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Emilio Yap
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Emilio T. Yap Sr., GCLH (September 24, 1925 – April 7, 2014) was a Chinese Filipino business tycoon and philanthropist. He was the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin.
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Biography
Yap was born on September 24, 1925[1] in Fujian Province, China. He moved to the Philippines where he studied and worked in a business owned by his grandfather in Manila, then went to Dumaguete to work as a shopkeeper.[2]
He began his business career in 1942.[1]
Career
In July 1984, Yap was elected as the chairman of the board of the Manila Bulletin, a position he held until his death in 2014.[3] He was also the vice president of the executive department of the Manila Bulletin.[3]
Yap was the chairman of Manila Hotel from 1997 until 2014, chairman of Centro Escolar University since 2002, and the chairman emeritus of Philtrust Bank.[1][3] Forbes ranked Yap as the 15th wealthiest person in the Philippines in 2013, with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.[1][3]
Death and legacy
Yap died on April 7, 2014, at the age of 88,[3] and was buried at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque on April 13, 2014.[2]
On August 3, 2015, a facility inside the Philippine Red Cross Tower National Blood Center was named Don Emilio T. Yap Blood Apheresis Center in honor of his charitable works with the organization.[4][5]
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