From Selling Rejected and Overrun Shoes to the Philippines Richest Man, a Billionaire

You cannot underestimate a simple vendor on the streets.
He/she maybe the next billionaire of the country.

An ordinary man with an extraordinary thinking.
A man with a dream. This is Amazing!
The Philippines richest man.

Henry Sy & family
Net Worth: $12.7 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 89
Source Of Wealth: Diversified, Self Made
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children 6
Education:  Bachelor of Arts / Science, Far Eastern University

Retains top spot for seventh year in a row. Richer than ever, thanks to rising share price for his SM Prime Holdings, country's largest mall operator, and Banco de Oro. Kids run things now, but Hawaiian shirt-clad Henry was once a frequent sight in malls' halls. Studied retail at father's elbow in family's convenience store. Wasn't satisfied with merely filling dad's shoes. Saved up to start footwear shop, the humble origins of retail empire.

Source: Forbes

A Chinese Filipino businessman with interests in retailing, real estate, hospitality, banking, mining, education including healthcare services. He pioneered the establishment of SM Malls, anchored by Shoemart Department Store and Supermarket earning him the title, the Philippines' Retail King. He is the chairman of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the holding corporation for all his business interests in his vast business empire.

Source: Wikipedia

A Working Student Now a Billionaire, 2nd Philippines Richest

A working student made his way to the top of the Philippines richest man.
Mopped floors to pay for school, then became a chemical engineer.
The Philippines 2nd richest man.

Lucio Tan & family
Net Worth: $6.1 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 80
Source Of Wealth: Diversified, Self Made
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children: 6
Education:  Bachelor of Arts / Science, Far Eastern University Lucio Tan & family on Forbes Lists

Keeps long-held red ribbon as second richest. Impressive given 32% drop in his main holding, LT Group, since last time fortunes were calculated. With roughly 45% of its revenue from cigarettes, dreary forecast for that industry coupled with black market for smokes have upset investors. Shareholders can drown their sorrows in another LT Group product; it owns brewery behind popular pale lager Beer na Beer. Mopped floors to pay for school, then became a chemical engineer.

Source: Forbes

A Chinese Filipino businessman with interests in banking, airline, liquor, tobacco and real estate industries. Tan was born on July 17, 1934, in Amoy (now Xiamen), Fujian, People's Republic of China. His parents moved to the Philippines when he was a child.

Tan earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Far Eastern University of Manila. Forbes asserts that Tan "worked as a janitor at a tobacco factory where he presumably also "mopped floors to pay for school." He is married and under his helm are his children of whom some may be poised to follow in his footsteps. Michael Tan currently working with Asia Brewery Inc. after being replaced by Lucio Tan Jr. who now heads the Eton Properties Inc. Timmy Tan, the self-made entrepreneur with SK Technolube Corp and La Isla Publishing Corp ranking progressively at the country's top 2013 corporations and Vivian Tan who dwells in education and low level politics.

Source: Wikipedia

International Container Terminal Services Chairman, 3rd Philippines Richest

A Filipino billionaire and the Chairman and CEO of the Manila-listed company, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), the Philippine port-handling giant.
Wow! The 3rd richest man of the Philippines.

Enrique Razon, Jr.

Net Worth: $5.2 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 54
Source Of Wealth: Ports
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

Casino chief placing a big bet on continued expansion of Solaire Resort & Casino. Solaire is adding 300 more rooms, a shopping mall and a theater. Eying future plays in Macau, Japan and Latin America. Known as Ricky to all, made first fortune not with poker tables but with ports. Inherited International Container Terminal Services, which operates ports in 22 countries, from father in 1995. In downtime find him on the links: avid golfer backs the Philippines Golf Tour.

Source: Forbes

His grandfather arrived from Spain in the early 20th century to establish Manila’s main port in South Harbor. He shares the same name as his father, Enrique Razon, who built the business through World War II.

In 1987, he inherited International Container Terminal Services, Inc, and has grown to become the largest corporation that provides container port terminal services in Manila, Subic, Batangas, General Santos City, Poland and Brazil.

In 2010, Henry Sy, Jr.’s OneTaipan acquired 100 percent of Monte Oro Resources Grid for USD350 million. The company is a partnership between Razon and Walter Brown’s A. Brown Company and owns 30 percent of the National Grid Corporations of the Philippines.

