The A List
Philippine Tatler’s annual list of luminaries runs a broad spectrum that covers various aspects of Philippine society. Not only does this compendium include the brightest in high society’s circles; it also features captains of business and industry, patro
New names have been added to this year’s illustrious roster of the country’s leading luminar
Louie ABLAZA
He celebrated his 78th birthday with a fun, fiesta-inspired party at his weekend farm home in cool and hilly Tagaytay, where you might most likely find this Honorary Consul of Zambia if he is not attending diplomatic and social events with his wife of 52 years, Mellie Ablaza.
Mellie RomeroABLAZA
Guatemala gave its Honorary Consul to the Philippines the most prestigious Antonio José de Irisarri Award. Known for hosting fun and unique parties, she turns her social events into opportunities to benefit her many philanthropic activities.
Annie OsmeñaABOITIZ
This granddaughter of former Philippine President Sergio Osmeña could have pursued a path in politics; but she chose to be a real- estate developer in her home of Cebu with the successful Maria Luisa Properties. She is married to Luis Aboitiz Snr.
Barbara BrandnerABOITIZ
A Filipino-Austrian beauty, this graphic designer never fails to elicit second glances, if not stares. The wife of Luis Miguel Aboitiz and mother to their two daughters, she works for her family’s ABC Philippines.
Bettina AranetaABOITIZ
Her choice of advocacy is quite interesting. The wife of Sabin Aboitiz, an able social secretary for the Arroyo administration, is a staunch supporter of Balikatang Thalassemia, helping people with this blood disorder.
Chary VellguthABOITIZ
A member of Cebu’s high society, this interior designer is married to business mogul Jon Aboitiz. She frequently travels abroad but also hies off to Tugtugaok, the family’s seaside sanctuary in San Remegio, Cebu.
Danel ABOITIZ
This EVP and COO of Aboitiz Power Corp’s Oil Business Unit and a board member of Aboitiz & Company is definitely a rising star in the world of business and industry. He recently married Mariana Zobel, and welcomed their firstborn this year.
Enrique “Endika” ABOITIZ
With younger members of the family now running the family empire, this director of the Aboitiz Group of Companies can indulge in favourite activities, like being the president and CEO of AWC Philippines, an independent wine importer and distributor.
Erramon “Monchu” ABOITIZ
As a sign of great leadership, this CEO and president of Aboitiz Equity Ventures and Aboitiz Power Corp was asked to retire in 2019 instead of 2016 when he turned 60, which is a family rule.
Jon Ramon ABOITIZ
The patriarch of the Aboitiz family still chairs Aboitiz & Company, which went public under his leadership. Through the years he successfully steered the family’s vast interests to make them the third richest family in the country, according to Forbes magazine.
Luis Miguel ABOITIZ
His expertise in the power sector makes him an able executive of Aboitiz Power. Admired for his calm and reasonable leadership, he is poised to rise up the ladder in the vast family empire. He is married to Barbara Brandner with whom he has two daughters.
Mariana ZobelABOITIZ
A former investment banker at JP Morgan New York, this Harvard graduate is currently the general manager of Ayala Malls The 30th, the family’s newest mall in Ortigas, Pasig. The daughter of Jaime Augusto and Lizzie Zobel de Ayala recently married Danel Aboitiz.
Sabin ABOITIZ
Land and agriculture comprise the expertise and interest of this president and CEO of Pilmico Foods Corporation who launched the Mahalin Pagkaing Atin advocacy programme. Married to Bettina Araneta, he is also the First Vice President of Aboitiz Equity Ventures.
Gail ALVAREZ
With husband Tony, this New York-based philanthropist runs the NGO Pinoy Relieve and the Alvarez Family Foundation as well as sits as a board member of PhilDev. She also loves hosting parties, especially in the beautiful family home in New Jersey.
Tony ALVAREZ II
The Diamond Awardee at the 11th Philippine Tatler Ball is a successful New York-businessman, co-founder of the global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal. He keeps close ties to the Philippines via philanthropic activities.
Ramon Ang
As president and COO of San Miguel Corporation, he transformed the food and beverage company into a highly- diversified conglomerate that leads in industries crucial to the Philippines’ development: oil refining, power generation, and infrastructure, among others.
elvira “tootsy” Mondoñedo AngARA
This statuesque beauty, one of the best-dressed women in Philippine society, is an asset to her politician husband, Senator Sonny Angara, with whom she has three children. On the side, she handles the entertainment, sports, and cable sales for ABSCBN television network.
Juan edgardo “sonny” AngARA
Called the “Wonder Boy of Philippine Politics,” he passed landmark bills related to tax reform and access to quality education, advocacies as well of his father, former senator and Cabinet member, Edgardo Angara. He is married to the beautiful Tootsy Mondoñedo.
Renna Hechanova-Angeles
The eldest child of Paing and Mely Hechanova, this heiress of a manufacturing empire takes the lead in attending to the needs of her parents, doing this as ably as she performs the role of Vice Chairman and Treasurer of Concepcion Industrial Corporation.
Chito Antonio
The son of Pablo Antonio, National Artist for Architecture, is himself a sought-after architect and interior designer. Currently, he is working on the presidential suite of the Novotel Hotel in Cubao for Jorge Araneta as well as the new Forbes Park home of Rustan’s Nedy Tantoco.
Hilda ReyesAntonio
The loving and charming wife of Joey Antonio is instrumental to Century Properties’ continued success. She served as the strong support system during its earlier years, raising four bright sons who have taken on active management roles in the business.
Jose eduardo “Joey” Antonio
The new special envoy to the US, who recently celebrated both his company’s 30 years and his 70th birthday, has a strong card to play: US President Donald Trump is his partner in the Trump Tower, one of the hgh-rise developments of Century Properties.
Ramon Antonio
Friendship coupled with his signature style of clean lines and east-west motif comprise this top architect’s fool-proof formula for his steady stream of clients, willing to wait for his precious time. He was the 6th Tatler Ball’s Most Creative Force awardee.
