A Video Interview with Most Outstanding Bulacan Businessmen 2025

MS. HEIDIE RICCA DEL ROSARIO
FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
HTP CLOTHING CORP.
City of Malolos, Bulacan
MOBB 2025 | MOST PROMISING ENTREPRENEUR
"GARMENTS MANUFACTURING"

For transforming a digital startup into a socially responsible fashion brand. Even before online selling became a trend, Ms. Rica Del Rosario was already making waves with her brand HTP Clothing, which she started by selling her own used clothes after experiencing a personal setback.
HTP, which stands for “Half the Price,” has grown into a well-loved brand with a loyal online community. During the pandemic, she mobilized her customers to raise ₱3 million to produce and donate PPEs for frontliners.
Through storytelling, honesty, and heart, Rica built a business — and a brand — that empowers, inspires, and gives back.

MR. RICHARD NIXON C. GOMEZ
CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER
BAUERTEK FARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
MOBB 2025 | MOST PROMISING ENTREPRENEUR
"PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING"

For pioneering biotech and natural wellness solutions rooted in science and Filipino innovation.
Founded in Guiguinto, Bulacan, Bauertek responded to the pandemic by producing and donating masks and disinfectants to various LGUs. Today, Bauertek leads in natural, research-based supplements — winning gold and grand prize awards in Poland’s 2024 E-Innovate Summit.
Through partnerships with DOST and state universities, Mr. Gomez empowers local farming communities and champions biotech made vy Filipinos, for Filipinos.

MR. FRANCIS CASTILLO BAJET
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
BAJET CASTILLO GROUP OF COMPANIES
Pulilan, Bulacan
MOST OUTSTANDING BULACAN BUSINESSMAN
"CONSUMER TRADING"

For continuing a family legacy of service-driven entrepreneurship in multiple sectors.
From a post-war bakery started by his grandfather in Pulilan to a multi-industry enterprise today, Mr. Francis Castillo Bajet continues a rich legacy of consumer trading under the Bajet-Castillo Group of Companies.
With business interests ranging from food distribution and retail to fintech, rice milling, petroleum, and agri products, his strength lies in listening to customers, innovating constantly, and bringing business down to grassroots level.
Francis may have been born into legacy, but he earned his way through challenges — and now passes on the same spirit of enterprise to the next generation.

NBVINTA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Plaridel, Bulacan
MOST OUTSTANDING BULACAN BUSINESSMAN
"GENERAL CONSTRUCTION"

From renting an old jeep to now running a trusted construction service provider, Mr. Narciso Vinta built NB Vinta Corporation with nothing but grit, honesty, and the trust of his former Japanese employers.
What began as small material supply has grown into a reliable general construction company, known for its integrity, solid service, and loyalty to its people — offering regular employment and health benefits even when it wasn’t the norm.
Quiet yet consistent, NB Vinta’s story proves that success doesn’t need to be rushed — it just needs to be earned.

MR. TONI PAULO VALENTON
President and CEO
POWER FILL GROUP OF COMPANIES
City of Malolos, Bulacan
MOST OUTSTANDING BULACAN BUSINESSMAN
"PETROLEUM TRADING"

From a small station in Caniogan in 2009 to one of the fastest-growing fuel companies in the Philippines today, Mr. Toni Paulo Valenton has led Power Fill with grit, purpose, and passion.
Guided by the principles of affordability, innovation, and full integration, Power Fill now operates nationwide and has even expanded to Singapore for fuel trading.
This homegrown brand thrives on perseverance, strategy, and a clear mission: empower public utility drivers and ordinary Filipinos with accessible fuel solutions.

MR. ERNESTO S. VERGEL DE DIOS
Chairman
BIG E FOOD CORPORATION
City of Meycauayan, Bulacan
MOST OUTSTANDING BULACAN BUSINESSMAN
"FOOD MANUFACTURING"

Mr. Vergel De Dios helped turn a home-based baking venture into a beloved Filipino household name — Lemon Square. What started with cracked eggs and cakes baked by his wife Nina soon became a full-scale operation under Big E Food Corporation.
Now employing over 3,000 people, Mr. Ernesto Vergel De Dios leads a company built on passion, perseverance, and purpose — bringing affordable, high-quality baked goods to Filipino families nationwide.