List of Filipino billionaires

 

Manuel Villar

 

• Manuel Villar is the chairman of Starmalls, one of Philippines largest mall operators, and Vista & Landscapes, the country's largest homebuilder.
• As a child, Manuel helped his mom sell seafood in a Manila market.
• Villar's family-led Vista Land & Lifescapes plans to invest $35 million to build 10 new shopping malls before 2019. His son Paolo runs Vista.
• The family-owned Golden Haven Memorial Park, a property developing affiliate of Vista Land, focuses on parks. It went public in June 2016.
• In December 2017, his company acquired Bria Homes, a developer of mass housing projects and condos, and changed its name to Golden Bria. 

John Gokongwei

 

• John Gokongwei is founder of JG Summit, which has interests in air transportation, telecommunications, banking, food, power, and property.
• The cornstarch plant he started in 1957 has grown into Universal Robina Corporation, one of the country's largest food and beverage companies.
• His brother James Go chairs JG Summit. Gokongwei's only son, Lance, is its chief executive officer.
• His eldest daughter, Robina, is the president of the family's Robinson Retail Holdings, Philippines' second largest multi-format retailer.
• His other daughter, Lisa, runs Summit Media.

Enrique Razon, Jr.

• Enrique Razon chairs the International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), the country's leading terminal operator with $1.1 billion in sales.
• It also has subsidiaries in Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
• Razon's grandfather began with a port in Manila in 1916. Razon's dad rebuilt the business after WWII. Razon transformed it into a global giant.
• His hospitality firm, Bloomberry Resorts Co., features its crown jewel, the Solaire Casino and Resort in the Philippines.

Lucio Tan

• Lucio Tan is the founder and chairman of the $1.1 billion sales LT Group, which has interests in tobacco, spirits, banking and property development.
• Tan started as a chemical engineer at Far East University, where he mopped floors to put himself through college.
• In 1982, Tan established Asia Brewery. Now a subsidiary of LT Group, the brewery was the only one then to compete with the market leader San Miguel.
• In April 2017 President Duterte accused Tan of owing the Philippine government nearly $600 million in taxes. 

Tony Tan Caktiong & family

 

• Tony Tan Caktiong is the founder and chairman of Jollibee Food, one of the world's fastest-growing Asian restaurant chains.
• In October 2018, Jollibee opened its 37th store in the U.S. not far from Times Square in Manhattan.
• Jollibee sells Filipino, Chinese, American and European dishes adapted to a quick-serve and affordable format.
• The food empire, which started humbly as an ice cream shop, had $2.5 billion sales in 2017 as it continues to expand from Macau to the U.K.
• With partner Edgar Sia II, Caktiong also owns a stake in the fast-growing DoubleDragon Properties.

 Ramon Ang

• Avid car collector Ramon Ang is the president and vice chairman of one of nation's oldest conglomerates, San Miguel.
• Originally a brewer, San Miguel is now a leader in food and beverages; but the bulk of its revenue come from power and infrastructure businesses.
• He started out by fixing and selling used Japanese car and truck engines; later, with Eduardo Cojuangco, now a billionaire, he sold aluminum wheels.
• Ang's Eagle Cement saw a favorable IPO in May, amid an infrastructure push by President Duterte's administration.
• He also owns a hotel and 100 acres of prime real estate.

Andrew Tan

• Andrew Tan chairs Alliance Global, a holding company with interests in food and beverage, gaming and real estate.
• The son of a factory worker, Tan built his fortune developing large apartment complexes around Manila.
• Alliance Global owns the country's McDonald's franchise and listed brandy company Emperador.

Hans Sy

• Hans Sy is the fourth child of Henry Sy, the late founder of SM Investments, one of Philippines largest conglomerates.
• He stepped down as president of subsidiary SM Prime, a property developer, in 2016 and remains a director.
• His five siblings, Tessie, Elizabeth, Henry Jr., Harley and Herbert, are all involved in the business.
• He also serves as an adviser of SM Investments, chairman of China Banking Corporation and chairman of National University. 

Herbert Sy

• Herbert Sy is an adviser of SM Investments, a major conglomerate, and a director of SM Prime, the group's property developer.
• He is a son of the late SM founder, Henry Sy, and the second-youngest of six children.
• His three brothers and two sisters all hold posts in the business, which spans banking, retail, real estate, mining, and hotels.
• He is actively involved in the group's supermarket operations, which includes an investment arm. 

Harley Sy

• Harley Sy is the executive director of SM Investments, one of the country's largest conglomerates, which was founded by his late father Henry Sy.
• SM Investments has interests in everything from retail, banking, property and equity.
• He is the youngest of Henry Sy's six children and the fourth son.
• He also serves as a director of China Banking and as an adviser of BDO Private Bank.

Teresita Sy-Coson

• Teresita Sy-Coson is co-chairman of SM Investments, one of the country's largest conglomerates started by her late father Henry Sy.
• She is the eldest child and first daughter of the group's founder.
• Her SM experience spans retail merchandising, mall development, and banking.
• She also serves as the chairperson of BDO Unibank, a retail bank.
• Her husband was Chinese lumber tycoon Louis Coson who died of illness in 2003. 

Elizabeth Sy

• Elizabeth Sy is an adviser of SM Investments, a post she's held since 2012.
• She is the second child and daughter of the late SM founder, Henry Sy.
• She is active in the group's tourism, leisure and hospitality operations and serves as chairperson and president of SM Hotels and Conventions.
• She started out as an assistant at her father's first hotel business, the Manila Royal Hotel. 

Eduardo Cojuangco

• Politician-diplomat-businessman and Marcos era crony, Eduardo Cojuangco or "Danding," chairs powerful food and infrastructure conglomerate San Miguel.
• Protégé Ramon Ang bought his stake in 2012 and now controls operations.
• He also owns a private cement-manufacturing business and is invested in orchards, stud farms, and wineries in Australia.

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