Business/Philanthropist

• Loida Nicolas-Lewis – Sorsogon – New York-based industrialist, philanthropist, socio-civic leader, motivational speaker, author, and lawyer
• Tan Yu – Camarines Norte – a Chinese Filipino philanthropist and real estate entrepreneur who was once the richest man in the Philippines. Originally from Fujian province in China, Yu and his family moved to the Philippines at a young age. He began making a living in Camarines Norte through selling bread buns in the streets and doing some fishing.