Philippines airlines loses two chiefs
The president of Philippines Airlines has died, reportedly from a brain injury 2 days after the founder of the country's largest airline passed away. Lucio Tan Junior, president of PAL, reportedly collapsed Saturday during a basketball game and had been hospitalised since. Tan, 53, had been named the carrier's president and CE late last month. He was also the president of Eton Properties Philippines and Tanduay Distilleries, as well as the director of LT Group and the Philippine National Bank. His death comes 2 days after news broke that John Gokongwei Junior, founder and former CE of Cebu Pacific Air, the largest carrier in the Philippines, died Sunday at 93 years of age. The billionaire was named the country's second-richest by Forbes magazine in 2017. <br/>
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Philippines airlines loses two chiefs
The president of Philippines Airlines has died, reportedly from a brain injury 2 days after the founder of the country's largest airline passed away. Lucio Tan Junior, president of PAL, reportedly collapsed Saturday during a basketball game and had been hospitalised since. Tan, 53, had been named the carrier's president and CE late last month. He was also the president of Eton Properties Philippines and Tanduay Distilleries, as well as the director of LT Group and the Philippine National Bank. His death comes 2 days after news broke that John Gokongwei Junior, founder and former CE of Cebu Pacific Air, the largest carrier in the Philippines, died Sunday at 93 years of age. The billionaire was named the country's second-richest by Forbes magazine in 2017. <br/>