Carlos “linggoy” ARAnetA
He founded and propelled LBC Express to being the leader in the courier service industry. For his philanthropic causes, he focuses on education and the environment. He is married to Connie Gonzalez.
Connie gonzalezARAnetA
This mestiza beauty, wife of Carlos “Linggoy” Araneta, is not only a doting wife and mother, but keeps a busy social life with lunches and other civic duties. She is also into philanthropy, working closely with the LBC Foundation, the CSR arm of her husband’s company.
gemma CruzARAnetA
She has tried government service, but now, this beauty and brains daughter of writer Chitang Nakpil is focusing on book publishing, with Fifty Years in Hollywood set to be launched this year. She received the Women of Malolos Award from the Knights of Rizal last year.
greggy ARAnetA
He started the year by acquiring Roberto Ongpin’s shares in PhilWeb. He adds the chairmanship of Asia’s leading gaming tech provider to his list of corporate roles like chairman and CEO of Araneta Properties. He is married to Irene Marcos; they have two sons.
irene MarcosARAnetA
With an attractive salt-andpepper bob, this daughter of a former president takes her love for culture to a more personal level by often wearing Philippine-inspired outfits when she attends events and functions. She is married to Greggy Araneta with whom she has two sons.
Jorge ARAnetA
If the commercial landscape of Cubao, Quezon City is modernising, credit it to the Araneta Group of which he is the chairman, CEO, and president. With an illustrious lineage of respected politicians and a landed empire, he married a former Miss Universe, the Colombian Stella Marquez.
stella MarquezARAnetA
The Chargé d’Affaires of the Honorary Consulate of Colombia to the Philippines is also the president and chairwoman of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc, which conducts the search for the country’s candidates to Miss Universe and Miss International. She is married to tycoon Jorge Araneta.
Maurice ArCACHe
This Bon Vivant Awardee of the 6th Tatler Ball is a repository of social gossip, for juicy conversation. But for print publication, the lifestyle and social editor of the Philippine Tatler will usually demur and say, “My lips are sealed.”
Mary Anne AboitizArCullI
This gorgeous mother of three has the blood of two Cebuano families: Aboitiz and Osmeña. A business graduate from Georgetown, she helps manage her family’s vast properties and landholdings. She is married to Derek Arculli.
Felicia HungAtIenzA
A mother of three, and the
Philippine Tatler’s Most Stylish in 2014, this beauty from Taiwan found a second home in the country with husband, TV personality Kim Atienza. She is making a mark in the academe through the Chinese International School Manila which she founded.
Kim AtIenzA
He is a wildlife expert, an environment advocate, and a great TV host. The son of the former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza tried politics but realised it was not his calling. Married to Felicia Hung and a father of three, he is also a triathlon athlete who qualified to run in the Boston Marathon this month.
Fred AyAlA
He provides affordable quality education via AC Education which runs APEC Schools, a chain of 20+ high schools. A graduate of Development Studies and Economics from Brown and with an MBA from Harvard, he is married to Ina Calalang and is the father of two sons.
Ina CalalangAyAlA
An excellent equestrienne, she has represented the country in the dressage competition at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. The daughter of a famous restaurateur, she is married to executive Fred Ayala with whom she has two sons.
Jaime “Jim” AyAlA
Educated in Princeton and trained in corporate management, this economics graduate, magna cum laude, struck out on his own and founded Hybrid Social Solutions Inc, whose main goal is to provide solar electricity to off-the-grid communities in the Philippines.
Missy AyAlA
With all her three children out of the family nest, she is getting more involved with the social entrepreneur work of husband Jim Ayala. She continues to train underprivileged women to discover God’s purpose for them and is into a healthy lifestyle through nutrition, meditation, and the like.
Vivian QueAzConA
The eldest daughter of Mariano Que, founder of Mercury Drug, is now the president of the biggest pharmaceutical chain in the Philippines. With a pharmacy degree, cum laude, from the UST, she has shown exemplary leadership as its president.
Dado BAnAtAo
Inventor and innovator in computer technology, he is now focusing on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Icon of Business awardee of the 11th Tatler Ball is married to Maria Cariaga; they have three children.
louie BAte
Influenced by his father and grandmother, this investment banker turned out to be an avid art collector too, with a preference for Filipino masters, his favourites being Chismosa and
Pila sa Bigas by Vicente Manansala. He is married to the business executive Liza Yao.
emmanuel “noel” BAutIstA
This management engineering graduate of the Ateneo co-founded and chairs Regis Partners, the equities platform of Deutsche Bank in the Philippines. He is married to Dr Liaa Cojuangco with whom he has two children.
liaa Cojuangco BAutIstA
Her kilometric name— Luisita Immaculada Angeles Alexandra—is shortened to the acronym Liaa. This paediatrician is married to Noel Bautista and mother to their two children. She is also the eldest of the five daughters of Peping and Tingting Cojuangco.
Francisco “Jun” Madrigal BAyot
As president of MadrigalBayot Development Corporation, he is behind many cuttingedge developments in the metropolis. He is the other half of the Most Distinguished Couple of the 10th Tatler Ball, the other being his wife, Lisa Tinio.
lisa tinioBAyot
The direct descendant of Dr Jose Rizal looks good in any outfit, but especially in Filipiniana when attending events honouring the National Hero. With husband Jun, she received the Most Distinguished Couple Award at the 10th Tatler Ball.
Susie madrigal BAyot
She is a lesson in inner strength, a quality that surprised and impressed family and friends. The only daughter of Francisco Bayot Snr and Josefina Madrigal loves to travel, Lourdes being an annual pilgrimage. On the homefront, she is a whiz in the kitchen.
Kevin Belmonte
The second child of the late founder of
Philippine Star, Betty Go and Representative Sonny Belmonte, is the president and CEO of the online business, Philstar.com. He is also the vice chairman of Nuvoland Philippines, a real-estate development company.
miguel Belmonte
As president and CEO of Philippine Star and
Business World Publishing Corporation, the youngest child of Sonny and Betty Go Belmonte is carrying on the legacy that his mother left to the publishing industry. Married to Milette Francia, he has three children.
