Topping the list of celebrity taxpayers is Willie Revillame who is reportedly receiving a monthly payslip amounting to P50 million when he was still hosting the ABS-CBN defunct noontime game show 'Wowowee'.
Meanwhile, Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao, was listed the top taxpayer in 2008 with an annual tax due amounting to P125 million. For 2009, however, Pacman dropped to No. 113 with annual tax amounting to only P7 million.
Here are some notable businessmen/businesswomen in the Top 500:
1. Elaine B. Gardiola of A.E. Gardiola Construction, Inc. (DPWH Contractor) – P59 million
6. Ramon Ang (SMC President) – P26.4 million
7. Oscar Lopez (First Philippine Holdings Chairman) – P25.7 million
8. Henry Sy Sr. (SM Prime Chairman) – P25.18 million
12. Felipe L. Gozon (GMA Network Chief Executive Officer) - P22.19 million
17. Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr. (GMA Network President) - P19.77 million
19. Manuel Lopez (Former Meralco Chairman) – P19.32M
20. Manuel Pangilinan (PLDT Chairman) – P19.28 million
33. Atty. Ray C. Espinosa (TV5 President) - P13.99 million
76. Lucio Tan (Fortune Tobacco, PAL) – P9.23 million
173. Maria A. Ressa (ABS-CBN New and Public Affairs Head) - P5.91 million
175. Julius Caesar C. Babao (ABS-CBN Newscaster) - P5.88 million
242. Eugenio L. Lopez III (ABS-CBN Chairman) – P5.15 million
Here are some notable celebrities in the Top 500:
3. Wilfredo “Willie” B. Revillame – P57.25 million (No. 2 in 2008 and No. 3 in 2009)
18. Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan – P19.55 million
39. Kristina Bernadette “Kris” Aquino-Yap – P12.79 million
50. Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual – P11.51 million
62. Marian Rivera Gracia – P10.12 million
86. John Lloyd Cruz – P8.59 million
97. Judy Ann Santos – P8.2 million
113. Emmanuel “Manny” D. Pacquiao – P7.41 million (No. 4 in 2008)
158. Vic Sotto – P6.2 million
261. Sarah Geronimo – P4.8 million
Source: BIR via Showbiznest
