The Legend from Cebu
April 29, 2003
JOHN Gokongwei Jr., who is nicknamed Go, is the stuff that true legends are made of. His is the story of a poor young boy who was left fatherless but nevertheless rose to become the second richest person in the Philippines. Starting off as a door-to-door salesman, now Go is recorded as owning a total of 33 international-standard companies through his holding company JG Summit Holdings Inc.
Go had to start his struggle very early in life as, when h
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