Tony Tan Caktiong

Tony Tan Caktiong, CM (simplified Chinese: 陈觉中; traditional Chinese: 陳覺中; pinyin: Chén Juézhōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kak-tiong; born January 5, 1953) is a Filipino businessman and investor.

Forbes listed him as the fifth richest person in the Philippines in 2023, with an estimated net worth of US$3.2 billion.

[7] Tony Tan Caktiong attended high school at Chiang Kai Shek College[8] and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering in 1975.

Tan Caktiong founded the fast-food chain Jollibee in 1978 after starting it as an ice cream parlor in 1975.

With Tan Caktiong's entry, the company was renamed DoubleDragon Properties Corporation.

President Benigno S. Aquino III confers the Gawad Mabini with the rank of Commander (Dakilang Kasugo) on APEC CEO Summit chairperson Tony Tan Caktiong in a ceremony at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace