George S.K. Ty is a Chinese Filipino

Chinese Filipino

A Chinese Filipino derived from two words: "Tsino" and "Pinoy" ) is a Philippine national of Chinese ethnicity but born/raised in the Philippines....

 finance tycoon. He founded Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company

The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company , commonly known as Metrobank. It has a diverse offering of financial services, from regular banking to insurance. Metrobank is the second largest bank in the Philippines.-History:...

, currently the second largest bank in terms of Assets and Capital in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. He also has stakes in the Bank of the Philippine Islands

Bank of the Philippine Islands

Bank of the Philippine Islands is the oldest bank in the Philippines still in operation and is the country's third largest bank in terms of assets, the country's largest bank in terms of market capitalization, and the country's most profitable bank...

 and Philippine Savings Bank, a Metrobank subsidiary. George Ty was the owner of the G.T. International Tower

G.T. International Tower

G.T. International Tower is an office skyscraper located in Makati City, Philippines. The "G.T." in the name stands for George Ty, the building's owner and chairman of the Metrobank Group. Standing at 217 meters , it is currently the second-tallest building in the Philippines...

 in Makati. He used to be a billionaire where he once had a networth of $2.2 Billion back in 1998.