The Philippines’ richest man, Henry started out in his father’s bodega and then opened a shoe store. He now controls the Philippines’ largest mall developer, with 42 locations; has 5 in China, including one that opened last year. Shares in SM Investments, which makes up bulk of his fortune, popped 50% in past year. BDO Unibank, run by daughter Teresita Sy-Coson, is the country’s largest bank.
Here is the list of the billionaires in the Philippines in 2012 according to Forbes:
1. Henry Sy $8 B
2. Lucio Tan $ 3.5 B
3. Andrew Tan $2.1 B
4. Enrique Razon Jr. $1.9 B
5. Eduardo Cojuangco $1.3 B
6. Roberto Ongpin $1 B
This is crazy how much Henry Sy owns/has! I hope to be as successful one day.
I feel like singing…I wanna be a billionaire so freakin bad.