Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.
A Filipino business tycoon and politician with a net worth of $1.4 billion.
Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.
Born in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippine Islands in June 1935.
San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, is led by him as its chairman.
Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. was estimated to own 25% of the gross national product of the Philippines during his tenure as Governor of Tarlac from 1967 to 1969 and as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tarlac’s First District from 1969 to 1972.
Despite being nominated for the Philippine presidency in 1992, he ended up in second place.
In 1992, he established the Nationalist People’s Coalition and currently holds the position of chairman emeritus.