Alfonso Yuchengco

Alfonso Tiaoqui Yuchengco (; February 6, 1923 – April 15, 2017) was a Filipino accountant, banker, businessman and ambassador. He was the founder of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), one of the largest family-owned conglomerates in the Philippines.

Early life and education Yuchengco was born to Enrique Yuchengco, the founder of China Insurance and Surety Co. of the Yuchengco Group and Maria Tiaoqui in Binondo, Manila in 1923. Yuchengco attended a local Manila grade school, before attending De La Salle University for high school and finished in 1940. Then he held a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accountancy, from the Far Eastern University. He took and passed the licensure examinations for certified public accountants.

Business career When Don Enrique died in 1953, the young Alfonso took over the reins of the family enterprise starting with Malayan Insurance.

He had been the chairman of the Board of Directors of GPL Holdings; House of Investments, Inc.; BA Savings Bank; Dole Philippines; Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company; Benguet Corporation; and the Philippine Fuji Xerox Corporation. as Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs in 2004; and Presidential Special Envoy to Greater China, Japan and Korea. Yuchengco's family mausoleum at Manila Memorial Park – Sucat. Awards

Yuchengco has received the following awards and citations: Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, from the Emperor of Japan, 2003. Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, from the Emperor of Japan Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Datu, from then President Fidel Valdez Ramos Knight Grand Officer of Rizal, Knights of Rizal. Order of Lakandula, Rank of Bayani (Grand Cross). Most Distinguished Alumnus and Hall of Fame Awardee, Far Eastern University, 1955 and 2003.