Top Ten richest in the Philippines for 2010
Rank No. 1- Jaime Zobel De Ayala. The 73 year old patriach of Ayala Corporation with a networth or $2 billion. Maried with 7 children and his children now hold his wealth with his eldest son Jaime II as chief executive.
Rank No. 2 -- Henry Sy & family. One of the Taipans in Philippine Business. He formed the Philippines’ second largest bank after the merger of Equitable PCI and Banco de Oro. He is married with 6 children and has a newtworth of $1.7 Billion at the age of 85. He owns the Philippines’ shopping mall developer SM Prime Holdings.
Rank No 3. Lucio Tan & family. As a kid he mops floors to pay for school tution. Eventually he became a chemical engineer who now owns the nation’s largest cigette manufacturing company, Fortune Tobacco as well as Philippine Airlines. Tan is believed to be a former ally of the late president Marcos. He has a networth of $1.6 billion at the age of 73 with 6 children. He also called LT and used as an example in many network marketing meetings in topics showing the difference between an employee and an employer.
Rank No. 4 -- Andrew Tan. Andrew was a son of a factory worker. He even walks miles on his way to school since cannot afford the fare. Now he is the president of Megaworld Corporation. He is now included in the list of Filipino billionaires with a networth of $1.1 billion.
Rank N0. 5 -- Manny Villar. Manuel “Manny” Bamba Villar, Jr. currently the nation’s Senate President. In early childhood, he grew up in slum areas as a hardworkingson of a shrimp vendor. He is the founder of Camella Homes and now he is the largest shareholder of Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. Manny is married with 3 children and currently $940 Million in networth.