Rose Anne GarciaBelmonte
The wife of Kevin Belmonte and mother of their three children is into the healthy lifestyle, meditation, and yoga. In fact, the COO of Philippine Star Global writes about this in a co-shared column in the Philippine Star titled “The Breathing Room.”
Vicki Cancio Belo
Beauty guru to the stars, she received a Woman of Excellence Award during the Miss Universe Charity Gala early this year. A dermatologist with a vision, she grew her business, Belo Medical Group, to its leading position in the field of aesthetic medicine and cosmetic surgery.
Joanne de AsisBenitez
She is the finance whiz behind a number of corporate mergers and acquisitions. A senior advisor for Morgan Stanley in New York where she worked for a number of years, she transitioned successfully on her own, still in the field of global transactions.
Babette AquinoBenoit
Marriage brought her to Paris, where she lived for decades, until the death of her husband, Paul Benoit. Now she comes home more often, planning on doing some business ventures, perhaps in fashion design where she was a big player in the ’80s via her label Wara.
Conchitina SevillaBeRnARdo
These days, she paints her time away, in-between Tai Chi classes and propagating the Centering Prayer method through the Contemplative Ministry. She and husband Lani Bernardo were the Most Eminent Couple of the 9th Tatler Ball.
Joseph “lani” BeRnARdo
The former Philippine ambassador to Spain has retired, but goes to the office out of habit. With wife Conchitina Sevilla, with whom he shared the Most Eminent Couple of the 9th Tatler Ball, he enjoys travelling and attending social events.
mia BoRRomeo
She loves to travel, and being the editor-at-large of Philippine Tatler Traveller certainly takes her places. This Wellesley graduate also handles the Philippine Tatler
Homes that comes out three times a year. She loves to garden as well as participate in the activities of her parish, the Santuario de San Antonio.
Betsy WestendorpBRiAS
Marriage to the late Antonio Brias brought her to the Philippines where she raised three daughters and started a successful career as a painter. For her achievements in art, she was named Most Creative Force at the 9th Tatler Ball.
maricris Floirendo-BRiAS
Her indigenous-sourced designs are much-admired both here and abroad. Produced under the TADECO Livelihood and Training Centre, the unique crafts are made more meaningful because they provide extra income for wives, mothers, and even children.
Bambina de leonBuenAVentuRA
After establishing the first call- centre training facility in the Philippines, she now focuses on healthcare through Carewell, a foundation for persons with cancer. Married to Cesar Buenaventura, she is also the vice president of the International Bazaar Foundation.
Cesar BuenAVentuRA
An admired pillar of the country’s business community, he has been honoured as a Management Man of the Year by the Management Association of the Philippines and made Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
monique lhuillierBuGBee
A red-carpet fashion designer, she is known for gowns with exquisite craftsmanship, the handwork and beadwork that are done by Filipino artisans. This daughter of Cebu’s golden couple, Michel and Amparito Lhuillier, married Tom Bugbee and lives with him and their two children in Los Angeles, California.
Benedicto CaBrera
Recognised as National Artist in 2015, he established himself in Baguio City where he built his home cum studio cum art museum. There he continues to create his works of art. He is the 5th Tatler Ball’s Most Creative Force.
Jose Isidro “lito” CaMaChO
Banking might be his line of work but this vice chairman for Asia Pacific of Credit Suisse has a soft spot for the arts, and is a known art collector. Based in Singapore with wife Kim Acuña, he is the 3rd Tatler Ball’s Most Distinguished Gentleman.
Ma Clara “Kim” acuña CaMaChO
An avid art collector with her husband Lito, she was formerly the representative of Sotheby’s in the Philippines. Though based in Singapore where her husband works, she is still active in advocacies and cultural groups in the Philippines.
Joselito “Butch” CaMpOs Jnr
This Diamond Awardee at the 2015 Philippine Tatler Ball pulled a business coup when his condiments company, NutriAsia Philippines, bought the International Del Monte Pacific Ltd. He is also the Chairman of the Met Museum of Manila.
Ollie MabantaCaMpOs
As her husband, Butch Campos, soars higher in the fields of big business and industry, she busies herself with cultural endeavours, like the Asia Society and the Metropolitan Museum, and charitable undertakings like the Cribs Foundation.
Cristina “Tina” TorresCarlOs
It’s back to her alma mater, the Assumption College, this year for the wife of Vince Carlos, as she prepares for their golden jubilee, arranging the homestay of balikbayan classmates, and preparing for her class’ Velada presentation.
Vicente “Vince” CarlOs
He is still busy being the first and only Filipino member of the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Consuls, enjoying the company of his fellow Rotarians in the Rotary Club of Manila, and anxiously awaiting the arrival of his sixth grandchild.
Ben Chan
One of the most admired and respected retailers in the country is celebrating his 30th anniversary this year. His empire keeps on growing, adding more lifestyle brands. His much-awaited Bench fashion show happens this November.
Carlos Chan
His brand Oishi is a bestselling food snack not only in the Philippines but in Asia, particularly China. This is perhaps why the chairman of Liwayway Holdings Company Ltd was named “Honorary Citizen of Shanghai” in 2005.
Jose Mari Chan
This sugar baron with always a ready smile is better known as the composer/singer of many hit songs and commercial jingles. Celebrating his 51st anniversary in the music industry this year, he still does the concert circuit, holding one this year in February in California.
Maryanne ansaldo- Chan
Friends and family expected this pretty, softspoken colegiala to marry her college boyfriend, Jose Mari Chan. 47 years later, they are still together, and seen in select gatherings especially of their close friends and associates.
liza GokongweiChenG
This president of Summit Media is becoming the media mogul that she seems destined to be. In fact, she is one of the 15 Women to Watch in Asia, said Forbes magazine in 2012. The daughter of the tycoon John Gokongwei, she is married to Berck Cheng.
