Gawad Mabini is an order given by the President of the Republic of the Philippines .
8-535: Tony Tan Caktiong , CM ( simplified Chinese : 陈觉中 ; traditional Chinese : 陳覺中 ; pinyin : Chén Juézhōng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Tân Kak-tiong ; born January 5, 1953) is a Filipino businessman and investor. He is the founder and chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation , and the co-chairman of DoubleDragon Properties . Forbes listed him as the fifth richest person in the Philippines in 2023, with an estimated net worth of US$ 3.2 billion. Tan Caktiong
16-463: A degree in chemical engineering in 1975. Tan had initially planned his fledgling nascent company to be an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee, and then added dishes such as hamburgers, french fries, and fried chicken. Tan Caktiong founded the fast-food chain Jollibee in 1978 after starting it as an ice cream parlor in 1975. Expansion and acquisition of Greenwich Pizza Corp. enabled it to enter
24-530: A ministerial level and as a result thereof, made substantive contributions to public interest and public welfare Commander (CM) ( Dakilang Kasugo ) - Conferred upon an officer with a rank between career minister to foreign service officer class IV, or upon personnel of a government agency who serves as an Attache in a Foreign Service establishment, as recommended by the Chief of Mission or the Principal Officer of
32-478: A property company founded by Edgar Sia II . With Tan Caktiong's entry, the company was renamed DoubleDragon Properties Corporation . Tan Caktiong is married to Grace (née Ang). He has 3 children. He is also the brother of Ernesto Tanmantiong, who is the President and CEO of Jollibee Foods Corporation. Gawad Mabini Created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 490 on June 24, 1974,
40-770: The Gawad Mabini may be conferred upon personnel of the DFA , both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service, and upon Filipinos who have rendered distinguished service or promoted the interests of the Republic of the Philippines at home and abroad. The Gawad Mabini may be conferred by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the name and by authority of the President. The Gawad Mabini shall be conferred on July 22 of every year, to commemorate
48-428: The birth anniversary of Apolinario Mabini , the first Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines. The Gawad Mabini shall be composed of three ranks : Grand Cross (GCrM) ( Dakilang Kamanong ) - Conferred upon a former or incumbent Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Mission, cabinet member or other high official who headed a Philippine delegation to an important international conference on
56-623: The pizza-pasta segment. In early 2006, Jollibee Foods Corporation bought out the remaining shares of its partners in Greenwich Pizza Corporation, equivalent to a 20% stake, for P384 million in cash. As of August 2008, Tan Caktiong's Jollibee has 1,480 stores worldwide, including Jollibee, Red Ribbon , Chowking , Greenwich , Manong Pepe's and Mang Inasal . In 2012, Tan Caktiong, through his holding company, Honeystar Holdings Corporation, invested in Injap Land Corporation,
64-603: Was born on January 5, 1953 in the then-undivided province of Davao (in now Davao del Sur ) to Chinese immigrant parents from Fujian . His father worked in a restaurant in China and as a cook in a Buddhist monastery in Manila before setting up his restaurant in Davao City. Tony Tan Caktiong attended high school at Chiang Kai Shek College and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with
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