If you belong to the typical masa, there’s a very, very slim chance that you’ll bump with them while your walking down the street or doing your weekly grocery chore. The chances of seeing them might get higher though if you work in one of Manila’s CBD (i.e. Makati/Ortigas/Fort), more especially if you work on one of their company’s building (yeah, elevators, lobbies, or parking lots).

Yet, these people are so damn rich that their total net worth assets amount to US$9.87B (if I got my computation right) and their presence could be felt by almost anyone, anywhere in the country - from real estate development to malls and fast food, down to the beer you drink.

The people I’m talking about? The richest of the rich people in the Philippines as surveyed by the annual Forbes Magazine’s The Phillipines’ 40 Richest listing.

Here are the top 10 richest people in the Philippines. You can view the complete list on Forbes Magazine Website.

1. Henry Sy & family - $3.1 billion
2. Lucio Tan & family - $1.5 billion
3. Jaime Zobel de Ayala & family - $1.2 billion
4. Andrew Tan - $700 million
5. Tony Tan Caktiong & family - $690 million
6. John Gokongwei Jr. & family - $680 million
7. Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. - $610 million
8. Enrique Razon Jr. - $525 million
9. George Ty & family - $435 million
10. Inigo & Mercedes Zobel - $430 million