In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Velayo and the surname or paternal family name is Ongpin.
The Honorable
Roberto Ongpin
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office July 23, 1979 – February 25, 1986[1]
Serving with Luis Villafuerte (1979–1981)
President
Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by
Vicente Paterno
Succeeded by
Jose Concepcion Jr.
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
In office June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1984
Preceded by
Position created
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Personal details
Born
(1937-01-06)January 6, 1937 Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Died
February 4, 2023(2023-02-04) (aged 86) Polillo, Quezon, Philippines
Alma mater
Ateneo de Manila University (BS)
Harvard University (MBA)
Profession
Businessman
Known for
Chairman, CEO, and Director of Alphaland Corporation[2]
Roberto Velayo Ongpin (January 6, 1937 – February 4, 2023) was a Filipino businessman who served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry (initially as Minister of Industry) during the Marcos administration.[3] His younger brother Jaime served as the Minister of Finance of the Philippines under Marcos's successor, President Corazon Aquino.[4]
In the 2018 ranking by Forbes of the world's richest, Ongpin was named as the Philippines' twelfth wealthiest Filipino (up from sixteenth in 2017),[5] with a net worth US$3.72 billion.[6]
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^"Board of Directors and Executive Officers". Retrieved June 15, 2018.
^"Businessman Roberto V. Ongpin dies at 86". CNN Philippines. February 5, 2023. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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^"Filipino billionaires". Retrieved November 28, 2017.
^"Forbes richest list". Forbes. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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