The Top 10 Richest in the Philippines for 2007
Posted on October 18th, 2007
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Forbes released the 40 Richest Filipinos last July 18, 2007. Our country made a comeback with a second quater growth of 7.5% which is the highest since 1997 and unemployment went down to 8% which is the lowest in those two decades.
Here is Top Ten richest in the Philippines for 2007
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 hardworking son 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.
Rank No. 6 George Ty. He is the founder of Metropolitan Bank and Trust popularly known as Metrobank. He also has stakes in the BPI and Philippine Savings Bank. Now, he develops luxury condominiums in Mandaluyong teaming up with John Gokongwei. His Toyota Motor Philippines is the country’s No. 1 vehicle in all of vehicle sales categories supplying almost half of the Philippines’ cars and trucks. He is now 74 years of ag, married with child children and has a networth of $870 Million.
Rank No. 7 Andrew Gotianun. Andrew controls Filinvest Development Corp which holds 70% of Filinvest Land, and East West Bank. he started early in life salvaging World War II ships and later on branched into car financing. He is married and has $860 Million in Networth and has 2 children.
Rank No. 8 Enrique Razon Jr. He is the president and chairman of International Container Terminal Holdings, Inc., International Container Terminal Services Inc. and Sureste Realty Corp. Still young at 47. He has a networth of $820 Million and married with 2 children.
Rank No. 9 Tony Tan Caktiong & family. Founder of Jollibee Foods Corporation who later aquired Greenwich, Chowking, Red Ribbon and the latest, Hongzhuangyuan a 33-branched food chain in China. He is 57 yearls old, married with 3 children and has a networth of $790 Million.
Rank No. 10 Oscar Lopez & family. He has a networth of $775 Million at the age of 77, married with 8 children and He is the chairman of Lopez Group Foundation, Inc. He also controls a stake in ABS-CBN Foundation.
Amazing! I wonder what their secrets are to reach that success!
Wow, I expected the Gokongwei’s to be in the top 10. Looks like I did not know much.
i really belive in chances hindi lang sila magaling maswerte din sila… i know a lot of rich peple who just found their luck from the fortune of luck most of them are from chinese and started their business here in tondo and binondo. one of them is henry sy of SM who came from quiapo, andrew tan of Megaworld who came from tondo,enrique cheng of landmark who has a business in binondo, lucio tan who used to worked in binondo Ricky Sy of Mantrade who found his fortunes in sta.cruz manila, Tony So formerly chairman of metrobank who grew up in recto
Napakapalad ng mga taong nabanggit, sapagkat sa laki ng kayamanang kanilang pag-aari ay sapat-sapat kahit apo-apuhan ay hindi kayang ubusin. Ilang Pilipinong kababayan natin ang meron ng ganitong pagkakataon sa buhay. Ang mga taong ito, dahil sa pagtitiyaga, pagsisikap at determinasyon, kasama na ang disiplina ay nagbunga ng sobra-sobrang materyal para sa kanilang sarili.
Nakakatuwa, at nakakainggit kung tutuusin, sa hirap ng buhay ngayon na halos karamihan sa mga ating kababayan ay naghihirap, kung kayat napilitang umaklas sa ating bayan at magbakasakali sa ibang bansa, sa dahilang wala namang patutunguhan ang kaprangkot na pasahod ng mga kumpanya sa atin na karamihan ay pag-aari ng mga taong nabanggit sa taas. Bukod sa mababa pasahod, ito pa ay hindi pangmatagalan at pirmihan. Siguro, kung katulad lang tayo tulad ng bansang Singapore, minamahalaga nila ang kanilang kababayan at lahat ay nakikinabang sa kanilang paglilingkuran sa mga kumpanya, sapagkat sapat ang kita lahat ay makikinabang. Wala ng mag-iisip pa iwanan ang kanilang pamilya, sapagkat masaya na sa atin, dahil sapat ang kita, na masusuportahan natin ang pangangailangan, na yun lang naman ang kailangan ng bawat pamilya. Mawala narin kahit papaano ang mga taong palaboy-laboy sa kalye, walang sariling bahay at sagana na kasi ang kabuhayan, sana kung ganon.
