http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/86/biz_07...chest_Rank.html

Rank Name Net Worth ($mil) Age
1 Jaime Zobel de Ayala & family 2,000 73
2 Henry Sy & family 1,700 82
3 Lucio Tan & family 1,600 73
4 Andrew Tan 1,100 55
5 Manuel Villar 940 57
6 George Ty 870 74
7 Andrew Gotianun 860 79
8 Enrique Razon Jr. 820 47
9 Tony Tan Caktiong & family 790 57
10 Oscar Lopez & family 775 77
11 Vivian Que Azcona & family 670 NA
12 Inigo & Mercedes Zobel 660 NA
13 Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. 540 72
14 Emilio Yap & family 445 81
15 John Gokongwei Jr. & family 430 81
16 Enrique Aboitiz & family 375 85
17 Alfonso Yuchengco & family 365 84
18 Beatrice Campos 220 NA
19 David Consunji & family 210 86
20 Luis Virata 200 53
21 Gilberto Duavit Jr. & family 191 43
22 Menardo Jimenez & family 190 NA
23 Felipe Gozon & family 165 67
24 Mariano Tan & family 140 NA
25 Ramon del Rosario Jr. 137 63
26 Ronaldo & Rosalinda Hortaleza 110 48/50
27 Manuel Zamora 105 68
28 Betty Ang 100 NA
29 Tomas Alcantara & family 90 61
30 Frederick Dy 70 51
31 Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Sr. 60 80
32 Salvador Zamora 55 61
33 Oscar Hilado & family 51 69
34 Philip T. Ang 50 66
35 Magdaleno Albarracin Jr. 49 71
36 Jesus Tambunting 47 70
37 Antonio Roxas 36 65
38 Manuel Pangilinan 35 61
39 Marixi Rufino-Prieto & family 33 67
40 Lourdes Montinola 30 79

How many of them are "indios"?

Who cares? Many of them are more Filipino than many Filipinos who treat their fellow kababayan snobbishly.

too many of them where can i find my goose that lays the golden egg

crush the ruling families overthrow the govnerment put in a ruthless dicatator and bring the philippines back up

Many of these guys probably stole some of the money.

Where is the 2008 list?

I find it hard to believe that the traditionally wealthy Pinoy families like Soriano, Elizalde, Madrigal, Ortigas, Areneta and so on are not in the top 40. Ofcourse you have to wonder about the disclosure that a few elite families prefer to keep secret.

It's even harder to believe that Imelda Marcos is not there! The interest recieved from the Swiss Banks could eclipse more than 3/4's of that list.

That is why the billions of the Marcos is in Switzerland because it is suppose to be a secret account.

I think we already tried that once.

During the Marcos regime, Forbes Magazine had the list of the top 40 richest people in the world. And in the bottom was something like

Estimated worth unknown, possibly part of the top 40

$XXX Billion - President Marcos of the Philippines
$XXX Billion - President Suharto of Indonesia
$XXX Billion - Pablo Escobar of the Colombian Drug Cartel

Spanish Filipino families such as the Sorianos, Elizaldes, Madrigals, Ortigases, Aranetas, etc. have been eclipsed by Chinese Filipinos. The Forbes List does not include Third World ruling families, only legitimate businessmen.

Put your agenda on the side for a second.

The lowest on that list is worth only $30 mil which Andres Soriano could've made in his sleep! All i'm trying to say that the list is not entirely accurate and many of the prominent families are still well and truly at the top of Filipino business but do not want to stand out.

I find that last sentence abit offending, so I will not respond...

Andres Soriano III? Last time I heard, he got kicked out of San Miguel Corporation which his father headed...His replacement? Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.

You keep missing my point.

But carry on with your Chinese Filipino propoganda...

what are the biggest Filipino businesses in term of revenues ?

Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. is the most evil man in Philippine History because he looted the money of Filipinos in UCPB and he even killed his cousin Ninoy Aquino.

My guess would be SM Malls or Ayala Real estate.

I could think of far worse.