RP's Largest Mobile Carriers

The number of Filipinos getting hooked to own a cellphone is indeed skyrocketing these years. And as we continue to own one, we add ourselves to the millions of people all over the country who are wirelessly connected. The following is the list of the large mobile carriers in the Philippines by number of subscribers

1. SMART COMUNICATIONS
20.6 MILLION

Wholly-owned mobile phone subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). With over 30 million subscribers on its GSM network as of end-December 2007, equivalent to approximately half of the Philippine cellular market share. It operates a nationwide cellular network and a satellite phone service. It also has the most extensive and modern digital communications GSM network and infrastructure in the country, covering over 99 percent of the population

2. GLOBE TELECOMS

16 MILLION

Commonly known as Globe, is the second-largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, providing a diversified set of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services

3. TALK N TEXT
11.5 MILLION

Also owned by PLDT, this mobile carrier has proven its resilience amidst big mobile carriers in the country banking on its cheap and affordable rates and promos.

4. SUN CELLULAR

6 MILLION

Sun Cellular, formally known as Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc., is a mobile telecommunication service provider in the Philippines. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Telecommunications Philippines or Digitel. Digitel is in turn owned by the JG Summit Group with a minority stake held by the TeliaSonera Group. It is assigned to an access code of 922/923. It began its operations in 2003, positioned as a latecomer in the market allowed it to put up infrastructure at lower cost.Sun Cellular gained popularity because of its "24/7" offer of unlimited text messaging and calls for a fixed price for Sun-to-Sun transactions. This led competing networks Smart Communications and Globe Telecom to offer similar but higher-cost plans.

RP's Wealthiest Men

Forbes Asia 2008 Philippine Rich List has named the 83-year old mall mogul, Henry Sy as the country's wealthiest man. Sy has an estimated net worth of $3.1 billion, up by $1.4 billion from last year, the biggest gain on the list by absolute terms. Sy and his family control SM investments, which owns stakes in a dozen of compnaies including the nation's second largest bank. Banco de Oro Unibank.

1. HENRY SY & FAMILY

US$3.1 BILLION

Aging entrepreneur, who is often seen wearing Hawaiian shirts, remains chairman but is largely handing over daily operations to his six kids.

2. LUCIO TAN & FAMILY

$1.5 BILLION

3. JAIME ZOBEL DE AYALA & FAMILY
$1.2 BILLION

4. ANDREW TAN & FAMILY

$700 MILLION

5. TONY TAN CAKTIONG & FAMILY
$690 MILLION

6. JOHN GOKONGWEI & FAMILY

$680 MILLION

7. EDUARDO COJUANGCO & FAMILY

$610 MILLION

8. ENRIQUE RAZON & FAMILY

$525 MILLION

9. GEORGE TY & FAMILY
$435 MILLION

10. INIGO & MERCEDES ZOBEL & FAMILY

$430 MILLION




Forbes Asia Calculated net worths using October 3 stock prices and exchange rates to compile the list. Public wealth was estimated using shareholder and financial information while privately held assets were estimated based on what they would be worth if public.

RP's Largest Banks

Have you ever thought of the largest Filipino bank today?
All the parameters are up and the commercial banking industry is proving its resilience amid the credit crisis in the international finanacial markets and record-high inflation as well as rising interest rates at home.

The 10 Largest Commercial Banks in the Philippines in terms of Total Resources and MArket Share as of March 2008 (Source: BiznewsAsia)

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1. METROBANK P725,506,000,000 14.64 %

2. BANCO DE ORO P 682,306,000,000 13.77

3. BPI P 611,407,000,000 12.34

4. LANDBANK P 369,938,000,000 7.46

5.DBP P 322,749,000,000 6.51

6. RCBC P 255,245,000,000 5.15

7. PNB P 242,424,000,000 4.89

8. CITIBANK P 196,820,000,000 3.97

9. CHINABANK P 188,013,000,000 3.79

10. UNIONBANK P 179,623,000,000 3.62

RP's Most Populous Cities

The Top Ten Most Populous cties in the Philippines as of August 2008 (nso.gov.ph) Metro Manila tops it all!! The number one spot already includes all the mega cities therein so we can determine what other Pinoy cities from all over the country made it to the top list!!

1 Manila, Manila 10,444,527

2 Davao, Davao 1,212,504

3 Cebu City, Cebu City 798,634

4 Antipolo, Rizal 549,543

5 Zamboanga, Zamboanga City 457,623

6. Bacolod City 454,150

7 Cagayan de Oro, Chartered City of Cagayan de Oro 445,103

8 Dasmariñas, Cavite 441,876

9 Iloilo, Iloilo 387,681

10 San Jose del Monte, Bulacan 357,828

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