Makapangyarihang mga tao sa materyal na bagay, may sapat na kakayahan na makatulong ng husto sa kababayan kung tutuusin, pero masalimuot ito, sapagkat ang tao ay may likas na makasarili, samantalang lahat ng bagay na ating tinatangkilik sa mundong ito ay pansamantala lamang.
“Siyang umiibig sa salapi ay hindi masisiyahan sa salapi; o siya mang umiibig sa kayamanan na may pakinabang: ito man ay walang kabuluhan.”
Eclesiastes 5:10
Ang Bagong Ang Biblia
kakalungkot nga lang. karamihan sa mga kabataan ngaun imbis na mag aral bisyo barkada sex computer games at kung ano ano ang ginagawa.
may mga gustong mag aral wala namang pera.
may gustong mgtrabaho wala namang talino.
patungo sa pagkaluray ang mundo!
mangagsisi na kayo ano! ;))
These rich guys are not pure blooded filipinos. Most of them chinese and other spanish. E nun pa man sino na ba ang mga trader talaga ito sa pinas. Mga utusan lang naman tayo nung araw pa ng mga yan.
I doubt on stories w/ some them telling rags to riches. Eh nung araw po kasi dito sa pinas madali lang kumita ng pera. Mga chinese sp. from hongkong pa nga pumupunta dito sa tin to work and do bisnis. Tayo, noon pag pumunta sa HK bakasyon. Ngayun baligtad na. Maraming matalino sa atin pero marami ding malikot ang isip at yung kalikutan hindi ginagamit sa tyagaang paraan. Gusto kaagad get rich. As in madalian.
Sa mga chinese, matyga talaga sila at di nila dinadaan sa bilisan. Sa mga pinoy sad to say yumaman lang agad kahit makapanloko ng kapwa pinoy gagamitin ang utak sa panloloko at hindi sa maayos na paraan. Not all filipinos but sadly,nowadays, marami na. Kaya its too late for us na humabol pa sa mga taong yan na nasa itaas.
One example, tignan mo si Mr. jollibee, ang tagal na nating kilala ang hamburger panahon pa ng mga kano, pero bakit si Tony Tan pa na isang chinese yumaman sa hamburger. Simple lang kasi ang alam natin noon walang yayaman sa hamburger lang tinda mo. Sya nagtyaga cguro sabi nya, “unti unti lang mapapalaki ko ito. Ayaw n’yo eh di ako
gagawa” At yan na ang JOLIBEE. Tayo nakikikain nlang at namamasukan nlang. At marami na nag-aabroad sa atin to work kasi mas mabilis na doon yumaman sa labas kesa dito sa Pinas to the point now of sacrificing ang mga anak natin na maging kulang sa tunay na gabay ng magulang.
PC violent games, early dating and sex, barkada, dito naiiwan ang mga anak natin na mas nagbibigay impluwensya sa kanila
Kaya po wag kayo magtaka if in the future, maaga din kayo iwanan ng mga anak nyo kasi ganun na din naramdaman nila sa inyo when you start to work abroad. Masarap pero may consequence din na masakit tanggapin in the future…
Congratulations!!! yan ang masasabi ko sa mga taong nakabilang sa itaas, how i wish lahat ng mga pinoy ay katulad nila. Kahit full blooded Filipino kayang kaya ang naabot nila basta magtyaga lang ng todo. Tama ang madami nakakainggit ang pwesto nila and we always wish that we’re on the same chair… hm imbes na mainggit lets follow their footsteps malay natin umunlad din ang buhay ng bawat Pinoy. Kailangan kase hindi lamang natin sila tinitingnan kailangan ginagaya din natin ang kanilang mga gawa kahit sa simpleng mga negosyo lang… sana magising na ang bawat Pinoy na kailangan tayo ay umangat sa sariling sipag at tiyaga at hindi lamang sa pag-asa at pananaghili sa iba… good luck sa lahat ng Pinoy sa mundo..
