Andrés Soriano
| Andrés Soriano, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Andrés Soriano y Róxas February 8, 1898 Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | December 30, 1964 (aged 66) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ateneo de Manila, Stonyhurst College, Escuela Superior de Comercio |
Andrés Soriano, Sr. (February 8, 1898 – December 30, 1964) was a Spanish Filipino industrialist. Described by the New York Times as "one of the most dominant business personalities in the western Pacific area," he was best known for expanding the original San Miguel Brewery that became San Miguel Corporation. He also established philanthropies and encouraged good employee relations by sharing profits with his more than 16,000 employees by establishing a pension plan that paid retired employees 25% of their salary, with guaranteed sick leaves and medical benefits. He was the founder of Philippine Airlines, Asia's first air carrier. In 1935, during Commonwealth era, Soriano established Commonwealth Insurance Company, a non-life insurance company.
He was a leader of the Philippine Falange during the late 1930s until he applied for Filipino citizenship.
Soriano served as secretary of finance, agriculture and commerce during the wartime cabinet of the Quezon administration. Soriano also served with USAFFE and later as a colonel on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff in the Southwest Pacific Theater. He was granted American citizenship for his wartime services.
Andrés Soriano y Róxas was born on February 8, 1898, in San Miguel, Manila, Philippines. His father, Don Eduardo Soriano y Sanz, was a Spanish engineer who migrated to Philippines in the late 19th century. His mother, Doña Margarita Róxas de Ayala y Róxas, was the daughter of Pedro Pablo Róxas, and the granddaughter of Antonio de Ayala and Doña Margarita Róxas, progenitors of the prominent Róxas de Ayala and Zóbel de Ayala clans.
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