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Henry Sy, also known as Sy Chi Sieng in Philippine Hokkien (Shī Zhìchéng in Mandarin), [3] was born in Jinjiang in Fujian, [7] then still under the Republic of China (ROC), on October 15, 1924. [ 8 ] [ 6 ] At age 12, he and his family moved to the Philippines during the Commonwealth Era under American colonial period , where his father set ...
Belle Corporation is Henry Sy's foray into the gaming industry in the Philippines, hoping to capitalize on the future of Pagcor's entertainment city. It is the developer of leisure and tourism destinations in the country. [19] [20] [16] – (SM owns 27%) Other Investments and Affiliations
The company was founded by Henry Sy, Sr. on January 15, 1960. Initially, he named his business Shoemart and focused on buying large supplies of shoes from the United States. His business grew until he was able to open a department store. He named his second company SM Department Store Inc. [5]
English: Henry H. Sy and Tan O Sia - Adrian Sy & Encarnacion Sy (Garcia) Mausoleum Manila Chinese Cemetery Henry Sy was born to Henry H. Sy and Tan O Sia on 25th December, 1924 in Jinjiang in China Date
There are urban legends about why Mercury Drug stores are non-existent inside SM Malls. [14] One story claims that Henry Sy, a businessman selling footwear who would eventually establish SM Supermalls, was rejected a rental space to sell shoes at Mercury Drug, while also claiming that Sy remembered this and as a result, secured Watsons as the pharmacy in his malls. [14]
In 2019, Forbes magazine named Villar as the new richest individual in the Philippines, with an estimated net worth of $5.5 billion, surpassing Henry Sy Sr. [24] In 2021, his net worth surged to approximately $6.7 billion despite being overtaken by the Sy siblings in Forbes' annual Philippines rich list. [25]
Teresita Tan Sy-Coson (born October 1950) is a Filipina businesswoman, the daughter of Henry Sy.The vice chairwoman of SM Investments Corporation (SMIC)—one of the Philippines' largest publicly-traded holding companies with interests in retail, banking, property and portfolio investments, She is also the chairwoman of BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO), the Philippines' largest bank in terms of total ...
Sia was born in Iloilo City in 1977 and grew up in Roxas City, the eldest of three siblings having parents from both Capiz and Iloilo. [5] He was nicknamed "Injap", a portmanteau of "Intsik" (the Filipino/Tagalog term for Chinese) and "Japanese"; as his father, Edgar Sr., is a Chinese Filipino, while his mother, the former Pacita Jaruda, is a Japanese Filipina (Japanese surname Haruda, 春田).