Antonio L. Cabangon-Chua (August 30, 1934 – March 11, 2016) was a Filipino businessman, Philippine ambassador to Laos under the administration of former president

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, and reserved colonel of the

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, being an honorary member of

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class of 1956. He graduated from the University of the East in the same year, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. He received a doctorate in the Humanities, ''honoris causa,'' from the

Adamson University Adamson University ( fil, links=no, Pamantasang Adamson) also referred to by its acronym AdU is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Congregation of the Mission in Manila, Philippines. The univers ...

Career

He was a certified public accountant. His business interests include real estate, hotel, broadcasting, print media, banking and insurance. He founded

Citystate Savings Bank Citystate Savings Bank () is a publicly listed thrift bank listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange. The bank was a partnership between a group of Filipino businessmen led by Ambassador Antonio Cabangon Chua and a Singaporean investment holding c ...

, Fortune Life Insurance Co. Inc., Eternal Plans, Citystate Properties and Management Corp., and Isuzu GenCars, Inc. "Ka Tony" Cabangon–Chua was also a tri-media magnate, having owned some business interests related to media, including newspaper

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, tabloid Filipino Mirror, magazines Philippine Graphic Weekly, View and Cook, and the radio network

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that operates AM radio station

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and FM radio station Home Radio 97.9. He was also the chairman of

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, the media company behind

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and

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, as he acquired the 34% stake of RPN from

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in 2014 due to the Tieng's loss of revenue after investing on RPN. He was also the chairman and president of the Catholic Mass Media Awards Foundation, appointed by former

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archbishop Cardinal

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from 2000 until his death. In October 2014, Cabangon–Chua led the successful negotiations between the TV network and

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, that paved way for the launch of CNN Philippines, a free-to-air TV news channel currently aired on RPN-9. In 2015, the

Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP; en, Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines) is a broadcast media organization in the Philippines which provides its members broadcasting standards. The KBP was organized on April 27, 19 ...

(KBP) awarded Cabangon-Chua with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his remarkable contributions in the broadcasting business as the founder and chairman emeritus of

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. On the same year, the Catholic Mass Media Awards confers the Special Award for Devoted Service to the Church through the Mass Media award to Cabangon-Chua.

Death

Cabangon–Chua died on March 11, 2016. He was 81.

References

1934 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Filipino businesspeople Filipino diplomats Filipino media executives People from Manila People from Mandaluyong Ambassadors of the Philippines to Laos University of the East alumni Filipino company founders Filipino people of Chinese descent 21st-century Filipino businesspeople {{Authority control