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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Nov. 17, visited the wake of Elizabeth Yu Gokongwei, who passed away over the weekend. Duterte was accompanied by Senator Bong Go, his former longtime aide, at the wake of the widow of business tycoon John Gokongwei Jr. in Taguig. The Gokongwei patriarch had passed away a week before his wife passed. Earlier, the Palace issued a statement condoling with the Gokongwei family. “A gentle, loving, kind, caring and […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has condoled with the kin of Elizabeth Yu Gokongwei, widow of John Gokongwei Jr., who passed away on Saturday, Nov. 16. “The Palace is saddened by the passing of Mrs. Elizabeth Gokongwei yesterday, November 16, just one week after the death of her husband, John,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. Panelo described her as a “gentle, loving, kind, caring and selfless human being.” “Mrs. Elizabeth, like Mr. John, was […]
(Eagle News)–The wife of industrialist John Gokongwei Jr. has died. Elizabeth Yu Gokongwei passed away on Saturday, Nov. 16, a week after her husband died, daughter Lisa Gokongwei Cheng said in a Facebook post. The burial of the Gokongwei patriarch had just taken place on Friday, Nov. 15. It was unclear what the cause of death of Elizabeth was. “Our mother was a very private person. We would like to honor her privacy at this […]
