusses several prominent Filipino businesspeople and their origins stories:
1. Henry Sy started Shoe Mart, now one of the Philippines' largest retail companies, despite humble beginnings.
2. Tony Tan Caktiong founded popular fast food chain Jollibee and was able to attend college due to his family's Chinese restaurant.
3. Socorro Ramos began her career in publishing by selling books and school supplies, going on to found National Book Store.
4. John Gokongwei overcame hardship after his family's fortune disappeared and worked his way up from peddling goods on a bicycle to founding major companies like Universal Corn Products.
5. Jose M
The document discusses several prominent Filipino businesspeople and their origins stories:
1. Henry Sy started Shoe Mart, now one of the Philippines' largest retail companies, despite humble beginnings.
2. Tony Tan Caktiong founded popular fast food chain Jollibee and was able to attend college due to his family's Chinese restaurant.
3. Socorro Ramos began her career in publishing by selling books and school supplies, going on to found National Book Store.
4. John Gokongwei overcame hardship after his family's fortune disappeared and worked his way up from peddling goods on a bicycle to founding major companies like Universal Corn Products.
5. Jose M
The document discusses several prominent Filipino businesspeople and their origins stories:
1. Henry Sy started Shoe Mart, now one of the Philippines' largest retail companies, despite humble beginnings.
2. Tony Tan Caktiong founded popular fast food chain Jollibee and was able to attend college due to his family's Chinese restaurant.
3. Socorro Ramos began her career in publishing by selling books and school supplies, going on to found National Book Store.
4. John Gokongwei overcame hardship after his family's fortune disappeared and worked his way up from peddling goods on a bicycle to founding major companies like Universal Corn Products.
5. Jose M
Shoe Mart, or SM for short, is one of the country’s retail behemoths, and far more than just a mall. It is now a well-loved institution of which many Filipino families hold fond memories. It provides a wide range of services, including shopping, theatres, locations for date nights, parties and other special occasions, ice skating, and food courts. SM started modestly and from humble beginnings, despite its now upmarket reputation.
The cheerful tagline “langhap sarap” – a Jollibee trademark –
is well-known among Filipinos. Tony Tan Caktiong, another Chinese immigrant, is the brains behind this popular food chain. His family maintained a Chinese restaurant in Manila at the time, which enabled him to finish college.
Socorro Ramos began her career in publishing and retail as a
salesgirl in a bookshop. With a capital of PHP200, she and her husband launched National Book Store in Escolta at the age of 19, selling books and school supplies to children. The Japanese imposed censorship on books and publications at the time, which included her burgeoning business. She and her husband supplemented their income by selling other products such as candles and soaps. Born in China, John Gokongwei Jr. was the heir to one of Cebu’s wealthiest families. When his father died, however, the family fortune evaporated and he had to support his family by peddling goods from his bicycle in the streets of Cebu. He then began to trade by boat and truck until he began importing from the United States. Seeing that low trade margins would always limit his income, he switched focus to manufacturing. He borrowed PHP 500,000 from Chinabank to launch a maize milling company that is now known as Universal Corn Products.
