Controversial host Willie Revillame is the No. 1 celebrity taxpayer in BIR’s list of the Top 500 Individual Taxpayers for taxable year of 2009.
Here are some notable businessmen/businesswomen in the Top 500:
1. Elaine Gardional (DPWH Contractor) – P59M
6. Ramon Ang (SMC President) – P26.4M
7. Oscar Lopez (First Philippine Holdings Chairman) – P25.7M
8. Henry Sy Sr. (SM Prime Chairman) – P25.18M
19. Manuel Lopez (Former Meralco Chairman) – P19.32M
20. Manuel Pangilinan (PLDT Chairman) – P19.28M
76. Lucio Tan (Fortune Tobacco, PAL) – P9.23M
242. Eugenio Lopez III (ABS-CBN Chairman) – P5.15M
Here are some notable celebrities in the Top 500:
3: Willie Revillame – P57M
18. Sharon Cuneta – P19.55M
39. Kris Aquino – P12.79M
50. Piolo Pascual – P11.51M
62. Marian Rivera – P10.12M
86. John Lloyd Cruz – P8.59M
97. Judy Ann Santos – P8.2M
113. Manny Pacquiao – P7M
158. Vic Sotto – P6.2M
261. Sarah Geronimo – P4.8M
Pambansang Kamao, Manny Pacquiao, was the top taxpayer in 2008 with 10% tax amounting to P125 million. For 2009, however, Pacman dropped to No. 113 with 10% tax amounting to only P7 million.
Here is the list of Top 10 Corporate Taxpayers in the Philippines for 2009 with their tax dues:
1. Smart Communications — P10.2 Billion
2. Globe Telecom – P5.49 Billion
3. Chevron Malampaya — P4.19 Billion
4. San Miguel Brewery — P3.58 Billion
5. Nestle Philippines — P3.55 Billion
6. PLDT — P3.53 Billion
7. Shell — P3.24 Billion
8. MERALCO — P2.79 Billion
9. Fortune Tobacco — P1.88 Billion
10 SM — P1.82 Billion
SOURCE: BIR (December 14, 2010)
