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Enrique K.

Razon the Forbes 2016 list of the world's


billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a
net worth of US$2.4 billion.

Background
• Razon's grandfather established
Manila’s main port in South Harbor. He
shares the same name with his father,
Enrique Razon, who built the business
through World War II.[5]

In 1987, Razon inherited International


Container Terminal Services, Inc, which
grew to become the largest corporation
providing container-port terminal
services

 In this Philippine name, in Manila, Subic, Batangas, General

the middle name or Santos City, Poland and Brazil.

maternal family name is Klar and In 2010, Henry Sy, Jr.’s OneTaipan
the surname or paternal family acquired 100 percent of Monte Oro
name is Razon. Resources Grid for USD350 million. The

• Enrique Anselmo Klar Razon company soon became a partnership

Jr. (born March 3, 1960)[2] is between Razon and Walter Brown’s A.

a Filipino billionaire and Brown Company and owns 30 percent

the Chairman and CEO of the Manila- of the National Grid Corporation of the

listed company International Container Philippines.

Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), the That same year, Razon invested an
Philippine port-handling giant. As of additional USD200 million in Bloomberry
2012, he was the third richest Filipino, a Investments Holdings, Inc. Bloomberry
four-place jump from the previous year's is just one of four gaming companies
ranking, mainly because of his stake in that were granted casino licenses by
Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels.[3] On
the Philippine Amusement and Gaming facilities of the Enrique M. Razon Sports
Corporation (PAGCOR) for the Complex, named after his father; P20
upcoming Entertainment City.[3] million for athletic scholarships; and P5
million for a sports solidarity fund.
Also in the same year, Razon
sold Manila Standard for P100 million
to Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, whose Enrique K. Razon

conglomerate owns the Journal Group


of Publications, thus divesting himself Born Enrique Anselmo Klar Razon Jr.
from the newspaper business. He March 3, 1960 (age 58)

acquired the shares of the Yuchengco


family and Soriano group ten years Residence Manila, Philippines
before to become the head of the
Kamahalan Publishing Corporation and
Nationality Filipino
Kagitingan Printing Press, Inc.

Education De La Salle University


• Razon has a basketball team in Bachelor of Science in Business
the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), Administration
with most of its players coming from
the De La Salle Occupation Chairman and CEO of International
Container Terminal Services, Inc.
University (DLSU) Green Archers. He is
also an avid golfer and supported the
local pro circuit through the Philippine Known for International Container Terminal
Golf Tour. He helps the amateur golf Services, Inc. (Chairman and CEO)
through the ICTSI-The Country Club
Program and also supported the Net worth $3.8 billion (September 2018) [1]
Canlubang Golf Team.

In 2003, Razon donated P50 million for Children 2 Katrina (born 1991)
DLSU’s sports development. The P50
million pesos were broken down into the Parent(s) Enrique M. Razon
following: P25 million for equipment and
Solaire Resort & The resort is run by Bloomberry Resorts
and Hotels Incorporated, a subsidiary of
Casino Sureste Properties, Inc. (formerly
Bloombury Investments Holdings Inc),
•Solaire Resort & Casino (formerly headed by Enrique K. Razón, Jr.,
known as Solaire Manila) is a resort chairman of the Manila-based company,
and casino in Entertainment City, a International Container Terminal
massive complex built along the Bay Services Incorporated.[3] The project
City area of Parañaque, in Metro required an investment commitment of
Manila, Philippines by way of a $1.2 billion pursuant to a casino license
proclamation for tourism by H.E. from PAGCOR.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The
complex, which includes a five-star hotel History
with a total of 800 guest rooms, suites After Resorts World Manila was built in
and villas. Solaire Resort and Casino is August 2009, the state-run Philippine
the first of 4 casino resorts to open in Amusement and Gaming
the area, and was opened on March 16, Corporation (PAGCOR) issued a
2013, and is currently the tallest hotel in provisional license to Bloomberry
the Manila Bay area outside the City of Resorts and Hotels Incorporated; the
Manila—a distinction previously held facility was launched as "Solaire
by Sofitel Philippine Plaza.[1] Manila", and broke ground on July 2010.
The hotel tower was topped out in June
• Solaire Resort & Casino is the first
2012 alongside a parking garage.
development to break ground in
PAGCOR's Entertainment City, a In October 2012, Solaire Manila was

massive integrated resort envisioned by renamed "Solaire Resort & Casino" and

former PAGCOR Chairman Ephraim Phase 1 was completed in the first

Genuino by the Manila Bay. The 120- quarter of 2013. Leading the official

hectare (300-acre) reclaimed area has opening of Solaire Resort and Casino

been designated as a special economic were President Benigno Aquino III,

zone by the Philippine Economic Zone Bloomberry Resorts Corporation

Authority.[2] Chairman and CEO Enrique K. Razon


Jr., Chairman of PAGCOR Cristino
Naguiat Jr. and other guests,
inaugurating the casino resort at
15:00 PST (GMT+8) on March 16,
2013–exactly 492 years after Ferdinand
Magellan had arrived in the Philippines.

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