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Two Pinoys among Forbes’ global list of ‘notable givers’

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/pinoys-among-forbes-global-list-of-notable-givers/forbes_logo/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/forbes_logo-570x264.jpg" title="forbes_logo"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Public domain image</span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><ul><li><strong>A Filipino businessman and a veterinarian make it to Forbes’ Heroes of Philanthropy list </strong></li><br/><li><strong>The two are among the 40 names from 13 Asia-Pacific countries Forbes have listed </strong></li><br/><li><strong>Two big-time Chinese business owners are also among Forbes’ prestigious list</strong></li><br/></ul><p>Filipino businessman Geronimo de Los Reyes Jr and veterinarian Anton Mari Lim made it to Forbes Asia’s prestigious Heroes of Philanthropy list for 2016.</p><br/><p>De Los Reyes, who owns the Gateway Business Park in Cavite, was lauded for his scholarship programs and funding support for faculty development and research.</p><br/><p>The 80-year-old businessman’s GBR Foundation also mounted a museum that features photographs of Manila and the Philippines that date back to the 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> centuries.</p><br/><p>Meanwhile Lim was cited for his Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation that was launched in 2010 to provide boats for children in Layag-Layag in Zamboanga City who goes to school by swimming.</p><br/><p>Lim has been able to donate a total of 1,045 boats, 5 schools and 2 dormitories for the benefit of more than 11,000 children.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>Aside from these two Filipinos, other Asian men who also made it to the annual list are Wang Jianlin of Wanda Group and Pony Ma of Tencent Holdings.</p><br/><p>Wang donated $ 150 million for job creation to alleviate poverty in Guizhou Province in China. Ma, on the other hand, pledged $ 2.3 billion worth of his shares for the Tencent Foundation.</p><br/><p>“The list not only features philanthropists who have made the news with their donations in the past year, but also recognizes people who have compiled a long record of supporting worthy causes,” Forbes Asia said.</p><br/><p>This year, Forbes has listed a total of 40 “notable givers” from 13 countries.</p><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><em>This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.</em><br/>Recommended article from FiveFilters.org: <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Most-Labour-MPs-in-the-UK-Are-Revolting-20160630-0020.html">Most Labour MPs in the UK Are Revolting</a>.</p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/pinoys-among-forbes-global-list-of-notable-givers/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Public domain image A Filipino businessman and a veterinarian make it to Forbes’ Heroes of Philanthropy list The two are among the 40 nam...