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Rustans founder Bienvenido Tantoco, Sr., 100
Former Ambassador Bienvenido “Benny” Tantoco, Sr., patriarch of the Tantoco retail family, died on Tuesday, July 6.
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He had just turned 100 last April 7.
He and his late wife, Gliceria Rustia-Tantoco, founded the Rustans luxury retail empire in their San Marcelino, Manila home in 1952, beginning first as a showcase of souvenirs from trips abroad.
Since then, the department store has risen to have five branches – Rustans Shangri-La, Ayala Alabang, Cubao, Cebu, and the flagship branch, the one at the Ayala Center in Makati. Meanwhile, the Rustan Group of Companies has under its portfolio today Rustan Marketing Corporation Inc., SSI Group Inc., Adora, Santa Elena Realty Inc., Royal Duty Free Stores, Rustan Coffee Corporation Inc., as well as the Tantoco-Rustia Foundation.
In 1983, during the Marcos years, Mr. Tantoco was appointed ambassador to the Vatican. His wife, Gliceria, a close associate of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, died