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 rising...
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...
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Good news, students who are looking for scholarship grants. The Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF) has announced that it is seeking 60 STEM Scholarships.
Under the GBF-Gokongwei Group's STEM Scholarship for Excellence program, 60 outstanding science, technology,...
Buying a house is often a time-consuming task that comes with many considerations—from design and features, down to budget and location. And yet, prospective home buyers would conventionally put themselves through the journey of visiting properties in different locations, likely armed with a...
Gokongwei Group Headquarters
The Gokongwei Group has co-located its critical data infrastructure at ePLDT's world class VITRO facility to ensure business continuity, service availability and security.
The Gokongwei group is one of the largest diversified Filipino conglomerates with...
The Gokongwei Group, through the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF), and its employees reached out to help thousands of victims of Typhoon Odette even though they themselves had also suffered damages.
When the typhoon ravaged the country just a few days before Christmas, the Group's...
URC enhances support to sustainable farming
Madelaine B. Miraflor
Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has ramped up its community support specifically in the areas of livelihood, sustainable farming, food availability, and security.
URC Senior Vice President for Corporate Development & External...
GrowSari, a Philippine B2B E-commerce player, has raised US$30 million in funding to date from global marquee investors including China's Tencent, International Finance Corporation, and the Gokongwei Group.
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Founded in 2016, GrowSari is a tech-enabled B2B platform that outfits...
Robinsons Bank (RBank), the financial services arm of the Gokongwei Group, has once again caught the eye of the global landscape with its various product innovations that have earned distinction in 2021.
RBank was recognized as "Most Innovative Digital Banking Services – PH...
