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Filinvest leader Andrew 'Bibot' Gotianun, Jr. dies at 69

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<div> </div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/21/atg.jpg"/><figcaption>Andrew &quot;Bibot&quot; Gotianun, Jr. passed away on Friday at the age of 69. Photo from the Filinvest group&#x27;s website</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Businessman and Filinvest group&#x27;s Andrew &quot;Bibot&quot; Gotianun, Jr. passed away on Friday at 69 years old, his family said. </p><p>In a statement, the Gotianun family said the patriarch died due to a &quot;malignant illness,&quot; noting that his passing was not COVID-related. </p><p>He was surrounded by his loved ones, it read. </p><p>Bibot was Filinvest Land, Inc.&#x27;s vice chairman and the director of Filinvest Development Corporation. </p><p>&quot;He was instrumental in growing the Filinvest group into the multi-faceted corporation it is today and was a leader in the real estate field,&quot; according to the statement.</p><p>His family is asking for privacy as of the moment. </p><p>Details on the Gotianun&#x27;s virtual memorial service will follow.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1687285" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Gotianun family said the patriarch died due to a "malignant illness," noting that his passing was not COVID-related. </p>

The Gotianun family said the patriarch died due to a "malignant illness," noting that his passing was not COVID-related.