Razon invested an additional USD200 million in Bloomberry Investments Holdings, Inc. Bloomberry is just one of four gaming companies that were granted casino licenses by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) for the upcoming Entertainment City.

Also in the same year, Razon sold Manila Standard for P100 million to Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, whose conglomerate owns the Journal Group of Publications. Razon divested from the newspaper business after acquiring the shares of the Yuchengco family and Soriano group ten years ago to become the head of the Kamahalan Publishing Corporation and Kagitingan Printing Press, Inc.

Source: Wikipedia

Chinese Filipino billionaire into Real Estate, Liquor and Fast Food, 4th Philippines Richest

His interests are into real estate, liquor and fast food.
This man a Chinese Filipino billionaire is the country's 4th richest man.

Andrew Tan
Net Worth: $5.1 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 62
Source Of Wealth: Diversified, Self Made
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children: 4
Education:  Bachelor of Arts / Science, Far Eastern University

Property plutocrat with large stake in Megaworld, builder of apartment complexes doubling as small cities. Big into brandy, too: His Emperador Distillers went public last year and agreed to buy Scotchmaker Whyte & Mackay for $720 million in May. Fortune also extends to 408 McDonald's restaurants in the Philippines (owns franchise via his Alliance Global conglomerate) and Resorts World Manila.

Source: Forbes

A Chinese Filipino billionaire with business interests in real estate, liquor and fast food.
Originally an immigrant from China, Tan was born in the Fujian province. He spent his childhood at an apartment in Hong Kong which was shared by other families. Later, he moved to Manila where he studied accounting at University of the East.

Source: Wikipedia

Peddling items along the streets of Cebu from his bicycle, 5th Richest Man of the Philippines

He initially supported his family by peddling items along the streets of Cebu from his bicycle.
OMG! This is one of the amazing stories to tell the world.
A street vendor made his way to billions and now the 5th richest man in the Philippines.

John Gokongwei, Jr.
Net Worth: $4.9 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 87
Source Of Wealth: Diversified
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children 6
Education: La Salle College

Prosperity abounds at conglomerate, JG Summit Holdings, which he founded. Stock is at record highs. Another part of fortune in Robinsons Retail Holdings (department stores, supermarkets); it went public in largest Filipino IPO last year. Also has stakes in airliner Cebu Pacific, food, beverages and land.

Source: Forbes

He is the chairman of JG Summit Holdings, one of largest conglomerates in the Philippines. In 2005, his company spent $700 million of internally generated funds which was used to buy new aircraft for his airline, Cebu Pacific Air. From 2003 up to the present his telecom company Digital Telecommunications Philippines spent nearly $800 million for its mobile carrier, Sun Cellular which is the 3rd largest mobile operator in the Philippines as of 2008. He attempted a $1 billion takeover of UIC, a property giant from Singapore of which he owned in excess of 30%. UIC controls Singapore Land, one of the biggest property landlord in Singapore. Gokongwei also owns Universal Robina Corporation, one of the largest manufacturer of snacks in the Philippines. He also controls Robinsons Land one of the biggest property developers in the Philippines which also operates a chain of malls.

Source: Wikipedia

From Concrete Inspector now Philippines Billionaire, ranks 6 Philippines Richest

Working as a concrete inspector becomes the Chairman of his own Corporation made it to Billions.
Now the 6th Philippines Richest.

David Consunji
Net Worth: $3.9 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 92
Source Of Wealth: Construction, Self Made
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children 8

Construction czar's wealth has increased with 60% rise in his DMCI Holdings' stock. Foundation for fortune: early gig as a concrete inspector. Laid real cornerstone in 1954, when he founded DMCI. It has built more than 500 buildings since. One particularly opulent offering: Taguig-based Acacia Estates. Son Isidro runs it all now; he hopes recent move into power pays off.

Source: Forbes

After working as a concrete inspector, David Consunji founded D.M. Cosunji, Incorporated in 1954 and has become its Chairman since. He has also served as Chairman of Semirara Mining Corporation (formerly known as Semirara Coal Corporation), Dacon Corporation, Freyssinet Philippines, Incorporated and Asia Industries Inc. In 1995, he established the DMCI Holdings, Incorporated to consolidate the businesses.
He also served as the President of the Philippine Contractors Association, International Federation of Asian & Western Pacific Contractors' Association, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers and Vice-President of the Confederation of International Contractors' Association. Aside from these organizations, he was also the Chairman of the Contractors Association, the Philippine Domestic Construction Board and the U.P Engineering Research and Development Foundation.

