Rufino family
The Rufino family is an influential dynasty of business owners, politicians, and philanthropists in the Philippines. The Rufinos were among two individuals/families listed in Forbes magazine's list of the Philippines' richest people in 2007.[1] [2]
The Rufino family owned the original movie and opera houses in Old Manila with exclusive partnerships with Warner Brothers and other major Hollywood studios and later diversified into other industries. They founded several of the first banks in the Philippines, including Security Bank, which today is one of the largest banks in the country in terms of assets.
Most of the family's current business interests are represented in the Rufino Group of Companies, which includes the Rufino Pacific Tower, Sunvar, Corinthian Properties, The NET Group, including the JPMorgan Chase Tower and Google head office in Bonifacio Global City and variety of diverse investments and land holdings around the Metro Manila region.
The Rufino family developed and own the majority of skyscrapers in the central business district, where the Google office is located. The Rufino Tower glass high rise is the tallest steel framed skyscraper in the Philippines which is located on Ayala Avenue and VA Rufino Street, named in honor of the Rufino family.
Recently, the family launched the seven-story all-glass Rufino Campus at De La Salle University, a top university in the Philippines.[3]
Notable members[]
Notable members of the family include:
- Marixi Rufino-Prieto of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
- Carlos "Charlie" Rufino - real estate businessman
- Maria Victoria "Marivic or Mav" Rufino - artist
- Jinno Rufino - CNN Sports announcer
- Ernesto Rufino - businessman[4]
- Federico "Piki" Rufino Lopez - chairman of $6.8 billion First Philippine Holdings Corporation
Arabella Rufino - Global Director of Communications, Stella McCartney
References[]
- ^ Forbes Philippines 40 Richest List 2007
- ^ Forbes Philippines' 40 Richest List 2012
- ^ Yee, Jovic (2017-02-18). "DLSU inaugurates law campus in Bonifacio Global City". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "FPHPC.PH Company Profile & Executives - First Philippine Holdings Corp. Pfd. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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