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Alfonso A. Uy building, Central Philippine University Alfonso A. Uy (Chinese: 黄祯谭) is a Filipino-Chinese businessman that holds numerous businesses in Iloilo.He is the former and first President of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry who came from the Visayas and Mindanao.
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]
The following is a list of notable Chinese Filipinos (Filipinos of Chinese descent). [1] [2] López family of Iloilo, is a wealthy and influential Filipino family of business magnates, media proprietors, politicians, and philanthropists descended from Filipino-Chinese merchant Basílio López (c. 1800–c. 1875). Tommy Abuel (born 1942), actor ...
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 ...
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.
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 .
Carlos Palanca Sr. (1869–1950), also known as Tan Guin Lay / Tan Guing-lay (Chinese: 陳迎來; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Gêng-lâi) or Tan Quin Lay, was a Chinese Filipino businessman and philanthropist in the Philippines during the late Spanish colonial era, American colonial era, and early post-independence period.
Ongpin's business was a success, and his wealth and social standing improved. He pioneered the use of fixed pricing and the double-entry accounting system . Among the exclusive wares he sold at El 82 were art supplies; Ongpin's wife, Pascuala Domingo, was a descendant of Filipino painter Damián Domingo , noted for his more secular subjects.