Source: Wikipilipinas

Started Business in his 20's now a Billionaire, 7th Philippines Richest

This Chinese Filipino finance tycoon is already a billionaire since 1998.
He is into the banking industry.

George Ty & family
Net Worth: $3.7 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 81
Source Of Wealth: Banking
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children 5

Started Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (known as Metrobank) in his 20s. Mind for math, eye for art: each Metrobank branch was decorated with paintings he chose. Reserved, reclusive and buttoned-up. Gave up chairmanship to son, Arthur, in 2006. Family also has stakes in Toyota Motor Philippines, Philippine AXA Life Insurance.

Source: Forbes

A Chinese Filipino finance tycoon. He founded Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, currently the second largest bank in terms of Assets and Capital in the Philippines. He also has stakes in Federal Land, Inc., the Bank of the Philippine Islands and Philippine Savings Bank, a Metrobank subsidiary. George Ty was the owner of the G.T. International Tower in Makati. He used to be a billionaire where he once had a networth of $2.2 Billion back in 1998.

Source: Wikipedia

Filipino Hemp Traders, Billionaire and 8th Philippines Richest

They made money in the 19th-century as hemp traders.
From that to Aboitiz Power, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Union Bank, Pilmico Foods.

Wow! This is another diversified sources of income.

Family Aboitiz
Net Worth: $3.6 Billion
As of August 2014

Source Of Wealth: Diversified
Residence: Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines

Clan of power players, with its Aboitiz Power mulling expansion into Indonesia. Company generates and distributes power. Rest of fortune largely comes from Aboitiz Equity Ventures, with investments in businesses like Filipino UnionBank and flour-and-feed producer Pilmico Foods. The first Aboitizes made money as 19th-century hemp traders. Fortune formerly listed under Enrique and his nephew Jon Ramon, the current chairman.

Source: Forbes

A Filipino businessman, and the president of the Aboitiz & Co., and Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., part of the Aboitiz Group.
He started with the Aboitiz Group in 1970, after graduating from the University of Santa Clara, California with a B.S. Commerce, major in Management. From a manager he became its president in 1976 and in 1991 became president of Aboitiz & Co. of the Aboitiz Shipping Corp.

He now holds various positions in the Aboitiz Group, including chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Davao Light & Power Co., Inc., chairman of Veco and Aboitiz Jebsen Bulk Transport Corp., and director of Hapag-Lloyd Phils., Cotabato Ice Plant Inc. and Bukidnon Hydropower Corp.

Aboitiz also serves as trustee of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., the Aboitiz Group Foundation Inc. and the Association of Philippine Foundations, and is a member of the Board of Advisors, Washington Sycip Policy Forum at the Asian Institute of Management.

Source: Wikipedia

Billionaire Art Photographer, 9th Philippines Richest

An art photographer to a businessman made it the top of the Philippines richest.
A prominent Filipino businessman, philanthropist and art photographer. He is the chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation.

Jaime Zobel de Ayala & family
Net Worth: $3.4 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 80
Source Of Wealth: Diversified
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children 7
Education: De La Salle University; Harvard University

The 180-year-old Ayala Corp. is run by a clan of corporate aristocrats. Modern expansion was started by Jaime's grandfather, who pushed the tribe into banking, real estate and hotels. Patriarch Don Jaime is a renaissance man: Harvard architecture student, world-class photographer, former diplomat. Ran companies like Bank of the Philippine Islands, which Ayala Corp. still owns. He has handed reins to his children: Jaime II is chairman, Fernando is president and chief operating officer.

Source: Forbes

After early education in the Philippines, Zóbel attended Harvard University, where he graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in architectural sciences. He attended the Advanced Management Program in the Far East, conducted by the Faculty from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in Baguio, Philippines in 1963.
Zóbel joined the Camera Club of the Philippines in the mid-1970s and began taking photography more seriously.[3] He is the first Filipino amateur photographer to be confirmed “Licentiate” by the Royal Photographic Society and has received similar commendations from the French and Spanish governments for his contributions to art and culture. He exhibits regularly in the Philippines and abroad and has produced several critically acclaimed books. He continues to break new ground in art photography with explorations in various art media.