Potato Corner is a well-known food cart company in the United
States. It was founded in 1990 by Joe Magsaysay, who dropped out of school to work at a fast-food restaurant. He was then offered the opportunity to become a manager; his store management abilities came in handy when he and a friend decided to open Potato Corner. He went on to become one of the Philippines’ most successful businesspeople. “JOSE RIZAL”
Si Jose Protasio Rizal ay ang Pambansang Bayani ng Pilipinas. Siya ay isinilang
sa Calamba, Laguna noong Hunyo 19, 1861. Ang kanyang mga magulang ay sina Ginoong Francisco Mercado at Ginang Teodora Alonzo. Ang kanyang ina ang naging unang guro niya. Maaga siyang nagsimula ng pag-aaral sa bahay at ipinagpatuloy niya ang kanyang pag-aaral sa Biñan, Laguna. Nakapag tapos siya ng Batsilyer sa Agham sa Ateneo de Manila noong Marso 23, 1876 na may mataas na karangalan. Noong 1877, ipinagpatuloy niya ang kanyang pag-aaral sa Unibersidad ng Santos Tomas at Unibersidad Central de Madrid hanggang sa matapos niya ng sabay ang medisina at pilosopia noong 1885. Natuto rin siyang bumasa at sumulat ng iba’t ibang wika kabilang na ang Latin at Greko. At nakapagtapos siya ng kanyang masteral sa Paris, France at Heidelberg, Germany. Ang kanyang dalawang nobela “Noli Me Tangere” at “El Filibusterismo” naglalahad ng mga pang-aabuso ng mga prayle sa mga Pilipino at mga katiwalian sa pamahalaan ng Kastila. Noong Hunyo 18, 1892 ay umuwi ng Pilipinas si Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Nagtatag siya ng samahan tinawag ito na “La Liga Filipina.” Ang layunin ng samahan ay ang pagkakaisa ng mga Pilipino at maitaguyod ang pag-unlad ng komersiyo, industriya at agricultura. Noong Hulyo 6, 1892, si Jose Rizal ay nakulong sa Fort Santiago at ipinatapon sa Dapitan noong Hulyo 14, 1892. Apat na taon siya namalagi sa Dapitan kung saan nanggamot siya sa mga maysakit at hinikayat niya ang mamamayan na magbukas ng paaralan. Hinikayat din niya ang ito sa pagpapaunlad ng kanilang kapaligaran. Noong Setyembre 3, 1896, habang papunta siya sa Cuba upang magsilbi bilang siruhano, inaresto siya. Noong Nobyembre 3, 1896 ibinalik sa Pilipinas at, sa pangalawang pagkakataon, ikinulong siya sa Fort Santiago. Noong Disyembre 26, 1896, si Jose Rizal ay nahatulan ng kamatayan sa dahilang nagpagbintangan siya na nagpasimula ng rebelyon laban sa mga Kastila. Bago dumating ang kanyang katapusan naisulat niya ang “Mi Ultimo Adios” (Ang Huling Paalam) upang magmulat sa mga susunod pang henerasyon na maging makabayan. Noong Disyembre 30, 1896, binaril si Jose P. Rizal sa Bagumbayan (na ngayon ay Luneta). “ANDRES BONIFACIO”
Si Andres Bonifacio ay ipinanganak noong Nobyembre 30, 1863 sa Tondo,
Lungsod ng Maynila. Ang kanyang mga magulang ay sina Santiago Bonifacio at Catalina de Castro. Siya ay isang Pilipinong rebolusyonaryo at bayani na nagtatag ng Kataastaasan Kagalanggalang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK) o Katipunan, isang lihim na lipunan na nakatuon sa pakikipaglaban sa mga Espanyol na sumakop sa Pilipinas. Siya ang isa sa mga unang nagkaroon ng malinaw na pananaw sa kung ano ang dapat na Pilipinong bansa. Siya ay kinikilalang “Ama ng Himagsikan at Rebolusyong Pilipino“ at kilala sa tawag na Supremo. Si Bonifacio ay hindi ipinanganak na mahirap. Ang kanyang ina ay half-Spanish at may sarili siyang tagaturo. Ngunit hindi naging madali sa kanya ang buhay nang pumanaw ang kanyang mga magulang noong 14 na taong gulang siya dahilan upang matigil siya sa kanyang pag-aaral. Sa kabila ng kanyang kakulangan sa pormal na edukasyon, tinuruan niya ang kanyang sarili na magbasa at magsulat sa wikang Espanyol at Tagalog, na naging dahilan upang makakuha siya ng trabaho bilang clerk- messenger sa isang kompanyang Aleman. Sinasabing interesado si Bonifacio sa klasikong kanluraning rasyonalismo at mahilig magbasa ng mga gawa nina Victor Hugo, Jose Rizal, at Eugene Sue. Siya ay nagkaroon ng isang malalim na interes sa pagbabasa ng mga libro sa French Revolution at ang mga buhay ng mga presidente ng Estados Unidos dahilan upang makakuha siya ng isang mahusay na pag-unawa sa mga socio-historical na proseso. Ang kanyang hangarin na mabago ang kalagayan ng kanyang mga kababayan sa ilalim ng kolonyalismo ang nagbigay daan sa pagsali niya sa La Liga Filipina. Ang La Liga Filipina ay itinatag ni Jose Rizal noong Hulyo 3, 1982 sa layuning pagkaisahin ang mga Pilipino upang makapagsimula ng reporma, maayos na edukasyon, kooperasyon, at pagbuo sa bansa.