In 1992, industrialist John Gokongwei Jr. and his brothers – Henry, Johnson and James – established the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, with the goal of making a lasting impact on our nation’s education. Three decades later, the foundation is one of the largest philanthropic educational organizations in the country.
The Gokongwei family, listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the country’s wealthiest, officially launched the Gokongwei Group master brand that will embrace all the diverse businesses in their portfolio which includes some of the Philippines’ top corporations.
GOKONGWEI GROUP company officials led
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It is good to hear that the country’s local airlines, Gokongwei-owned Cebu Pacific and Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines, are well on their way to recovery.
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Robina Gokongwei-Pe is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI), a company built by her father, the late tycoon John Gokongwei Jr. But she did not merely inherit the business. She had to learn the ropes of managing the company by starting at t
Kidnap-for-ransom victims who were rescued from captivity have been signing up as volunteers in sending Partido Reporma chairman and standard Sen. Panfilo Lacson to Malacañang.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson stage Pangasinan Lacson, who served as chief of the Philippine National Police, has been credited f
A LITTLE over a year ago, my dear friend and fellow active PR Matters contributor Joy Buensalido wrote about some things our creative industry can learn from K-dramas. Last week, I tackled Korea’s “soft power” strategy, and how Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, is right smack in the middle of…
Filinvest Development Corp., controlled by billionaire Mercedes Gotianun and her family, has formed a joint venture with JG Summit and Singapore’s Changi Airport Group to manage the Clark International Airport.