MANILA, Philippines–The matriarch of the feuding Yanson clan of Bacolod City yesterday made an impassioned appeal to her four children behind the recent boardroom coup that grabbed control of the country’s largest bus liner firm from their youngest sibling and long-time company president Leo Rey Yanson. ADVERTISEMENT“You had your chance to prove yourselves while your father was alive,” she said, referring to the late Ricardo Sr., who passed away in 2015, leaving the multibillion transporation empire in the hands of his youngest, Leo Rey. “Despite this, Leo Rey did not neglect you. Its employee headcount also rose from 6,500 to 18,000 in 15 major bus terminals nationwide. “They deserve that.” /jpvRELATED STORIES:ADVERTISEMENTRejection of corporate breakup dims amicable settlement of family feudNew president of Yanson bus firm calls for family unityRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 19, 2019 06:33 UTC