They are so amazing…I hope all Filipinos we’re business minded…
most of them have chinese blood si manny villar lang yata ang true blooded pinoy
i really inspired those people.nasa tao kasi yan, if he/she want a change in his/her life it could be with his/her determination and hard work to achieve what he/she wanted to his/her life.
i believe these rich filipinos have atittudes beyond the normal people. because for me, it takes atittude for anyone to achieve success in life though we may never know the true meaning of success. for success may be having a lot of money for many of us, but it could mean another thing for some. these people are way beyond ordinary people, for they were able to surpass great things in their lives.and so they reap the fruit of their hard works. i think we, the so called “masang filipino” must begin to realize that we must have atittudes like these rich men have if we want to have better lives. we just have to learn how to stop looking to others fault and start finding ours. and we should also practice discipline like these great men didd in order for us to achieve something. after all, it is our next generation who will suffer the stupidity we are doing now. but it is never too late, we have to wake up from our insanity and move forward and i mean move fast, so that we could still save what could be saved. thanks… GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES!!!!!!!
Personally, I don’t think that having attained the success they have now has something to do w/ blood. True, almost all of them doesn’t even have a single drop of Filipino Blood. But does it matter?
They chose Philippines as the land where they will live until the end. Stories of rags to riches are true. But sometimes hard to believe, despite of what we are seeing today.
Since almost all of them started after the war (that’s where the luck and timing comes in). But the question is, if the war affected all of us, why only a handful rose up to the challenge and brought home the bacon?
Also if it’s in the blood, why not all Chinese and Spanish decent living in the country rich? How come do I see Chinese people jobless in Chinatown in Binondo? Always when we meet a Chinese, our impression on them is that they are ‘kuripot’ and ‘rich’. And why should that be? ‘Kuripot’ maybe because of being thrift and practicing the Confucianism way of life, but rich? Never generalize.
In my opinion, the people mentioned above does not have to be non-Filipino in blood just to be rich. Since they are living w/ us here in the country since long time ago, me thinks that they have also adopted to our culture, dialect and language and the likes. It’s perseverance and the knack of saving their hard earned money.
They also believe a lot in us, Filipino. For they invest millions of dollars/peso back into our country, not only to make more money, but expressing signs of confidence that one day we can beat China, Japan, Europe, Middle East, and the US of A in terms of wealth.
I just do hope that our country is not that too late to change for the better. Eradicate the ’states-side mentality’, and develop patriotism in our very own country. That’s the hardest part to change w/ the way globalism is going on nowadays.
If they can do it with only shear dreams and daring guts, why can’t we?
“Money is not the root of all evils as to what they imply, but the LOVE OF MONEY is.”
hindi naman lahat nandyan… how about the Ampatuan family of Mindanao. and Tan yu? hindi accurate…
sooo… amazing talaga…i really believe in their commitment, determanation in life but i DON’T want to believe in LUCKY or swerte….kc alam nyo God blessed those people who put faith in Him, at di ko sinasabi na lahat sila believer,even Satan able to bless people….kaya lang alam nyo may general rule kc sa Bible eh,kung ano ang tinanim mo yun ang aanihin mo,,so kung katamaran ang itinamin mo wala kang aanihin kung kagandahan ng loob ang itinanim mo maganda rin ang aanihin mo….diba…its all about you and God lang talaga.,and God had a purpose why He gave that to them so that they can share and help people through blessing…oo sasabihin mo your sowing goddness naman but untill now your still hirap pa sa buhay, that is why i told you na its all about you and God…
maraming comment sa taas,,about success…..about sa lucky daw???…..blood ……education…..knowledge…ay naku yung mga billionaire nga mga di nga nakatapus eh, GOd is able to give you much much money……and God also can take out away from you…God bless nalang sa inyo…peace…
cge ayos yan pakayaman pa kayo tingnan natin kung magagamit nyo yan sa oras na kukunin na ang hininga nyo ng Nagpahiram nito, kahit ciguro ung taong grasa magiging kapantay nyo lang sa harapan ng pinaka makatarungang hukom,
This set of data is outdated. It really is! Lucio Tan is now the richest!
