Photos of Gokongwei, Zobel de Ayala, other billionaires together go viral as netizens post cheeky comments
Photos showing some of the country's richest men in one photo have gone viral online, giving netizens a bang for their buck of witticisms as others contributed their two cents in the comments section.
Kevin Tan, son of Alliance Global's Andrew Tan, shared on Instagram the one-in-a-billion chance moment, care of automotive industry mogul Felix Ang.
"Only @felixthe_cats can bring this group of people together!!!" Kevin wrote, followed by the hashtags #latepost, #CigarParty, and #NoBusinessTalk.
Spotted in the gathering were Lance Gokongwei, Sid Consunji, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Sabin Aboitiz, Mike Tan, George Yang, Anton Periquet, Anton Huang, Dennis Uy, and Gigi Montinola.
Ambassadors of South Korea, Spain, and European Union, as well as top executives Rene Almendras, Mike Toledo, and Thomas Arasi were also present in the shot.
Online magazine Bilyonaryo, which focuses on stories about billionaires, first broke the news.
But it was when the Facebook page Finance Service Desk reposted the photo that it drew more attention and stirred conversations among netizens. Its post has over 29,000 reactions, 5,300 comments, and 27,000 shares.
"wait lang pre ihi lang ako sa japan," Tims Randrup, professional Filipino Dota 2 player, wrote in the comments.
Nol Montalbo, owner of massage parlor franchise Mont Albo Massage Hut, joked that when the affluent attendees get hungry, "Ilabas na ang galunggong. Pronto!"
One netizen, meanwhile, wondered, "Sino kaya sa kanila taga bili ng yelo," in an apparent reference to inuman sessions among barkadas.
"Sabi nila, A picture is worth a thousand words? eeenkkk. THIS IS A HUNDRED BILLION WORTH hahahahahah," said another user.
A cheeky netizen quipped, "Choose your sugar daddy. Charot!"
Another one, meanwhile, used its tongue-in-cheek equivalent, "Choose your glucose guardian."
One commenter, meanwhile, had a more sapient take: "Men-of-profits. Probably exchanging views on the changing world order over a lighted cigar. Perhaps, discussing politics as well over a glass of drink."