Source: Wikipedia

Filipino Fastfood Chain Jollibee Founder 10th Philippine Richest

Wow! Jollibee's founder made it to Philippines richest.
The founder, chairman and CEO of the Filipino fast food chain Jollibee.

Tony Tan Caktiong & family
Net Worth: $2 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 61
Source Of Wealth: Fast food, Self Made
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children 3

Prospered from selling American-style burgers in the Philippines. His Jollibee Foods is nation's largest fast-food joint, with more than 750 restaurants. In addition to namesake chain, also has Chowking (Chinese food) and Greenwich Pizza & Pasta. Started with 2 ice cream parlors he opened in 1975.

Source: Forbes

Tan founded the fast food chain Jollibee in 1978, after having started it as an ice cream parlor in 1975. Through expansion and acquisitions of Greenwich Pizza Corp. which enabled it to enter the pizza-pasta segment. In early 2006, Jollibee Foods Corp. bought out the remaining shares of its partners in Greenwich Pizza Corporation, equivalent to a 20% stake, for P384 million in cash. As of August 2008, Tan's Jollibee has a total of 1,480 stores worldwide including Jollibee, Red Ribbon, Chowking, Greenwich, Manong Pepe's, Mang Inasal and Tita Frita's Uling Uling.

Source: Wikipedia

Son of a Chinese-Filipino businessman and philanthropist among Philippines Richest

The son of the late Chinese-Filipino businessman and philanthropist, Robert Coyuito, Sr. Currently the chaiman of the Coyuito Group of Companies.

Robert Coyiuto, Jr.
Net Worth: $1.8 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 61
Source Of Wealth: power
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married

Chairs one of the Philippines' largest insurance companies, privately held Prudential Guarantee & Assurance. Bulk of fortune from 30% holding in National Grid, which is also partially owned by Henry Sy. Holds stake in Oriental Petroleum & Minerals, a petroleum exploration and production firm.

Source: Forbes

He is into wide array of business.

Insurance
Founded by his late father, Prudential Guarantee Assurance Corporation is one of the largest non-life insurance companies in the Philippines and offers a wide range of non-life insurance products such as auto insurance, fire and property insurance, engineering insurance, aviation insurance, marine insurance, surety bonds, casualty insurance and medical insurance.
His other insurance company, First Life Financial Company, Inc., was founded in 1959 and is one of the largest life insurance companies in the Philippines offering individual and group life insurance.

Automobile
In 1996, he incorporated the PGA Cars which is the sole distributor of the Porsche and Audi automobiles. He also owns the Nissan North EDSA dealership.

Oil exploration
Coyuito is also the president and chief executive of the publicly-traded Oriental Petroleum and Mineral Corporation (OPMB), which is engaged in exploration, development and production of petroleum and mineral resources.

Travel
He also owns the Pioneer Tour and Travel Agency.

Source: Wikipilipinas

Puregold Founder Philippine richest people

The current growth of this retail chain with more than 200 stores nationwide made the founder to be at the 12th richest man in the Philippines.

Distribution has a lot of money.

Lucio and Susan Co
Net Worth: $1.7 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 59
Source Of Wealth: Retailing, Self Made
Residence: Manila, Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married
Children 3

Struck gold with the Puregold Price Club, known for its hypermarkets. Planning to open smaller stores now, too. Other business interests span gaming, hotels, wine distribution, property, energy.

Source: Forbes

In 2012, Puregold acquired Kareila Management Corp., which owns S&R Membership Shopping and Parco. Over 19 operating outlets were purchased and converted to Puregold. The shareholders of the retail chain Puregold have approved the merger of the other two operating units into the parent company, consolidating Puregold's supermarket businesses under the publicly listed supermarket operator.

Source: Wikipedia

Filipino tycoon and philanthropist 13th Richest of the Philippines

The chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin made it to the top of the Philippine richest people.
He was born on September 24, 1925 and began his business career in 1942.

Emilio Yap
Net Worth: $1.5 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 88
Source Of Wealth: Banking
Residence: Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
Marital Status: Married

Heirs of Emilio Yap, who died this year. Family has vowed not to break up empire Emilio created. Crown jewel: Philtrust Bank.

Source: Forbes

A leader in many industries.

Yap was elected as the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin, a position he held until his death in 2014. He was also the vice president of the executive department of the Manila Bulletin. Additionally, Yap was the chairman of Manila Hotel from 1997 until 2014, chairman of Centro Escolar University since 2002, and the chairman emeritus of Philtrust Bank.

