THE combined net worth of the wealthiest Filipinos increased by 11 percent to $80 billion from last year's $72 billion, Forbes said on Wednesday.

Despite the challenges brought by inflation and higher interest rates, the Philippines' "benchmark stock index rose 6.0 percent from a year ago when fortunes were last measured," Forbes said.

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