Covid-19 treatment facility at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, courtesy of Enrique Razon and company
Despite the growth in wealth, these Filipino billionaires are not short on philanthropic efforts. In fact, Villar was hailed as one of Forbes Asia s Heroes of Philanthropy for 2020. It was due to his donation of land to the St Jude Catholic School in 2019 and to his alma mater, the University of the Philippines, which will be used for the construction of an innovation campus. Villar also has been noted to support some churches, efforts to alleviate poverty and initiate measures to address the pandemic such as quarantine facilities and medical equipment.