The Wife of Gilbert

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the richest of them all? If you’re interested to know who the wealthiest people are in the Philippines, you need not ask the magic mirror but instead refer to Forbes Magazine’s list of The Philippines’ 40 Richest released this August 2009. Who are the richest Filipinos? Read below. SM mall mogul Henry Sy is still the richest man in the Philippines for two consecutive years now. In the 2008 Richest Filipinos list , he topped the list followed by Lucio Tan , Jaime Zobel de Ayala , and Andrew Tan . There is no change in the Top 4 this year. There are three new Filipinos added to the list. Robert Coyiuto Jr. (#18) is the president of Oriental Petroleum & Minerals. Imelda Marcos’ younger brother, Benjamin Romualdez (#30) has stakes in Banco de Oro and Benguet Mining Corporation. The third, Marian Rosario Fong (#40), is a former partner of Sy’s supermarkets and has a 1% stake in SM Investments. Last year’s #39, Manuel Pangilinan of PLDT and Metro P...