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Palace mourns 'pillar of PH economy' Gokongwei

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MANILA - Malacañang on Sunday mourned the death of tycoon John Gokongwei Jr., hailing the businessman as a &quot;visionary and pillar of the Philippine economy.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/10/19/secrets-to-success-of-john-gokongwei-who-brought-air-travel-bottled-tea-to-the-masses">Secrets to success of John Gokongwei, who brought air travel, bottled tea to the masses</a></li></ul>Gokongwei, whose eponymous conglomerate controls the country&#x27;s largest airline, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/10/19/john-gokongwei-jr-passes-away-at-93">died peacefully</a> on Friday at age 93.&quot;Our people recognize Mr. Gokongwei&#x27;s amazing journey as a self-made industrialist, respected business leader, and generous philantropist,&quot; Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said.&quot;A grateful nation respects the man for the indelible legacy he made in the fields of business, entrepreneurship and philantropy.&quot;Malacañang said Gokongwei left a &quot;legacy&quot; to the Filipino nation, citing his words, “<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/10/27/18/john-gokongwei-never-stop-learning">Never stop learning</a>.&quot;The billionaire gave the advice in 2018, when he received a lifetime achievement award from his alma mater University of San Carlos in Cebu.&quot;Mr. Gokongwei was an exceptional and ideal Filipino. He exemplifies the traits that should endow us: industrious, disciplined, indefatigable, creative, generous, always hungry for knowledge, grateful and never forgetting his origins, and most of all, a loving person to his family and his country,&quot; Panelo said.

Malacañang on Sunday mourned the death of tycoon John Gokongwei Jr., whom it described as a "visionary and pillar of the Philippine economy."

Malacañang on Sunday mourned the death of tycoon John Gokongwei Jr., whom it described as a "visionary and pillar of the Philippine economy."