Tycoon Manuel Villar tops the 2025 Forbes list of richest Filipinos with a net worth of $17.2 billion, dislodging billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. and cementing his place anew as the country’s wealthiest person.
Tycoon Manuel Villar Jr. is going all-in on his proposed $1 billion casino ventures in southern Metro Manila, dropping plans for a foreign partner and pursuing the business alone despite challenges in the land-based casino industry.