{
  "id": 249842,
  "title": "Philippines’ former richest man Manuel Villar drops out of top 5 after $8.6B loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/philippines-former-richest-man-manuel-villar-drops-out-of-top-5-after",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T03:47:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/billionaires/philippines-former-richest-man-manuel-villar-drops-out-of-top-5-after-8-6b-loss-5106304.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Manuel Villar, once the Philippines' wealthiest individual, has slipped to No. 9 on Forbes' rankings of the country's billionaires after his flagship's stock collapsed and wiped $8.6 billion from his net worth.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}