Pinkamayamang Tao sa Pilipinas

No. 1: Henry Sy
PATRIARCH:
Henry Sy BUSINESSES: Retail CONGLOMERATE: SM Group REVENUES:$1.7 billion PRIZED POSSESSIONS: A $2 million log cabin (made of logs imported from the U.S) in the hills outside Manila, overlooking a golf course. Sy's eldest son, Henry Jr,has a movie theater in his house.



No. 2: Lucio Tan
He owns Asia Brewery, the 2nd largest brewer in the Philippines, Tanduay Holdings, one of the world's largest rum makers, Fortune Tobacco, the largest tobacco company in the country, Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank, the 5th largest bank in the country, Allied Bank the Philippines' 8th largest lender.


No. 3 : Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala
is a Filipino businessman and member of the influential Zobel de Ayala family of the Philippines. He currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Ayala Corporation. His brother, Fernando Zobel, is president of the corporation, while his father, Jaime Zobel de Ayala, was president until 1994 and currently holds the title of chairman emeritus. In addition to his position at Ayala Corp.


No. 4: Eduardo Cojuangco
Eduardo Murphy "Danding" Cojuangco, Jr. (born June 10, 1935) is the
chairman of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation
in the Philippines, and was a candidate for the Philippine presidency in 1992.
ultimately losing to Fidel Ramos. He tested the political waters in 2003, planning to run in the 2004 Presidential and Local Elections, but soon withdrew. He was a close advisor and personal friend to former President Ferdinand E. Marcos

No. 5: George Ty
George Ty is a Filipino-Chinese finance tycoon. He founded Metropolitan Bank and Trust, currently the largest bank in terms of Assets and Capital in the Philippines. He also has stakes in the Bank of the Philippine Islands and Philippine Savings Bank, a Metrobank subsidiary

No. 6: John Gocongwei
John Gokongwei, Jr. is a Filipino businessman with holdings in telecom, financial services, petrochemicals, power, aviation and hog farming. In 2005, he was listed by Forbes as the 34th richest person in Southeast Asia, with a fortune of US$425 million. Some say that the Forbes estimate of Mr. Gokongwei's fortune is very low, considering his large business portfolio. He is the chairman of JG Summit Holdings, one of largest conglomerates in the Philippines.

No. 7: Tony Tan Caktiong
Tony Tan Caktiong is the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Philippine fast food chain Jollibee. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Caktiong had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee, then subsequently added additional dishes such as hamburgers, french fries, and fried chicken.