John Gokongwei Jr. passes away at 93 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Marjaleen Ramos and James LoyolaJohn Gokongwei Jr., one of the Philippines’ original taipans who built a giant conglomerate from scratch, passed away at the age of 93. “Our beloved husband, father and grandfather John Gokongwei, Jr. passed away peacefully 11:41 pm, November 9th, at the Manila Doctor’s Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. Gokongwei Jr. founded JG Summit Holdings Inc., one of the country’s largest conglomerates with interests in air transportation, telecommunications, petrochemicals, banking, food, power, property and hospitality, retail, and media. The DLSU endowment has also led to the establishment of the John Gokongwei, Jr.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 09, 2019 23:25 UTC