I want to make sure our company is in good hands: that it will be good for the country, for the stockholders. John Gokongwei Read Quote
Throughout Philippine history, it’s the immigrants who built fortunes and, in the process, helped build Philippine economy. John Gokongwei Read Quote
I’m from Cebu. I was one year old when I came here to Cebu from Fujian, south China. I’m Cebuano. I left for Manila when I was 22. John Gokongwei Read Quote
We have to look for opportunities if we’re going to survive the next 50 years. We can’t depend on what we have now. John Gokongwei Read Quote
Love your family. Love your country. Never stop learning… And always look back and be grateful to where you came from. John Gokongwei Read Quote
I don’t know another Philippine company that has lasted three generations, except for Ayala. Maybe Aboitiz is going to the third. John Gokongwei Read Quote
I don’t usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician. John Gokongwei Read Quote
I played the piano as a boy for six years, from the time I was six to 12 years old. My piano lessons ended when my father died because our family had no more money. I used to have a mestiza teacher. She’d come once a week to teach me piano lessons, and she’d bribe me each time with an apple; otherwise, I wouldn’t play. John Gokongwei Read Quote