Papaparehas kayong lahat na walang alam. Mayayaman yang lahat na nasa itaas because simple lang. Destiny nila yun, period…dami pa ninyong sinasabi…”Destiny” is the word.
Please update the list of richest man in the Philippines for the year 2008. I think Gov. Singson, our current President GMA or Arroyo’s Family should be included in the top 10 list.
are you seriously telling me that the chinese had it easy?
haha. you were obviously sleeping during history lessons.
you lazy filipinos are now wealthy (ayala, zobel, etc) because u were allowed to buy land during the 16th century, while the chinese were not. kami yung inalipin. hence, we had to resort to trading and businesses.
before you pass rumors as information, check your facts.
gokongwei’s networth is at 860. he’s supposed to be on the list.
Wow!!!! Iba talaga pag Masipag, Masikap, Matiyaga at madiskarte ang tao, tiyak malayo ang mararating. Kung tutuusin, ang iba sa maga tao na nabanggit galing din naman sa hirap, Kaya lang Duon sila bumangon, duon sila natuto. kasi nga mahirap naman talaga ang buhay, so, walang ibang paraan kundi ang pagsikapan na makaahon. Alam din kasi siguro nila marahil na wala rin namang ibang makakatulong sa kanila kundi ang sarili lang nila.
Hindi na natin dapat pag-usapan pa ang mga nakaraan sapagkat lumipas na yon. E ano kung naging alipin tayo ng mga dayuhan. Excuses naba yun para hindi tayo umasenso sa buhay, sa sarili nating paraan? Bakit sila, nagawa nila? Sa sarili kung palagay, nasa tao lang yun. Hindi na natin dapat pang tinitingnan pa kung ano ang lumipas. Tama ba? Kung ako ang tatanungin, mapalad talaga sila kasi naabot nila ang buhay nila ngayon. Pero ako, inspired ako nsa kanila. Ang totoo nga nyan sila pa ang inspirasyon ko sa buhay ko ngayon para makaahon din.
Marahil kung lahat ng tao dito sa atin ay katulad lang nila kung mag-isip, malamang malayo na rin ang narating natin, siguro may maghirap man pero hindi kagaya ng nararanasan natin ngayon. Ahhhhh…… Isa lang ang alam ko, may kasabihan nga ako na nabuo ko sa sarili ko ” Kapag ipinanganak ka ng mahirap, hindi mo kasalanan. Pero, kapag namatay ka na mahirap, Kasalanan mo” tama ba ako? hindi na rin natin kailangan pang isisis sa gobyerno ang lahat, alam naman natin na likas na sa atin ang pagiging makasarili at kurakot na gobyerno e… Pero ang dapat nalang nating gawin at pag-isipan ng sulusyon ay kung paano tayo makakaahon sa kahirapan sa mabuting paraan!
Sana makakita pa tayo ng pag-sa kasi habang may buhay may pag-asa!
ang masasabi ko lang siguro dapat mahalin natin ang ating trabaho at ang ating pamilya… Yun n!
rason kung bakit ganyan sila kayaman is because of mas inuuna nila ang sarili nilang pangangailangan kesa sa luho at karamihan sa kanila talagang mga kuripot titiisin ang lahat makamtam lang ang gustong makamtam, di tulad ng mga Pinoy, mas inuuna ang luho. On the otherside most of them are not totally tax payable, may mga ilang lugar dito sa luzon na kinuha nila na dating palayan na ngayon ay pinagtayuan ng mga pabrika, real state at malls, kaya di karin nagtataka kung bakit marami ang nagugutom sa Pinas, ang mga dayuhang businessman na walang dugong Pinoy ang laging busog samantala ang mga purong pinoy naman ang laging gutom !