David ChUa
Respected in the business circles for his astute and analytical mind, this holder of two MBAs has occupied top leadership positions in companies and corporations. Today, he is a non-executive director of the Philippine Stock Exchange and the president of the Philippine Steelmakers Association.
edna ChUa
The wife of business executive David Chua and mother of their children is passionate about healthy living, even concocting healing scents under the brand name “Elixir” launched in 2015 with friends. A theta healing master, she is also a certified practitioner of Angel Therapy, and Reiki, etc.
Kenneth COBOnpUe
The Most Creative Force of the 10th Tatler Ball is a world-renowned industrial designer who does civic work by being on the board of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He recently opened the bar Morals & Malice with some friends.
antonio “Tony Boy” CoJuangCo
With the Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada, this media and telecommunications tycoon has just entered the gaming industry via the 44-hectare Okada Manila. He is celebrating 23 years with life partner Gretchen Barretto.
Carlos “Charlie” CoJuangCo
Like his father, the tycoon Danding Cojuangco, and mother, Gretchen Oppen, this congressman of Tarlac has a soft spot for the land, planting in the family home in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental. He loves art as well and put up his own NOVA Gallery Manila.
Eduardo “Danding” CoJuangCo
After a serious health issue a few years ago, this tycoon divested most of his interests in top corporations like San Miguel. He has also stood back from politics and the political party he founded. A wise move for this octogenarian who probably just wants to relax.
gretchen oppenCoJuangCo
Her green thumb is well known; her beauty, celebrated; her charitable heart, legendary. The wife of Danding Cojuango and mother of their four children has been recognised for her philanthropy as The Most Charitable Force at the 4th Philippine Tatler Ball.
Jose “Peping” CoJuangCo
This former politician now focuses on overseeing the arrangements for the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The president of the Philippine Olympic Committee is married to Tingting de los Reyes, with whom he has five daughters.
Lizette Banzon CoJuangCo
This alumna of Assumption College pays back to her alma mater by being a member of the board of the Marie Eugenie Institute, which mentors educators. She is also on the board of Hands On Manila, an innovative and alternative model of volunteer service.
Margarita Delos ReyesCoJuangCo
Being an icon of style and beauty for years, she can very well draw up her List of Most Elegant Filipinas, now going on its third year. Each gala presentation has a beneficiary, the last one being the widows of the soldiers who died in an encounter with rebels.
Marissa EchauzCoJuangCo
She founded A Child Can, a respected school and organisation for children with autism, providing information and assistance to them as well as their families. This founding member of the Philippine Association for Behavioural Analysis is married to Choy Cojuangco.
Miguel “Mikey” CoJuangCo
A front-runner in the field of business process outsourcing in the Philippines, he is currently president and CEO of Teleperformance, a company that has consistently made it to the annual list of Top 10 Outsourcing Companies in the Philippines.
Ramon “Choy” CoJuangCo JnR
The former head of Pilipino Telephone Corporation is now more laid back in his current capacity as chairman of Asya Premiere Suites Boracay. Married to Marissa Echauz, he keeps fit and limber through yoga.
John Marie ConCEPCion
Food is definitely a driving factor for the managing director and CEO of Unilever Ice Cream. He is the sole operator of the Philippine branches of Ippudo, a popular ramen restaurant. He is also active in the livelihood initatives of Gawad Kalinga.
Jose Ma “Joey” ConCEPCion iii
Currently CEO and president of RFM Foods Corporation and the founder of the GoNegosyo entrepreneurship programme, he was recently reappointed presidential consultant on entrepreneurship. He now chairs the ASEAN Business Advisory Council.
Marissa orosaConCEPCion
The beautiful wife of entrepreneurship guru Joey Concepcion, and mother of five, has always been supportive of her husband’s many endeavours. A couple of months ago, she saw her daughter Monica introduced to international high society at le Bal des Débutantes in Paris.
Peachy ConCEPCion
Author and photographer, she has captured both the tender and madcap moments of parenthood in her books Hold on
Tight and I Will Always Love You More. Proceeds of the sales of the latter went to Gawad Kalinga’s inititiatives for children’s welfare.
Tessie SyCoSon
A strong business leader, this eldest daughter of tycoon Henry Sy was named 2016’s Management Man of the Year by the Management Association of the Philippines. Fortune Magazine’s also named her one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in the World.
elena tan yuCoyiuto
She has slowed down her work in real-estate development to enjoy another passion, painting, holding an exhibition titled Exuberance: The Passion of Elena. Married to Peter Coyiuto, she is also the founding chairman of the Young Filipino Chinese Entrepreneurs.
peter Coyiuto
The CEO and President of the First Life Financial Co is quite the sportsman, with interests in swimming, golf, or taking his Audi out for a spin. In his quiet hours, he likes to read books on public speaking and humour. He is married to Elena Tan Yu.
robert Coyiuto Jnr
The 13th richest Filipino in 2016, according to Forbes magazine, is the chairman of Prudential Guarantee & Assurance. This CEO of the Coyiuto Group of Companies also owns PGA Cars, exclusive distributor of Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Audi.
stephanie zubiri- Crespi
A wife, a mother of two, a tv host, a food columnist, a wine blogger. To top it all, she is a paradigm of style, chosen by
Philippine Tatler to be its representative to Asia’s Most Stylish for 2016 as well as give her the Tatler Ball’s Most Stylish Award.
Marcel Crespo
The passion of this successful player in the IT industry lies in art. An avid art collector, he sits on the advisory board of the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, as well as funds the Ateneo Art Awards.
Ching CruzCruz
The wife of Philip Cruz is the epitome of glamour, definitely a front-runner in any best-dressed list with her svelte figure, long, curly tresses, and gorgeous outfits. She is now excitedly looking forward to her new business venture in the resorts industry.
