An exemplary life is what Welcome R. Tantoco Sr. and his circle of relatives celebrate today in the instance of their centenary.
As patriarch and founder of the Rustan Group of Companies, he and his wife Gliceria are rightly credited with creating the luxury retail industry in this country, a legacy he passed on to two successive generations of the Tantoco clan. Rustan’s has gone from being an exclusive branch to the multifaceted conglomerate it is today.
However, like few other industry captains, his life was also a reflected image of the meaning and profound goal of life, a facet of his nature that flourished in his later years with his appointment as the country’s ambassador to the Holy See in Rome. . .
This dual orientation allowed him to refine a philosophy of life that has been imbued with the corporate culture of the Rustans Group and that still guides his heirs in his decisions.
Despite the limitations of his forties and complex age, Tantoco still needs to focus with his Filipino compatriots the classes he has taken to focus his life.
Welcome R. Tantoco Sr. : Enthusiasm will take you away, but you have to adapt it to perseverance. From day one my wife and I were excited, we believed in what we were doing. At first, she was the only one who thought about retail, especially bringing premium products from abroad, but as soon as I saw what I was doing, I gave her all my religion and confidence. I’m just not convinced?
Over the years, I’ve been looking for something new, applicable, selling, it’s not just a business problem. It’s about living your life. You have to be applicable and useful. You die and this is the end for you. You refuse to do better, you refuse to adapt, and that’s as smart as saying goodbye.
Faith in God is important. A young user deserves it in a force greater than anything else in the world. I grew up without wondering about the religion my parents had passed on to me, and time has given them reason. It has not been a simple life from the beginning, however, in times of need and struggle, God was with me, my family, my wife and my family, our businesses and my career as a diplomat.
Honesty remains the most productive policy, whether in trade deals or in relationships with the people we enjoy. No one is perfect, but if there is a distinctive feature that cannot be sacrificed, it is to be honest. You can’t lie to yourself. Your will at all times will tell you the fact, why bother lying?Besides, to use an old expression, the fact will let you go and that’s been the case with me all my life.
Education is still number 1, I worked to be able to complete my school studies, I was lucky enough to have a task with the Rufinos and I won a scholarship from the Fabellas of José Rizal University, but deep down I knew that schooling was what I needed to be able to help my circle of relatives and progress in life, and even recover what my parents had lost in their difficult times.
That’s why I focused on education in my philanthropic activities. I tried to help the schools I attended in Bulacán. I’ve believed in fundamental education because that’s where it all starts. educator, so I place a strong emphasis on empowering our public school teachers, arming them with higher education that gives them experience in their respective fields.
I lent my call to josé rizal University Graduate School of Business, but I set out to create professorships to provide fellows with the world-class education they can have in the most productive schools in the country and region.
I am not one to be commemorated in a building, I am more interested in contributing to the progression of human intellect and its practical wisdom essential for commitment to the corporate and the spaces in which it can make a contribution to society.
As an entrepreneur, I believe that corporate will bring progression to our country.
Retail will thrive, but we want to teach our long-term marketing specialists the skills they want to adapt to conversion times.
The family is No. 1. C which is why, to this day, I find time to be with my children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and their spouses because the only way for a circle of relatives to live and be talking, percentage, etc. that the elders express their wisdom and experiences.
At the same time, I’m learning from them. We are in combination with many new activities, me with my grandchildren when we had initial conversations with Starbucks, and the founders chose us to do business in the Philippines because they saw that we were a close family.
Families should stay in combination even when they get new blood, as it is also the only way to grow and adapt to conversion times. Someone new to the family circle brings a new idea; will have to be entertaining, welcomed and believed in its true value.
Rustan remains strong and number one in luxury retail because, as a family circle, we perceive what we want.
The Filipino family, each and every Filipino family, will first have to be united, then it will have to be open to replace and adapt to the wishes of the time.
We arrived at the scene when it was difficult to import smart quality products and brought them to the Philippines. Since then, we have expanded to other companies, once again, we have maintained our commitment to give only the most productive. buying groceries in any family business circle, whether it’s a golf club or a shop or a coffee or a food outlet. We satisfy the wishes of Filipinos, consumers who only need the most productive for themselves and who have a wonderful respect for themselves.
Respect is important, like a circle of relatives, we respect others but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We have time to laugh, socialize and enjoy the intelligent life we love. But when it’s time to paint, we paint. The dignity of painting or the control experience is in our blood. We paint hard. All members of the family circle paint hard. There’s no So much I don’t paint.
God is above all. Do your duty to God and do your duty to your circle of relatives and your country.
As ambassador, I have served God and my country.
Religion is hard to practice if we live it honestly. Having religion in God no matter what. If you suffer, apologize and make up for your mistakes. Someone’s suffering, you forgive him and you give him a chance.
Honesty is the No. 1 You can’t pretend in God and evade your neighbor Promise your consumers premium products, give them premium products You promote as an establishment of first elegance, you pass the first elegance to the finale From the facade to the back of the store. Floor to ceiling. From combs and enthusiasts to pendants and watches. From cologne to perfume, from shirts to handbags for 1 million pesos.
The company was at the forefront of offering quality products for the most demanding Filipinos. You will have to remain determined to bring only the most productive, while bringing to the world the most productive of what this country can offer.
Rustan believes in first-class service. It continues to provide this service, which to this day remains unmatched.
There are many demanding situations in the future and Rustan wants to be aware of what other people want. Who would have any idea that coffee would work in a hot country?We’ve turned to Starbucks and other people love their coffee even more.
Natori is a foreign Filipino logo. Rustan’s will need to make sure the Philippines logo ranks first in world-class retail.
The pandemic will end. Rustan, get ready, was founded shortly after the war, went through a political and economic turmoil and is still there.
We have responded to aspirations only because we believe that those who aspire will nevertheless succeed in the most sensible way and we will be there with them, helping them, serving them and giving them what they want.
Rustan has a lot of effort in terms of social responsibility. We are number one in aid of cultural progression as we seek to expand the cultural education of Filipinos, and with us in this laudable business are the foreign brands that see the price of running with us in Rustan, especially through the Tantoco-Rustia Foundation, will remain strong and committed to finding a better life for Filipinos.
I like to eat, but I eat moderately. I used to play golf a lot. Now I’m working out.
I also have a goal in life: the brain will have to be as active as your body. They deserve to spend together.
A healthy life is a life that is only effective in terms of physical faculties, and only in intellect. You have to be guilty and you have to make a difference in people’s lives all the time. He who ceases to be applicable has no position in this world.
Rustan is a matter of circle of relatives: the circle of relatives of Tantoco, its management, its employees, its consumers and its logo partners.
We have done everything we can to help our workers in these difficult times and we will continue to do so. Us in relationships and sharing.
My wife Glecy is the most sensible on my list of worries, even at this age. Rustan wouldn’t be here without Glecy, She had an idea of everything, she started it and I did the most productive thing to help her. Rustan has my career and I don’t regret it one day.
Glecy was an expensive woman and knew her shop, her people, the products she sold, she was guilty of fitting into the country’s number one luxury store, her inspiration and background continue to outline our direction, even our vision long after her departure has her imronta only because she looked beyond her time, it is true that she is one step ahead of her thoughts , words and actions, today drives us with his example and legacy of work, determination and commitment. I was looking for and I knew how to get them. There are no secrets there. He worked hard, period!
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