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Top 10 Richest Men in the Philippines of 2010
People say that the Philippine economy is bad but these ten persons who would say otherwise. Find out who made it to the list of the Top 10 Richest Men in the Philippines for 2010, learn from them, and be inspired with their success stories.

Henry Sy

Being the owner of the SM Group of Companies, who wouldn’t know Henry Sy? For four years in a row, he has been number 1 in the list of the richest men in the Philippines. In 2010, he continued to expand his investments to other industries such as leisure, banking and financial services, and commercial property development in very strategic locations. All his businesses compliment each other so well that his net worth went up to 38 billion USD from only 5 billion USD in 2009.

Lucio Tan
The government ads that discourage people to smoke and the issues that happened to some of Lucio Tan’s businesses might have affected his income in 2010 but he is still one of the most prominent business magnates in the country. From being an ordinary employee, he is now the owner of the largest tobacco company in the Philippines,Fortune Tobacco. He also expanded his investments to different fields. Among his well-known businesses are Asia Brewery (the 2nd largest brewer in the Philippines), Tanduay Holdings (one of the world's largest rum makers), Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank, and Allied Bank. Like the other tycoons, he also ventured to commercial properties development when he started Eton Properties Philippines. According to estimates, the total value of his business empire would not be less than 2.1 million USD and he himself controls 40 to 60% of the said amount.

John Gokongwei, Jr.
John Gokongwei, Jr. has one of the most inspiring stories among the successful business men in the country. Following the