2014 Philippine Top Taxpayers

I am hoping to post the Top 10 Philippine Taxpayers for 2016. Unfortunately, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) had only published officially the list for 2014.  This only shows how slow Philippine government offices and bureaus in collecting and updating their records in spite of advances in information technology. If you are researching, what you got are mostly out-of-date if not outdated information and statistics. This shall compromise that integrity and the timeliness of your reports and recommendations.

Based on the list below, the highest taxpayer for 2014 is Jacinto L. Ng with P 280,107,497.00 regular income taxes paid.  Mr. Ng is the owner of REBISCO.

1 - Jacinto L. Ng

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Second on the list with P 210,305,927.00 taxes paid is Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao or popularly known as Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, "Ang Pambansang Kamao ng Pilipinas". His wealth comes from his boxing bouts and investments.

2 - Senator Manny Pacquiao

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With P 153,551,323.16 regular income taxes paid, Vivia Que Azcona is the third highest taxpayer for 2014. Mrs. Azcona is the President of Mercury Drug.

3 - Vivian Que Azcona

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Jose Chavez Alvarez comes fourth with P 73,005,624.00 income taxes paid. He is popularly know as "JCA" and is currently the governor of Palawan. His fortune comes from business and investments.

4 - Gov. Jose Chavez Alvarez

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The fifth on the list for 2014 top taxpayers of the Philippines with P66,866,986.00 taxes paid is Jacinto Co Ng, Jr.  He is apparently the son of Jacinto L Ng. According to 4-Traders, Mr. Jacinto Co. Ng, Jr. is on Board of Directors of various Philippine businesses inlcuding REBISCO, Belle Corporation, Asia United Insurance Corporation, among others. 

5 - Jacinto Co Ng, Jr.

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Surprisingly, some movie personalities are included in the top 40. Notable is Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino or Kris Aquino with income taxes paid of P 54,530,635.00 for 2014. Her income comes mostly from media commercials and endorsements, movies in additional to businesses.

6 - Kris Aquino

(Image from http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/03/25/1304947/kris-aquino-remains-mum-new-love)

Number 13 with P 49,117,122.00 taxes paid is Sharon Cuneta Pangilinan. Although not active in showbusiness, Sharon's wealth come from investments and various businesses.

13 - Sharon Cuneta Pangilinan

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Another versatile actor on the list is John Lloyd Espidol Cruz. His taxes paid of P 37,701,343.00for the year 2014 makes him at number 22. His income mostlt comes from movie and tv appearances, investments and businesses.

22 - John Lloyd Espidol Cruz

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Another Kapamilya star in number 32 with P 31,465,873.00 income taxes paid is Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith. Her wealth mostly comes from TV and movie appearances.

32 - Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith

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I am hoping that BIR shall publish their top taxpayers for 2015 and 2016 soon so that I can compare them with 2014 list.

Unofficially Yours, John Lloyd Cruz & Angel Locsin

After their popular teleserye at ABS-CBN's Imortal, John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin are once again in their other's arms in this romantic-comedy film entitled "Unofficially Yours". The Valentine offering is produced by Star Cinema and is directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina.

Ai-Ai Delas Alas is FAMAS 2011 Best Actress

Top comedianne Ai-Ai Delas Alas of Tanging Ina Mo, Last Na 'To won Best Actress in the 59th Filipino Academy of Arts & Sciences (FAMAS) award held at the National Commission for Culture & Arts (NCCA) Auditorium in Intramuros, Manila on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Ai-Ai defeated Bea Alonzo (Miss You Like Crazy), Dawn Zulueta (Sigwa), Jennelyn Mercado (Rosario) and Miss Lorna Tolentino (Sa'yo Lamang).

Because of numerous scandals and controversies, the once well-respected awards giving body of the Philippine Cinema had lost its luster in recent years. This was also complicated with the fact that FAMAS was split into two groups claiming each one as the true FAMAS.

The FAMAS was usually presented during summer but nowadays, it was being held randomly. Anyway, the other winners are:

John Lloyd Cruz of Miss You Like Crazy - Best Actor

John Lloyd beat Bong Revilla and Vic Sotto of Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote, Coco martin of Noy and Tirso Cruz III of Sigwa.

Albert Martinez of Rosario - Best Director

Xyriel Manabat of Tanging Ina Mo - Best Child Actress

Tanging Ina Mo - Best Picture

Ang Tanging Ina Mo. Last Na 'To came triumphant against Dalaw, Miss You Like Crazy, Rosario, Sa'yo Lamang at Sigwa.

I do not know who won in the other categories because Google could not find them. This showed that Famas really lost its luster and it was not the talk of the tinsel world anymore. I also noted that most of the nominated movies were showed during the Metro Manila Film Festival held on December 25, 2010 until January 7, 2011. It means that very few Filipino films were that excellent for the last 11 months.