Felipe “philip” Cruz Jnr
His penchant for white outfits earned for him the title “The Man in White.” This president of the construction firm FF Cruz & Co proudly continues his father’s legacy of quality and integrity in one’s work. He is married to the gorgeous Ching Cruz.
arlene Cu
The wife of Globe Telecom head honcho Ernest Cu is an avid traveller—an interest that she shares with both her husband and their three children. She is a professional ballroom dancer and has won competitions in different countries.
ernest Cu
The only Filipino executive to make it to Global Telecoms Magazine’s Business Power 100 in 2016 was also listed among the Top Ten Telco Operators in Asia for the same year. Quite a man of fashion, he likes loafers and binge-watching on Netflix as a sick-day indulgence.
Chingbee KalawCuenCa
The president of Rite Management and Financial Corporation is also a member of the Management Association of the Philippines’ committee of agribusiness and countryside development. The daughter of former senator Eva Kalaw, she is married to Bobby Cuenca.
roberto “Bobby” CuenCa
He assumes an advisory role for infrastructure projects. When not attending to his several businesses related to real estate, mining, and international commodities, this bon vivant checks out the food and travel scenes—and gets to write about it, too.
elizabeth “Beng” Dee
She’s not just the beautiful and fashionable wife to the restaurateur Rikki Dee, but also his able partner in business as she efficiently manages the fast food and purchasing division of their company, Food Link, as both executive vice-president and COO.
enrico “rikki” Dee
His Foodie Global Concepts is behind a number of successful restaurants like Tim Ho Wan and FOO’D by David Oldani; but this visionary is expanding his interests into real estate and is developing the concept of community malls all over the country via his company Central Malls.
Kathy GoducoDe GuzMan
She has stood beside her husband, Renato “Bing” De Guzman, through the many years that he was in the international banking industry. Now that he has retired and gone back home, she is equally proud and happy, giving him the support and understanding in all his current endeavours.
renato “Bing” De GuzMan
After retiring from the Bank of Singapore, this multiawarded banker is back in the Philippines to join his family’s health care and education business. He is a graduate of BS Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University and of MBA from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium
Mary De leon
She belongs to the illustrious Madrigal family, an heiress of the late Macaria M de Leon. Also a diving enthusiast, she involves herself as well with the family’s foundations that do charity work, particularly helping poor parishes around the country.
ana Maria DelgaDo
She is the youngest daughter of the late Paco Delgado and his wife Carmencita. An interior designer based in California, she recently opened Anamar, a gallery of home accessories and furnishings, in San Francisco.
Helen HoDelgaDo
The eldest daughter of the late artist Anita Magsaysay Ho, she is seen more and more these days in social events. She used to spend a lot of time in Shanghai, the home of her late father Robert Ho, where many of her beautiful quilts, linens, and lingerie were being manufactured.
Jose eduardo “ed” DelgaDo
His father, Antonio, founded Delgado Brothers Company ( DelBros) and today, he holds the reins of the company as its president and CEO. He is married to Margarita Liboro.
Jose Roberto “Robbie” DelgaDo
With an MBA from Stanford and an Owner/ President Management Programme from the Harvard Business School, he chairs the Transnational Diversified Group, with holdings in the hotel, shipping, tires, and online gaming industries.
Margarita liboro DelgaDo
The wife of Ed Delgado has her heart in education. As the vice chairman of Teach for Philippines, she gets to provide Filipino children of inclusive, relevant, and excellent education. She also serves as director of the family owned UPSDelbros Express Inc.
Ricky DelgaDo
With 30 years of management experience, this Most Eligible Bachelor of the 4th Tatler Ball chairs Citadel Holdings Inc, with investments in aviation services, freight management and logistics, and telecommunications.
Rose anne Cuunjieng-De paMpelonne
Family, friends, and local projects regularly bring this fashion and interior designer back to the Philippines. She is based in Paris with husband, investment banker Bruno de Pampelonne, and where she also practices her design profession.
Jacques DupasquieR
A real-estate visionary, he introduced the boutiqueoffice concept in Bonifacio Global City like The Net Group, where he sits as chairman. A mix of Filipino and French origins, his paternal relatives own a string of boutique hotels in Paris.
alice eDuaRDo
This is one lady that truly has a heart of gold. President and CEO of Sta Elena Construction and Development Corporation, she holds a degree in business management. A GoNegosyo mentor, she definitely has a lot to share with aspiring entrepreneurs.
alex eDuque
“Amazing” aptly defines the daughter of Chuchu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque. She founded MovEd in 2012 to bring early childhood education to underserved communities. She was recognised as the Outstanding Young Woman of the 13th Tatler Ball.
Mandy eDuque
An avid motoring enthusiast, this race car driver was elevated to the Hall of Fame by the 13th Golden Wheel Awards in 2016. Married to Chuchu Madrigal, he regularly writes about motoring for Philippine Tatler. A director of the Makati Medical Centre, he also used to be in the banking industry.
Bianca aranetaelizalDe
One of her three children, Isabeli, played the title role Annie in the musical’s latest Manila run, making this former supermodel beaming with pride. Married to the young businessman Juan Manuel Elizalde, she owns one of the first farmto-table restaurants, The Wholesome Table.
Carlos elizalDe
With a degree in agricultural economics, he is perfect for the many roles he holds in the family corporations: president, ELRO Commercial and Industrial Corp and ELRO Land Corp; vice president, ELRO Trading Corp and Bais Multifarms Inc; director, SPCI Holdings Inc.
Francisco “patxi” elizalDe JnR
Though educated in the US in agri-business, he is making a name for himself in the footwear business via the brands Dupe, Ipanema, Grendha, and Rider. The vice president of ELRO Commercial and Industrial Corp, he is married to Sofia Zobel de Ayala.
iñigo ElizaldE
More inclined towards the arts, this scion of a family in agri-business studied fine arts at the Rhode Island School of Design and built his eponymous label, Iñigo Elizalde Rugs. He is based in New York but shares his worldrenowned products with the Philippine market.
