As reported in Inquirer.net, Tan and Sy were also in the 2006 and 2007 list, but their respective positions were higher back then (but with billions of net worth, would you mind slipping down the bilionaires' ranking?):

Now, who knows that years from now, your name will be included in that list?

That may seem like an impossible dream,  as that "killer" song goes, but perhaps we should also consider that both Tan and Sy are described as "self-made". Years ago, both Tan and Sy started with the first step, from the bottom, and worked their way up. When both started, perhaps others wouldn't have thought that Tan and Sy would be among the world's billionaires today. Same thing for any Pinoy Entrepreneurs.

It can be argued, of course, that the list is useless considering the current economic condition of majority of the Filipinos. While this line of argument has a point, it totally disregards the significant fact that the success of any Pinoy Entrepreneurs should encourage others to pursue their dreams. It's definitely better to have more Pinoy Entrepreneurs. No doubt about that.

Posted by sacred, on 09-08-2008, Dear Mr. Henry SY    i hope all employess can go home early especially for the closing schedule at tsaka sana po yung mga babae hindi na po maasign bilang PC po..  kasi po kagaya ko nahihirapan na po ako lalo na kung paglabas namin mga 10:20 na or pataas pa po pagkatapos hindi pa po yan OverTime nasasayang po yung pagod namin lalo na sa paghahanap po ng pushcart.Sana po maaga na po kaming makauwi at exactly 10pm or below 10pm kasi po pag mga ganyang oras wala na pong sasakayn minsan at sana po increase din po yung sahod namin    Thank you...  ...