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His paternal grandparents were Chinese Filipino. [5] He obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California in 1983. [3] After completing his studies in the United States, he returned to the Philippines and joined the family owned Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC). He became president of AMC in 1998 ...
CHInoyTV (Traditional Chinese: 菲華電視台, Simplified Chinese: 菲华电视台, Pinyin: Fēi huá diànshìtái, Hokkien: Hui hôa tiān sī tai, Cantonese: Fēi wàh dihn sih tòih), is a weekly program that focuses on news, events and culture associated with the national Chinese Filipino community.
Henry H. Sy and Tan O Sia - Adrian Sy & Encarnacion Sy (Garcia) Mausoleum, Manila Chinese Cemetery Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. (/ s iː /; Chinese: 施 至 成; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Si Chì-sêng; pinyin: Shī Zhìchéng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄕ ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ; [3] October 15, 1924 – January 19, 2019) was a Filipino businessman.
His father first moved to the Philippines in 1914. His parents would start a cornstarch family business which would grow to be the Liwayway Group. [3] Together with his brother Manuel, Carlos Chan would diversify the Liwayway business in the 1970s by introducing the Oishi snack brand. [5] In the 1980s, Chan would expand the business to China. [3]
A handful of these entrepreneurs run large companies and are respected as some of the most prominent business tycoons in the Philippines. Chinese Filipinos attribute their success in business to frugality and hard work, Confucian values and their traditional Chinese customs and traditions.
Yap died on April 7, 2014, at the age of 88, [3] and was buried at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque on April 13, 2014. [2]On August 3, 2015, a facility inside the Philippine Red Cross Tower National Blood Center was named Don Emilio T. Yap Blood Apheresis Center in honor of his charitable works with the organization.
Roberto Fung Kuan (劉孝平; August 6, 1948 – September 15, 2018) was a Chinese-Filipino restaurateur, businessman and philanthropist who founded the Filipino fast food chain Chowking. Born to an immigrant family in Manila , Kuan studied business administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman and the Asian Institute of Management .
The family's retail business began during the 1970s, when a shop-restaurant was established by Doña Modesta Singson-Gaisano with husband, Don Jose Sy Gaisano, located at the ground floor in a rented house in Colon, Cebu. The establishment later became known as White Gold Super Store.