Juan Manuel ElizaldE
As executive director and vice president for operations of the Manila Broadcasting Company, he helps run his family’s businesses in broadcasting, entertainment, and the arts. He is married to Bianca Araneta, with whom he has four daughters.
Marilen Gonzalez ElizaldE
She does not only practice yoga, she propagates its practice via ECHOyoga Shala which she established together with the health guru Jeannie Javelosa. An educator by profession, she is married to a member of a powerful business clan, Santi Elizalde.
Melissa aboitizElizaldE
On top of a busy family life with her husband Carlos Elizalde and their three children, this business graduate of Georgetown U is building a name in the corporate world. Currently, she holds the position of business process specialist at the family-owned Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.
Santiago “Santi” ElizaldE
One wonders where he gets his energy from. With an economics degree from Denison U in Ohio, he is the president and CEO of Roxaco Land Corporation, chairman of 24 Hour Vendo Machine Corp, and chairman of the Roxas Foundation. He is married to Marilen Gonzalez.
Sofia zobel ElizaldE
A former ballet dancer with Ballet Philippines, the daughter of Don Jaime and Bea Zobel de Ayala opted to stay behind the scenes and help others learn the art by establishing the STEPS Dance Studio. Married to Patxi Elizalde, she has three children.
Maritess TantocoEnriquEz
The youngest daughter of Bienvenido and Gliceria Tantoco, she handles the jewellery department of the family-owned Rustan’s Department Store. One of the directors of Rustan’s Group of Companies, she is married to Renato Enriquez.
Ernest ESCalEr
Decades before farmto-table restos became popular, he already established his brand Gourmet Farms. An economics degree from Ateneo with an MBA from the International Management Institute in Switzerland, he was also a pioneer in the BPO sector.
narcissa “Ching” de leon ESCalEr
The granddaughter of Doña Sisang de Leon of LVN Pictures took the diplomatic route and was ambassador to Geneva and deputy director of the International Organisation for Migration in Geneva. She is now a doting grandma herself.
amaya aboitizFanSlEr
The eldest of the fifth generation Aboitiz clan took over the reins of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, engaged in community organising, networking, and advocacy. She worked at The Beacon School in several capacities.
Cara WilsonFErrari
A Milan-based trade and investment consultant for the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, she holds an MBA from SCA Bocconi in Milan. The daughter of former ambassador Isabel Caro-Wilson, she is married to Alberto Ferrari.
antonio “Tonyboy” FloirEndo
An heir of the banana empire built by the late Antonio Floirendo Snr, he seems more interested, for now, in politics than in the food business. He is the incumbent congressional representative of the 2nd District of Davao del Norte.
Margarita “Margie” Moran FloirEndo
The 1973 Miss Universe, mother of two daughters, earned a master’s degree in rural development from the University of London, is the president of Ballet Philippines for eight years now, and a trustee of Habitat for Humanity.
Evelyn lim ForBèS
Her acerbic wit makes her such a delightful conversationalist. The general manager of Pacific Carpet Manufacturing Corp also holds directorships in several companies like Filsyn, Universal Far East, and Bantay Kalikasan. She is married to John Forbes.
Baby araneta ForèS
Though her public appearances are few and far between, she still conjures the image of her younger days that seem to jump out of a scene from Breakfast
at Tiffany’s. The youngest daughter of the industrialist J Amado Araneta is the Style Icon of the 1st Tatler Ball.
Malou forès
At a young age, she knew she’d be in the food business. Which is where life has taken her, with successful restaurants and speciality food stores like Mamou, Recovery Food, Chef Du Partie, and Blue Kitchen.
Margarita forès
Asia’s Best Female Chef in 2016 hosted Harvest with
Margarita Forés, a fourpart culinary travel show over CNN Philippines. This was a welcome diversion from the full schedule of the Most Creative Force of the 13th Tatler Ball.
rosanna Tuason forès
The daughter of a prominent businessman and a former ambassador is not one to lay low from an active life. A two-term president of the Philippine Tourism Congress, she is also a founder and shareholder of Enderun Colleges and president and CEO of Hijo Resources.
Veana araneta forès
This third-generation Araneta opted to enter the entertainment industry as a “star maker” and talent manager. Currently handling the career of actors Angelu de Leon and Victor Neri, she has found her own niche amidst a family of other achievers.
Irene Martel francIsco
The managing director of
Philippine Tatler has a soft spot for the arts and for children’s advocacies. She is the board president of the Child Protection Network (CPN) and a board member of the Met Museum Foundation. Married to Dr Randy Francisco, she has one daughter, Isabel.
Joanne Preysler francIsco
With husband Raul, she opened The Provenance Gallery, enhancing the active art scene in Manila. Her main hat, however, is president and CEO of Original Idea Retailers, the holding company of fashion labels Carbon, Tint, Joanna Preysler Boutique, Men’s Terno, and Hide & Stitch.
carol Masibay GarcIa
A former beauty queen, she is still one of society’s most glamorous women, always making it to social lists like best dressed and most invited. Endowed with a vibrant personality, this mother of three keeps an active social life that includes travel.
Grace Glory Go
When she came back home from Canada in 1988, she successfully marketed Philippine
Star, a legacy of elder sister Betty Belmonte. Now, she is focusing on a Go family legacy, The Fookien Times Yearbook, as its chairperson and CEO, while her only child, Vernon, is the president and publisher.
Jay LeongGokonGweI
The wife of young tycoon Lance Gokongwei keeps herself busy and useful by being an editorial consultant for the family’s publishing company. A graduate of Columbia in New York, she also keeps busy attending to her two children.
Lance GokonGweI
The only son of the second richest Filipino, according to the 2016 Forbes List, can ably take over the reins of the family group of companies. Working for the family business since age 21, he became CEO and president of the family- owned Cebu Pacific Airlines at age 30.
christian GonzaLez
The senior vice president of the Asia Pacific region of International Container Terminal Services has a newborn child, his second with wife Stephanie Kienle. He is also the president of ICTSI Foundation, and director of Bloomberry Resorts (owner of Solaire Resort and Casino).
stephanie kienleGonzaLez
She carried around her baby bump so glamorously to full term this March, deserving all the praises for being so stylish, fitting for Philippine
Tatler’s representative to Asia’s Most Stylish 2015. Married to Christian Gonzalez, she has another daughter, Andrea.
