| Bong Tan | |||||||
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1966 | ||||||
| Education: | University of California, Davis Kellogg School of Management | ||||||
| Known For: | Owner of Tanduay Rhum Masters UE Red Warriors basketball team coach | ||||||
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| Spouse: | Julie Tan | ||||||
| Children: | Hun hun (Lucio III), Kyle | ||||||
| Parents: | Lucio Tan Carmen Tan | ||||||
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Lucio K. Tan Jr. (June 14, 1966 – November 11, 2019) well known as Bong Tan is a Filipino business executive and basketball coach. He was the son of Filipino-Chinese multimillionaire Lucio Tan.
In 1991, Tan graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Tan also have a master's degree in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University.[1]
In October 2019, Tan was appointed as president of the PAL Holdings Inc., the holding company of his father's flag carrier Philippine Airlines Inc.[2]
He was also director and president of Tanduay Distillers Inc. and Eton Properties Philippines Inc. and director and vice president of Fortune Tobacco Corp.
Tan owned the second reincarnation of the Tanduay in the PBA, then coached by Alfrancis Chua and led by Sonny Alvarado and Eric Menk. The team reached Finals for its first conference as second reincarnation of the team, but lost to Formula Shell in six games.[3] But after Sonny Alvarado's expulsion from the league and deportation,[4] and Tan's statement about the league being an San Miguel league
Tan also owned Tanduay Light Rhum Masters in the PBA D-League, and he is the backer of the MPBL team Batangas City Tanduay Rhum Masters.
After Joe Silva resigned as head coach, Tan assumed the position of head coach of the UE Red Warriors, while assistant and former team's head coach Lawrence Chongson served as his active consultant.[6] The team finished dismal at the 7th place with 4–10 record.[7] [8]
Tan married to Julie Tan, and having two children: Lucio III (nicknamed Hun hun), and Kyle.
Tan died at the Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital in San Juan, after collapsing while in midday Saturday while playing in a recreational basketball game between Exile and Philippine Airlines at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong City.