You will not find the third generation of Gokongweis in the boardroom—they are testing food formulas in research laboratories, managing animal feed mills in Cebu, and supervising operations on factory floors. For the four cousins currently working inside JG Summit Holdings Inc. and its affiliate...
Under a downpour at Pasig’s Victor Podium, three generations of the Gokongwei family unveiled a street sign bearing the name of the man who started it all. The dedication of John Gokongwei Jr. Boulevard ahead of the late industrialist’s centennial on Aug. 11 honors his wartime journey that...
For generations, economic survival in the Philippines required a ticket to Manila. The national capital region (NCR), a dense megacity of over 14 million people, held the monopoly on high-paying jobs, top-tier talent, and corporate investment. To build a career, millions of Filipinos needed to...
Passing the torch in a family-run enterprise is an intricate dance of preserving legacy while allowing room for disruptive innovation; it is never just about changing signatures on corporate bylaws. In the Philippines, family-controlled empires are the bedrock of the economy, and as a generation of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has recognized the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF) as one of its “DepEd Heroes,” honoring the foundation’s strong and sustained partnership in advancing STEM education. Launched in August 2025, the “DepEd Heroes” program celebrates the courage,...
Robinsons Land Corp., the property arm of billionaire John Gokongwei’s JG Summit Holdings Inc., has become the first Philippine developer to pass the Council for Estate Agencies’ (CEA) due diligence requirements in Singapore. The regulatory milestone paves the way for the company to market its...
GoTyme Bank Corp., the digital bank arm of the Gokongwei Group, is projecting a sustained, rapid growth pace for next year, forecasting a 50 percent expansion in loans and adding at least three million new clients in 2026. In an interview, GoTyme Founder and CEO Nathaniel Clarke said the bank aims...
The retail electricity supply unit of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), MPower, has expanded its partnership with the Gokongwei Group, securing renewed contracts to power most of the latter’s major facilities in Luzon.
In a statement on Monday, June 23, the Meralco unit said the renewed...
As a young boy, Jhan Albert Avila did menial jobs to feed himself and his family. Financially hard up, he struggled to complete his elementary education and was forced to discontinue his studies. As the second eldest child with eight other siblings, he had to work as a helper in construction,...
Two Gokongwei Group conglomerates landed in the inaugural Fortune Southeast Asia 500 ranking for 2024, a first-time list of the largest companies in the region ranked by revenue for the 2023 fiscal year. JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JG Summit) ranked 55th among the 500 largest companies in...
Founded by one of the country’s post-war taipans John Gokongwei Jr., the Gokongwei Group of Companies—led by publicly-listed JG Summit Holdings Inc.— is one of the largest and most diversified Filipino conglomerates, engaged primarily in businesses that serve a growing middle class with...
Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), the diversified real estate arm of the Gokongwei Group, repored a 23 percent growth in attributable net income to P5.78 billion in the first half of the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said this was achieved even with the high base...
