The Inspiring Legacy of Gonzalo Co It: The Man Behind Green Cross & Zonrox

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The Inspiring Legacy of Gonzalo Co It: The Man Behind Green Cross & Zonrox  Discover the incredible journey of Gonzalo Co It, the visionary entrepreneur who built two of the Philippines' most trusted brands—Green Cross Alcohol and Zonrox Bleach—from just ₱3,400 in savings. In this special episode of Business Mentor Talks with Butz Bartolome, Dennis Ko, Gonzalo’s grandson, shares untold stories of resilience, humility, and faith that shaped his grandfather’s success. From working as a waiter and bodeguero to revolutionizing hygiene products in the Philippines, Gonzalo’s life is a masterclass in entrepreneurship, integrity, and giving back. - How a young immigrant from China built a business empire - The real meaning behind "Green Cross" and "Zonrox" - Why Gonzalo Co It was called a "saint" by those who knew him - Timeless business lessons for today’s entrepreneurs Whether you're an aspiring business owner, a history enthusiast, or someone looking for inspiration, this story will leave you motivated to dream big, stay humble, and make an impact.  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Subscribe to Business Franchise Guru: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessFranchiseGuru   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters  Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes  #philippines #entrepreneur

Transcript

00:00hey hello how are you good evening good afternoon and again this is boots

00:29bartolome of the business mentor talks over at manila times uh good sunday noon to you so uh

00:39alam nyo ngayon today this this really sunday i tell you just like in our our more than 50 episodes

00:46um we always try to bring in somebody who can really give us that golden nuggets and this sunday

00:54we have somebody when you use alcohol ano ba natatandaan ninyo ano bang brand ang ginagamit

01:04ninyo during the pandemic i'm sure we were all scampering for alcohol you know the 70 percent

01:14isopropyl okay but we always trust a brand isn't it diba so this morning oh my gosh this is somebody

01:23who is a grandson who lives and tries to promote the legacy of his grandfather and you know what

01:35there is the book called the green cross saga of denny uh gonzalo for it so let's introduce dennis

01:48ko okay dennis good noon to you good sunday to you kamusta ba now first of all um mr butch

01:57uh bartolome okay um good afternoon okay happy sunday okay um yes yes um tell us dennis you are proudly

02:09promoting promoting the saga or the green cross uh the green cross uh saga of your lolo gonzalo

02:17ko it tell us who is gonzalo uh ko it okay um mr gonzalo ko it was uh was my grandfather okay um he came from

02:30uh china okay at uh uh 11 years old okay and then um um there uh uh he he he he he work um yeah he

02:42he he he uh uh can you he's talking he worked in um 11 years old yeah but he came to the philippines

02:5111 right yeah uh with this mother uh you know why because um you know i've been reading this book

02:59yeah and this book really i tell you uh one book that i never stopped to learn to read reread and reread

03:07and really at the age of 11 with this grandmother bakit sila napunta dito from china okay uh he came here

03:14from um uh from from from china no at uh 11 years old because um uh first is um um gun gun mother passed

03:24away already okay uh when he was 10 years old so uh he came uh he his father asked him to come

03:31to uh to to to the philippines no okay para may uh may kasama uh sila dito magkakasama na dito no okay so

03:40uh at uh um around 11 years old so pumunta siya dito sa sa philippines na with his uh mother

03:48okay but and then uh yeah it started there oh but uh at 11 years old he was very very young

03:56now imagine um um even the language siguro he never you know he had to learn the hard way you know

04:04because i'm sure he was not uh a tagalog or english so he had to learn the hard way the language he has

04:13to uh assimilate no um um uh for some um uh he has to learn tagalog and english especially

04:22language to the oh yeah so but uh but as grand as the eldest grandson uh dennis i'm sure you learned a lot

04:32uh you were so very fortunate uh to pick up uh and see how your lolo gonzalo lived and uh you know

04:42pass on his values ano ba yung mga natatandaan mo sa kanya okay yeah yes of course no um uh he has a lot

04:51of values that imparted to me one of which the um you have to be humble to be humble especially even though

05:00if you're successful already you have to be stay grounded you have to be uh yeah humble and then

05:07second i have to help the uh the the poor people or the needy i i remember i remember uh reading in a

05:15book that um uh he was he worked as a bodeguero as a waiter yes uh ano pa ano ano yung mga sinimulan

05:24niya na talagang waiter first the waiter no as a working student naging waiter po siya pangalawa

05:30after that uh in star cafe in in in binondo oh so um naging naging budeguero

05:38a cucinero in budeguero sa manila commercial company and after that he became a treasurer of

