The richest Filipino: Henry Sy and family

Net worth: $11.4 billion

Forbes rank: 97

Background: Sy has vast property holdings that he recently merged with mall operator SM Prime Holdings to create a company with a $9.3 billion market cap. Shares of his holding firm SM Investments fell 30% in the past year, but he won a $1.2 billion contract to reclaim land in Manila, next to his Mall of Asia.