Jeannie Lim GouLbourn
After proving her mettle in the field of fashion through her brand Silk Cocoon, she became a strong and passionate advocate of wellness and the fight against depression, through her Natasha Goulbourn Foundation which she founded and named after her late daughter.
Mely concepcion HecHanoVa
The only daughter of the founder of Concepcion Industries celebrated her 62nd anniversary with husband Paing Hechanova. The Pinnacle Awardee of the 9th Philippine Tatler Ball, she and Paing were the Most Prominent Society Couple at the 3rd Philippine Tatler Ball.
rafael “Paing” HecHanoVa
Married for 62 years to Mely Concepcion and father of their five children, this architect is an active Rotarian. Walking around with a cane does not keep this former Olympic athlete away from his favourite sport of golf.
Clinton Campos HESS
The grandson of JY Campos, founder of Unilab, is now the pharmaceutical giant’s president and CEO. The first-born son of marketing professor Dr James Douglas Hess, and Jocelyn Campos is an economics graduate of the Wharton School.
Jacqueline Lhuillier HESS
This daughter of Ambassador Philippe Lhuillier and Edna Diago is the wife of young and rising tycoon Clinton Campos Hess. She is a doting mother as well to their daughter Andrea.
Haresh HirANAND
The CEO of Glorious Commercial Exports Inc also manages the franchises of fastfood brands Jollibee and Chowking under Hiranand Group. Educated at San Beda College, he belongs to the Young Presidents Organisation and is married to Sharmila Singh.
Sharmila Singh HirANAND
With her two other sisters, she inherited Kashmir, the oldest finedining Indian restaurant in the Philippines. She is married to Haresh Hiranand and they have three children. She is also in business and a top hostess as well.
Doris Magsaysay HO
A respected resource from industry to culture, business, and art, this president and CEO of the Magsaysay Group of Companies ably chaired the 2015 APEC Advisory Council Summit. She is the Most Charitable Force of the 3rd Tatler Ball.
Anton Tantoco HUANG
The prince of high-end retail, this third-generation Tantoco is the father of two daughters with Nina Herrera. He is the president of SSI and sits on the board of Endeavor Philippines, which connects local entrepreneurs to a global network for mentoring.
Catherine “Cathy” Tantoco HUANG
The youngest child and only daughter of Zenaida Tantoco could have grown up spoiled. Not a chance though in the Tantoco family that has a strong culture of industry. For now, she is in charge of SSI’s online shopping and mobile apps.
Kathy Yap HUANG
She had to come back home from studies at Bryn Mawr because of 9-11, a fortunate development as she would eventually graduate from Ateneo and marry a thirdgeneration Tantoco, Mike Huang. She helps with her family’s printing and manufacturing businesses.
Michael “Mike” Tantoco HUANG
The second son of Rustan’s Nedy Tantoco, an MBA graduate from the Kellog School of Management in Hong Kong is keeping busy as Rustan’s vice president for store planning and expansion. He is married to the beautiful Kathy Yap; they have two children.
Nina Herrera HUANG
This Most Stylish of the 9th Philippine Tatler Ball is married to the retail prince, Anton Huang, with whom she has two daughters. Through the years, she has kept her signature style of simple elegance, as well her figure through riding and running.
Frannie Aguinaldo JACiNTO
She is always elegantly dressed and with a sweet smile. Married to RJ Jacinto with whom she has two children, she writes a regular column for the Philippine Star and supports the Makabata School Foundation.
ramon “rJ” JACiNTO
Will he slow down with his rock ‘n roll gigs now that he is the adviser on economic affairs and information technology? Highly unlikely for this founder of radio station DZRJ and the RJ Group of companies (RJ Guitars, Bistro RJ, RJ Academy of Music, and RJ Productions).
Mario KATiGbAK
He is the dapper general manager of both Bulgari and Hermès in the Philippines, a role that fits him so well, what with his impeccable image and elegant taste in everything fine and luxurious.
Max KiENLE
He is surrounded by gorgeous beauties, starting with his wife Zelda and his daughters Stephanie and Jessica, all beauty icons. He knows how to enjoy life too, doing triathlons, running marathons, and riding his motorbike. An engineer by profession, he founded the successful furniture business, Philux.
Zelda Aragon KiENLE
She is not just the beautiful wife of the Swiss businessman Max Kienle but his able business partner, being the co-founder of the furniture brand Philux. She has two daughters, equally gorgeous, and together they can pass for sisters.
Antonio “Tonet” LAgdAMeo
After a short hiatus, he is back in the diplomatic circle as the country’s new ambassador to the United Kingdom, a post he has filled two administrations ago. He and wife Linda Floirendo were named Most Prominent Couple at the 5th Philippine Tatler Ball.
Le Antonio LAgdAMeo
Smart and elegant, this Wharton MBA graduate oversees ONL Consultants Inc, which revolves around deal structures and fundraising with local government units as well as government-owned and managed corporations. She is also a board member of Ballet Philippines.
Linda Floirendo LAgdAMeo
Most Prominent Couple at the 5th Philippine Tatler Ball with husband Tonet Lagdameo, ambassador to the Court of St James, she is the daughter of the late Don Antonio Floirendo. She sits on the board of the Don Antonio O Floirendo Snr Foundation.
Mari LAgdAMeo
He still runs the reformatted Dream FM station as Energy FM, and still with business partner and friend, Tony Boy Cojuangco. The board chairman of Strumm’s, a popular bar, has a passion for all things jazz. Outside the music business, he is the president of J&L Consulting.
Anna Maria SyLAwrence
An architectural design consultant, she’s the managing director of C/S Design Consultancy, whose current projects include the De La Salle law school, Net Lima, plus custom residential homes. She is married to the retired banker, Steve Lawrence.