Source: Wikipedia

Philippines Billionaire Inigo & Mercedes Zobel 15th Richest of the Country

The Ayala and Zobel family at the top of the Philippines billionaire.
Lots to learn from this people.
Wow! It's amazing be with this people capturing their mindset.

Inigo & Mercedes Zobel
Net Worth: $1.2 Billion
As of August 2014

Age 58
Source Of Wealth: Diversified
Residence: Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines

Brother and sister inherited fortune from wealthy aunt. Cousins to Jaime Zobel de Ayala. Own stake in Ayala Corp., the family's conglomerate.

Source: Forbes

This man owns a stake in  Ayala Corporation.

Inigo Zobel serves as Chief Executive Officer of E. Zobel Inc., and has been its President and Chief Operating Officer since 1992. He also serves as the President of Ayala España S.A and Calatagan Golf Club Inc. and Diamond Star Agro Products Inc. He is also the President of Alfonso Land Corporation, Enzo Condominium Corporation and Ayala International Properties Inc.
Zobel has been an Independent Director of Ginebra San Miguel Inc. and Montery Foods Corporation since 2004. He served as Independent Director of San Miguel Brewery Inc. since 2007, San Miguel Corp. since 1999 and San Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc. since May 12, 2006. He is also a Director of Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. He holds membership in the Executive Committee, Executive Compensation Committee, Nomination Committee and Audit Committee in the different San Miguel Companies.
He was a Director of Cosmos Bottling Corporation and San Miguel Properties Inc. until 2007 and 2010 respectively. Other Directorship position include Ayala International Properties, Inc., Ayala International Espana, Mermac Inc. and All Asia Airlines.
He is Chairman of the Board of Troic Power Sales Corporation, Green Produce Philippines, Inc. and Business World Publishing Corporation.
He is a Trustee of the E.Zobel Foundation and President of E. Zobel Foundation Inc. He is a Founder of New Beginnings Foundation Inc.

Source: Wikipilipinas

2010 Philippines Richest Man_Richest Filipinos

Henry Sy Sr., whose wealth was primarily fueled by the success of SM shopping malls, is the richest mast in the Philippines for the second year in a row, according to Forbes magazine’s survey on the 40 richest Filipinos for 2010.

The mall mogul’s net worth rose to $5 billion in the Forbes 2010 survey from $3.8 billion a year earlier.

Sy ranks 201st in the 2010 list of 1,011 billionaires of the world, that according to Forbes dropped from 1,125 in 2008.

The 85-year-old patriarch of the Sy family made $8 million more in terms of net worth since Forbes came up with World's Billionaires list in March 2010.

Lucio Tan, owner of Philippine National Bank, Asia Brewery, Tanduay Holdings, Fortune Tobacco and Philippine Airlines Inc. ranked second with a net worth of $2.1billion, up by $4 million from the magazine’s 2009 list.

In third spot is first time billionaire John Gokongwei Jr. whose net worth of $1.5billion in the 2010 survey more than doubled over his 2009 net worth of $720 million. The 83-year-old Gokongwei holds interests in telecom, financial services, petrochemicals, power, and hog farming.

Jaime Zobel de Ayala is the fourth richest man in the Philippines, with a net worth that rose to $1.4 billion from $1.2billion.

The CEO of Ayala Land Inc. was knocked over the third place by Gokongwei.

In fifth place is Andrew Tan of Alliance Global Group. The entrepreneur has a net worth of $1.2billion from $850 million.

Restaurant chain magnate Tony Tan Caktiong, who owns 1,500 Jollibee stores in the Philippines and abroad, ranks sixth with a net worth of $980 million.

The seventh richest man is Enrique Razon Jr. with $975million. His International Container Terminal Services Inc. operates in nine countries, including China, Ecuador, and Philippines.

Beatrice Campos, one of three women who made it to the Forbes list of richest Filipinos, has $840 million to occupy the eight place.

Her year-on-year net worth grew by more than 50 percent or $430 million.

George Ty, the financial tycoon, ranks ninth $805 million.

The founder of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. earned $290million since the list was made a year earlier.

Wrapping up the 10 wealthiest Filipinos is Eduardo Cojuanco Jr., whose net worth grew by $100 million to $760million.

Source: Yahoo News

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