MANILA, Philippines -- Politicians and members of the business community on Sunday joined the mourning for tycoon John Gokongwei Jr., who passed away Saturday evening. Gokongwei, who built a thriving consumer business across the Asia Pacific, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening. He was 93. READ: John Gokongwei, 93 Senator Panfilo Lacson recalled an encounter with Gokongwei when he was still a lieutenant colonel in the Philippine Constabulary Metropolitan Command in 1981. At that time, Gokongwei's daughter Robina was kidnapped. "In 1981, I instructed him not to sound intimidated while negotiating for Robina's ransom snapped at her kidnappers, '10M? Do you know how lo...
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