HINDI natitinag sa kanyang puwesto bilang pinakamayamang tao sa Pilipinas ang negosyanteng si Henry Sy, ayon sa listahan ng Forbes magazine.
“Topping the list for the sixth straight year is Henry Sy. His net worth increased by $2.9 billion to $12 billion, as shares of his company SM Investments reported record profits of over $570 million in 2012,” ayon sa kalatas mula sa Forbes.
Nasa ikalawang puwesto si Lucio Tan na mayroong net worth na P7.5 bilyon at siya umano ang “(the) year’s biggest gainer in dollar terms after his net worth jumped to $7.5 billion, up by $3 billion from $4.5 billion in 2012,” dagdag ng Forbes.
Mula sa ikaanim na puwesto ay nasa ikatlo na si Andrew Tan na mayroong net worth na $4.6 bilyon, doble sa kanyang yaman noong isang taon.
Nasa ikaapat at limang pwesto sina Enrique Razon Jr. ($4.5 B) at John Gokongwei Jr. ($3.4 B). “The Philippines’ richest also benefited from a buoyant stock market, which is up 28 percent in the past year,” paliwanag ng Forbes.
Mayroong dalawang bagong bilyonaryo ang Pilipinas, sina dating Sen. Manuel Villar, na nasa ika-16 na puwesto dahil sa $1.05 bilyon na yaman, at ang pamilya Aboitiz Family na nasa ikapitong puwesto dahil sa $3 bilyon na net worth.
“The combined net worth of the Philippines’ 50 richest totaled $65.8 billion, more than a quarter of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product,” dagdag ng Forbes.
“This list was compiled using shareholding and financial information obtained from the families and individuals, stock exchanges, analysts and other sources,” dagdag nito.
Narito ang 50 pinakamayayamang Pinoy:
1.) Henry Sy & family ($12 B)
2.) Lucio Tan & family ($7.5 B)
3.) Andrew Tan ($4.6 B)
4.) Enrique Razon, Jr. ($4.5 B)
5.) John Gokongwei, Jr. ($3.4 B)
6.) Jaime Zobel de
Ayala & family ($3.1 B)
7.) Family Aboitiz ($3 B)
8.) David Consunji ($2.7 B)
9.) George Ty & family ($2.6 B)
10.) Lucio and Susan Co ($1.9 B)
11.) Tony Tan Caktiong & family ($1.7 B)
12.) Robert Coyiuto, Jr. ($1.5 B)
13.) Emilio Yap ($1.35 B)
14.) Roberto Ongpin ($1.3 B)
15.) Inigo & Mercedes Zobel ($1.2 B)
16.) Manuel Villar ($1.05 B)
17.) Andrew Gotianun ($1 B)
18.) Beatrice Campos & family ($900 M)
19.) Vivian Que Azcona & family ($840 M)
20.) Eduardo Cojuangco ($825 M)
21.) Alfonso Yuchengco & family ($705 M)
22.) Oscar Lopez & family ($675 M)
23.) Betty Ang ($600 M)
24.) Jorge Araneta ($505 M)
25.) Carlos Chan ($500 M)
26.) Michael Romero ($490 M)
27.) Eric Recto ($485 M)
28.) Mariano Tan, Jr. ($435 M)
29.) Frederick Dy ($290 M)
30.) Walter Brown ($270 M)
31.) Ramon Ang ($260 M)
32.) Jose Antonio ($255 M)
33.) Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, Jr. & family ($250 M)
34.) Manuel Zamora ($240 M)
35.) Jacinto Ng ($230 M)
36.) Alfredo Ramos & family ($225 M)
37.) Gilberto Duavit & family ($224 M)
38.) Menardo Jimenez ($223 M)
39.) Edgar Sia ($210 M)
40.) Bienvenido Tantoco, Sr. & family ($205 M)
41.) Felipe Gozon & family ($200 M)
42.) Alfredo Yao ($180 M)
43.) Michael Cosiquien ($175 M)
44.) Edgar Saavedra ($170 M)
45.) Juliette Romualdez ($165 M)
46.) Tomas Alcantara & family ($160 M)
47.) Lourdes Montinola & family ($155 M)
48.) Luis Virata ($120 M)
49.) Philip Ang ($115 M)
50.) Manuel V. Pangilinan ($105 M)
—Inquirer