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A NEW
biography on the life of businessman Antonio L. Cabangon
Chua, founder of the highly diversified Fortune Group of
Companies, is now off the press.
Authored
by award-winning writers Jose F. Lacaba and Eric S.
Caruncho, the 210-page color-printed book The
Continuing Saga of Success is a sequel to the
earlier published version penned by National Artist Nick
Joaquin. Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, the
archbishop of Manila, wrote the foreword and writer
Marra PL. Lanot, the introduction.
Fondly
called “Tony” by friends, the self-made and
self-effacing multimillionaire is shown gracing the
cover page, flashing a smile against the backdrop of the
Transfiguration image of Jesus Christ.
Printed
by Brown Madonna Press—part of the Fortune Group and
winner of the first prize in the Printing Industries
Association of the Philippines award for Best Printer
(newspaper category, for printing the BusinessMirror)—the
book contains 15 chapters, highlighting the many
episodes of Tony’s life, from poverty to his hard-earned
success in the fiercely competitive world of business.
In
commissioning the writing of a book, Tony—a former
Philippine ambassador to Laos and a reserved colonel in
the Armed Forces of the Philippines—said he wants to
convey the lessons he has learned in life to those who
want to embark on their own journey to success.
Reflecting a timeless value taught to him by his mother
Dominga, after whom three buildings owned by Tony in the
financial district of Makati were named, he says of the
book: “I want to share my experience with the young
people.”
He
himself has involved all his children in overseeing the
family’s wide array of business ventures.
Tony, a
known philantropist, has built a business empire,
spanning insurance, banking and finance to property,
tourism, entertainment, media, health care, mining, car
dealership and hotels. |