Jaime LAYA
He has extensive experience and proven expertise in a broad spectrum ranging from banking to the arts. As such, this recipient of the Patron of Culture and the Arts of the 11th Tatler Ball is a valuable adviser and consultant in these fields.
Bledes Forés LegArdA
A comptroller by profession, the youngest daughter of Baby AranetaForés helps manage the businesses of her sister, Chef Margarita. Married to stockbroker Noli Legarda, she is a sports enthusiast, being an equestrienne, a certified scuba diver, and an avid golfer.
Katrina LegArdA
This well-known lawyer champions women’s rights and the protection of children, making her membership to the InterCountry Adoption Board appropriate. A graduate of the UP College of Law, and later on a professor there, she is also the chairperson of the AirAsia Foundation.
Loren LegArdA
Whatever cause this thirdterm senator espouses, from climate change, culture and heritage to indigenous peoples, she pushes it with a passion. A former top broadcast journalist, she has recently returned to television via the documentary series Dayaw.
Loida nicolas LewiS
A staunch advocate of democratic principles and a passionate promoter of her home country, the Philippines, the widow of the late American food tycoon Reginald is such a strong voice in Fil-Am circles. She lives in New York, weekends in East Hampton, and visits Manila.
Amparito Llamas LhuiLLier
She is many things: wife of Michel, mother of Monique, founder and chairperson of Amparito Llamas Lhuillier Educational Foundation, former beauty queen. And as of 2016, one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women selected by the international organisation Filipina Women’s Network.
Bea Lucero LhuiLLier
She was the darling of the sports world, winning for the country a bronze in the 1992 Olympics for taekwondo. Also a former gymnast, she is now a mother of three boys and one girl with Jean Henri Lhuillier, scion of a pawnshop empire.
edna diago LhuiLLier
A mother of seven with Ambassador Philippe, she likes to be involved in numerous charitable and religious institutions as well as hosting parties at home. She was a member of the committee which funded the preparations for the canonisation of Pedro Calungsod.
Jean henri LhuiLLier
The president and CEO of PJ Lhuillier Inc is also the honorary consul general of San Marino. A sports lover, he is a major supporter of softball and an organiser of tennis tournaments in the country. Not surprisingly, he married an Olympian, Bea Lucero.
Michel LhuiLLier
The founder and chairman of the M Lhuillier Group of Companies, a leading player in the pawnshop and money remittance business, is the chairman of the Cebu Provincial Sports. Also the honorary consul of France in Cebu, he is married to Amparito Llamas with whom he has four children.
Philippe LhuiLLieR
The chairman of PJ Lhuillier Inc does not involve himself in the family pawnshop business as much as he does in foreign service. Married to Edna Diago, he is now the current Philippine Ambassador to Spain. He collects religious images and icons.
abelardo “abe” LicaRos
With grown-up children taking over his businesses, this owner of Molave Land Corporation is taking things in stride now, enjoying longer vacations abroad and attending social events in his high-society circle with his beautiful wife, Nini Licaros.
nini Ramos LicaRos
The height and beauty of this Bb Pilipinas International 1968 still draw the spotlight wherever she goes. Married to the businessman Abe Licaros, she has tried public service as a councillor for Makati City and Bgy Forbes Park.
Johnny LiTTon
On his 80th birthday party, this social chronicler and sought-after events emcee already invited all his guests to his 95th birthday celebrations. He has not slowed down in his profession, and vows to stop only when called by the One above.
Louie Barcelon Locsin
She was already enjoying a relaxed retirement until her husband, Ted Locsin Jnr, was appointed ambassador to the UN. Now her life’s a whirl of diplomatic events. But this well- bred, bestdressed, and very proper lady will no doubt perform her duties well.
Teddy Boy Locsin Jnr
The newly-appointed ambassador to the United Nations is known for his acerbic wit and hard-hitting, sometimes unfiltered, opinions. This he shows when he dishes out his “Teditorial” segment of the nightly news on cable. A lawyer by education, he is married to Louie Barcelon.
criselda LonTok
A former model, she created her own eponymous label, counting 34 years now and still drawing both new and old clientele. She used to also be a merchandising manager of Rustan’s but relinquished all managerial tasks to concentrate on designing.
Trickie colayco LoPa
Married to leading rhinologist, Randy Lopa, this management economics graduate is a self-avowed “history geek,” which she thinks led her to her fascination with art. Today she is the co-founder of the annual Art in the Park.
celine Relucio LoPez
Former fashion editor, columnist, book author, brand ambassador, and jewellery designer recently went into film. An heiress with many talents, she is the Most Promising Young Lady of the 3rd Tatler Ball and Most Stylish of the 6th Tatler Ball.
Diana Jeanne LoPez
The perfect model of an ageless beauty, this socialite still keeps an active life of events and parties, albeit at a slower pace than before and almost always in the company of friends who have stood the test of time.
ernie LoPez
Coming from a family of media moguls, this president and CEO of ABS- CBN Publishing Inc is right where he wants to be. On the side he loves competitive sports, being a triathlete.
Federico “Piki” LoPez
Now running many of his family’s corporations, from energy to realty and media, this son of Oscar M Lopez is not only an advocate but a practitioner of renewable energy. He is a graduate of economics and international relations, cum laude, from UPenn.
Gabby LoPez
After decades in the television industry, the chairman of the ABS- CBN Corporation has embarked on a mentoring venture via Endeavor Philippines. Established in 2015, the Philippine arm of this American organisation aims to build a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Gina LoPez
For her strong stand against illegal mining and other activities harmful to the environment, the Most Charitable Force of the 1st Tatler Ball and current Secretary of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources has found herself in the centre of protests and controversy.
Manolo LoPez
Now that he has finished his ambassadorial stint in Japan, he welcomes the normal life of being active again in the family corporations, particularly in its real-estate and resorts developments. This business administration graduate of the University of the East is married to Maritess Lagdameo.