Another rags to
riches success story of a true Filipino Taipan entrepreneur that can inspire
anyone is that of John Gokongwei. His business empire company known as John
Gokongwei Summit Holdings, Inc. or J.G. Summit Holdings, Inc. for short has
business interests in branded consumer foods (Universal Robina Corp.), real
estate property development (Robinson’s Land Corp.), air transportation (Cebu
Pacific Air), banking and financial services (Robinson’s Bank),
telecommunications (Sun Cellular and Digitel), petrochemicals (J.G. Summit
Petrochemical Corp.), and United Industrial Corp. of Singapore.
But his wealth
wasn’t served in a silver platter. Even in the early years of his life, he
encountered tremendous hardships that, eventually, tap his entrepreneurial
talent. Let us get to know the