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ang patuloy na bukol na systema ng gobyerno ang nagpapahirap sa ating mga pilipino
Turo dito turo dun. Bakit ba tayong mga Pilipino wala ng ginawa kundi ang magreklamo at manisi? Marami akong mga kaklase sa kolehiyo ang walang pakealam kung ano ang mangyayari sa kanila sa susunod na araw, sa susunod na buwan, sa mga darating pang mga panahon. Ang gusto lang nila maging masaya ang bawat segundo ng buhay nila.
Harapin natin ang totoo, hindi pare pareho ang gusto ng bawat tao. Wala rin tayong karapatan ng manghusga ng kahit sinong tao. Di rin tayo dapat magalit sa mga tao nabanggit sa taas. Yan ang bunga ng kanilang paghihirap. Nakakalungkot man sabihin pero kanya kanyang kayod sa mundo. Tulungan mo muna sarili mo bago ka tumulong sa iba. Sa tama, sa malinis, sa ikagaganda ng buhay ng tao sa paligid mo. Kung ganyan lang sana ang Pilipino, di malayong mangyari na maging maunlad na bayan tayo.
ang masasabi ko lang wala sa goverment natin ang kapalaranan ng buhay natin kung umasa kayo sa govermnt at wala kayong gnagawa or trabaho do u think yayaman ang bansa natin at sasabay ka sa pag yaman ng bansa natin.. kaya kayong reklamo ng reklamo dyan gumawa kayo ng mga bagay bagay na pwede nyong pag kakitaan,, u dont need lots of money to start business or anything.. when i am much younger i thought lots of things like business and to be rich some day and now i am capable to start it and now i have it and starting making money with my own and helping my parents.. ung sabi ng mga pinakamayamn na galing sila sa hiram maybe totoo coz being poor dun mo masaasbi sa sarili mo na aangat ang buhay mo at ng family mo at u will not let ur life to be like ur parents had…. yun lang po.. if u have brain used it if u have no brain but u have talent or skill used it… simple as that…
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When will you release 2008 Top 10 Richest in the Philippines? and why not Top 20. People want to see where is Singson,Arroyo,Gokongwei,etc.
Oct. 18 2008, exactly a year after when you relesed 2007 Top 10 Richest…?????
ang hirap hanapin ng sagot puro ingles bawal naman ,,,aralin ang subjects
wow…amazing thiers a lot of riches man who are chinese blooded>.but how about our own filipino are they still in the path of the riches people>>i think soo but not most of them, some filipino achive thier dreams by prsverance nd der dtermination__if all filipino is just like them > i dont think this things would happen(this poverty,criminal cases and corruption>>this blog is very useful to us students..thank you
i want to rich. i want to be the 11th.
[…] list of the Top 40 Richest People in the Philippines for 2008. Compared to last 2007’s list (The Top 10 Richest in the Philippines for 2007), this 2008, twenty five jumped down from the rank. We cannot exclude the worldwide financial […]
Wala tayon dapat sisihin kung bakit karamihan sa mga Pinoy ay mahihirap, nasa mga magulang natin ang ugat sa kahirapan, may magagawa pa naman tayo para umunlad, negosyo ang dahilan kaya yumaman ang mga nasa itaas, siguro mag-umpisa rin tayong mag negosyo at sa mga anak naman natin, itanim natin sa mga isip nila na magtapos sa pag aaral para mag negosyo pagkatapos hindi yung mag aral at magtapos para makahanap ng magandang trabaho pagkatapos, yun ang dapat nating baguhin, negosyo at negosyo ang itanim natin sa mga isip ng mga kabataaan para tayo umunlad.