Eduardo Cojuangco

Described in a New York Times obituary as the “King of the Cronies,” Cojuangco was a controversial ally of the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Cojuangco became chairman of the powerful food and infrastructure conglomerate San Miguel in 1998. He died in June 2020 an age 85. Former Marcos crony Eduardo Cojuangco who controls San Miguel, food and beverage conglomerate best known for its beer, debuts on list. Spun off brewery in 2007, diversifying into power, infrastructure and heavy industry. In 2010 he sold an option to a group of investors to buy him out for an undisclosed sum. The country's Supreme Court has ruled that his stake in San Miguel, which the Presidential Commission on Good Government had alleged he got because of his links with the former dictator, wasn't ill-gotten. Bachelor of Arts / Science, Lafayette College