Try GOLD - Free
Razon is now richest Filipino
Manila Bulletin
|March 12, 2026
Razon now ranks 175th globally, driven by a 23-percent increase in ICTSI’s 2025 profits and the continued post-pandemic recovery in the regional gaming sector.
-
His wealth expansion comes as ICTSI aggressively pursues container port acquisitions across six continents, insulating his portfolio from localized economic volatility.
The shift at the top of the wealth rankings follows the decline in the fortune of Manuel “Manny” Villar. Once celebrated as the first Filipino “trillionaire” in peso value with a peak net worth of $17.2 billion in 2025, Villar’s standing was upended by a controversy surrounding land valuations.
This story is from the March 12, 2026 edition of Manila Bulletin.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
RCBC banks on affluent cardholders for growth
Tuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) expects its credit card business to sustain double-digit expansion this year as the lender pivots toward the premium market to capture a larger share of the country's wealthiest spenders.
1 min
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Remains of OFW hero to be flown to PH from Israel this week - envoy
Philippine authorities in Israel are looking to repatriate the remains of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Ann Velasquez de Vera this week, a joint House panel on the Middle East conflict learned on Wednesday, March 11.
1 mins
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
P7-M heavy equipment torched in Himamaylan City
Authorities are probing the burning of six heavy equipment worth a total of P7 million in a farm in Hacienda Baling, Barangay Libacao, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 8.
1 min
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
COA recommends prosecution of Davao City DPWH officials, contractor in road project
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the referral to the Office of the Ombudsman for prosecution, \"if warranted,\" of the officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Davao City and the contractor in connection with the disallowed P10.8 million paid for a road project in 2010.
1 mins
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Muntinlupa mayor signs EO creating special task force to monitor prices of fuel, basic goods
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon signed an executive order creating a special task force to inspect fuel stocks and monitor compliance with price ceiling policies for petroleum products and basic goods.
2 mins
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Retirement
Retirement is a strange word for me.
3 mins
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Razon is now richest Filipino
Razon now ranks 175th globally, driven by a 23-percent increase in ICTSI’s 2025 profits and the continued post-pandemic recovery in the regional gaming sector.
1 min
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Canadian police investigate gunfire at US consulate in Toronto
Police in Canada searched Tuesday for two assailants who opened fire at the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto in an early-morning attack that damaged the outside of the building but did not cause any injuries.
2 mins
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
PEF welcomes new PH Eagle chick 'Bayani'
The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) reported on Tuesday, March 10, the successful hatching of Philippine Eagle chick No. 32 named \"Bayani\" (hero).
2 mins
March 12, 2026
Manila Bulletin
Semirara ramps up output despite earnings drop
SMPC seeks to broaden its production horizon this year to offset the significant earnings contraction triggered by the slump in global commodity prices and rising operational expenses.
1 min
March 12, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size