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<p>MANILA — Mercury Drug Corp. president Vivian Que-Azcona has passed away, the leading drug store chain announced.</p><p>“With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved President. We kindly ask for your prayers for the eternal repose of her soul,” Mercury Drug said in a Facebook post late Thursday.</p><p>No other details about Que-Azcona&#x27;s death were immediately available.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmercurydrugph%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02wMEgTxTZHuWDUdSx426JhAfubQumTeXjhnuuGtJjvuFbZvJiPysokEUwW26wmNW1l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="609" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Pharmaceutical conglomerate Unilab Group, whose brands are by Mercury Drug, described Que-Azcona as a “visionary leader and dedicated partner.”</p><p>“Ms. Que-Azcona lived with purpose and passion, ensuring only the best healthcare is accessible to Filipinos,” Unilab said in a statement.</p><p>“We are grateful for the longstanding partnership with the Mercury Group of Companies for 80 years and for the privilege of having worked alongside Ms. Que-Azcona, whose integrity and care for Filipinos have been an inspiration to those around her,” it added. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUnilab%2Fposts%2Fpfbid021z7WQ9WrNMBGbk6QrKUAMRb6gcKwS9ZLM2zQfaM8iZgi1UKDm9YpMZY8FAZ5z6nvl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="498" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Mercury Drug first opened in 1945 in Manila after the city was liberated from the Japanese occupation.</p><p>According to the Mercury Drug website, Que-Azcona’s father Mariano started the business by buying a bottle of sulfathiazole from a peddler for P100. He then sold the sulfathiazole tablets by piece or “tingi-tingi” to make the medicine more affordable.</p><p>&quot;With some profit, he was able to purchase other medicines and eventually a pushcart, which he loaded with his growing supply of pharmaceutical goods,&quot; it said.</p><p>The first Mercury Drug store opened on March 1, 1945 in Bambang Street. It now has over 1,000 branches nationwide.</p><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>Mercury Drug Corp. president Vivian Que-Azcona has passed away, the drug store chain announced. </p>

Mercury Drug Corp. president Vivian Que-Azcona has passed away, the drug store chain announced.

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Published April 11, 2025 07:36 AM PHT

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