People Asia magazine unveiled it's annual "People of the Year" awards which was held last January 10 at the InterContinental Hotel in Makati City to honor the brightest individuals who made an impact in the year 2007. The People of the Year are:

Sen. Loren Legarda

Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto of Batangas

Andrew Tan, a self-made billionaire

Freddie Tinga, Taguig’s City Mayor

Dolphy, the Comedy King

Fr. James Reuter S.J., Jesuit priest and a leading columnist of The STAR

Pinky Pe Tobiano, consumer advocate

Vivienne Tan, entrepreneur

Ted Haresco, businessman

Gina de Venecia, civic leader and wife of Jose de Venecia, Jr.

Janet Belarmino, Carina Dayondon and Noelle Wenceslao – the first Filipino women to scale Mt. Everest and the first Southeast Asian women to reach the summit.