Manny Villar Among The Philippines’ 20 Richest

Posted by behindcrossroads on March 30, 2010 · 1 Comment

As I was browsing the lists of the 2010 world’s richest people, I stumbled on this Special Report prepared by Forbes.com that listed the 40 Richest Filipino as of August 2009. It is not surprising to see the names of Tycoons Henry Sy and Lucio Tan knowing that they have already dominated the number 1 and 2 positions for quite a long time. In fact, these two are among the 2010 world’s Billionaires. Henry Sy ranked 201 in the world with $4.2 billion net worth while Lucio Tan was ranked 582nd with a net worth of $1.7 billion.

Fast forward! Comes now, 2010 Presidential Election candidate Manny Villar. He ranked 9th on the Forbes.com top 40 Richest Filipinos! Wow! That’s “Sipag at Tiyaga!” I do not question where Villar’s wealth came from but I am more interested in the resolution of the controversial C5 project.

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