05:45that said uh company and then became a salesman fantastic but uh you mentioned working students

05:52um before uh nag-aaral uh denis uh before uh nag-aaral po siya sa lasal lasal no

05:59lasal university you're the one the one the one in ta before before university and before lasal

06:04college oh lasal college so one in uh the one in tough avenue right yes yes tama no

06:09shout out to the animal lasal yan okay so that's the reason is that the reason why green yes

06:17green cross yes because he named after the uh uh his school no which uh um naging ano

06:24siya um na all the traits his traits no and they become a uh naging prayerful naging uh religious

06:32no it's because of the lasal brothers oh yeah so yung the the influence of the lasal brothers really

06:38played uh so much on him no so um um naging ganyan siya no so imagine mo he was a working

06:46student at the same from binondo and then traveling all the way to taft yeah it's not that easy at that

06:53time right i mean medyo malayo-layo pa rin yun yes okay after that he studied in uh ft

06:58feu feu also but two years only uh in college na niya he studied the commerce e commerce and then

07:07after that nga naging working student na siya so tell me how did he start this business of alcohol

07:13okay marami naman siya negosyon pwedeng simulan di ba yes why alcohol yeah because of his experience in

07:21manila commercial uh company which uh nagwebenta ng uh selling uh robbing alcohol that time from

07:29america they're importing no ah okay company the the philippine uh company the manila commercial

07:37company they're importing alcohol robbing alcohol personal care in in general personal personal

07:42cares one of which is the robbing alcohol great in the name gray cross gray cross gray gray cross gray

07:49gray gray cross okay color gray gray cross robbing alcohol that's because of that

07:56na na bagay siya pagkakataon opportunity to uh sa sales nga na nagbenta ng mga alcohol so he he got

08:04the all the experience there the the in and outs of the selling but i cannot imagine he started how much uh

08:13three thousand four hundred pesos yes as a startup investment yes and uh this was probably what 1950s

08:22right tama ba 1952 1952 and even then uh it was from his savings yes yes from his savings especially

08:33become he became uh english teacher at night

08:35eh sa gabi po nagtaturo siya ng uh english sa mga uh yung mga uh yung mga uh from china

08:41yung mga student from china china no yung mga pumunta rin dito yung tuloy niya na mag english

08:47so siya yung uh parabang transition yeah uh because uh alam niya yung buhay

08:53ng somebody who migrated yes exactly oh yes during time kasi marami nag nag migrate from china to the philippines

09:01and uh so parabang uh he was trying to help his uh fellow countrymen to adjust yes especially uh

09:11uh you know learning the language no yes so yun yun importante don but again i was so impressed

09:17because uh he said that uh uh uh yung uh three thousand four hundred he had to uh and then rent an

09:25apartment for 90 pesos a month diba yes tama po yun tama po yun no nasa uh sa top avenue

09:32sa pasay city hmm exactly nasa 2500 top avenue uh pasay city uh so uh isa sa mga nakita ko you

09:44know the alcohol uh siguro nakita niyo yung advantage right uh this will be of help to a lot of uh a lot of

09:52people yes you know sanitation rather than just personal care no hygiene

09:58oh pero na na na na ano ako na naintriga ako kasi dennis he he said that he was peddling

10:06he was peddling and offering it to different uh stores sari sari stores his alcohol

10:14drugstores drugstores drugstores drugstores in kiapo and uh and manila oh tapos nagkaroon pa siya

10:23ng uh ito yung uh first delivery truck no um yung delivery truck nyan um although he does not he

10:32did not know how to drive but he was he was really drive he was uh he got somebody to help him no

10:40no so yun yung ano don but ano ba yung lifestyle ni ni uh ni uh ni Gonzalo that you saw ah it's

10:48very uh simple it's very simple you know lifestyle niya very simple practical no uh um yun yun yung mga

10:57nakikita ko sa kanya very simple lang very uh humble no um yun yung mga nakikita ko po

11:05oh kasi sabi dito rin um he even introduced sonrocks yes oh yeah oh my gosh sonrocks

11:12oh yung mga ay mga kaibigan ha nakita nyo dalawang brand green cross alcohol and sonrocks

11:20bakit nga pala sonrocks ang ganda ng pangalan eh okay after the green cross he launched green cross

11:25no in uh that was in 1952 he launched naman uh sonrocks no so but before he launched the sonrocks

11:32he he did the marketing market research no it's na may uh he went to a uh a school or a place

11:40eh no he make a research no for that alcohol how to make uh i mean sorry make uh the bleach no

11:46po no and afterwards yun nag launch nang nang nang bleach at first gusto niya ipangalan po

11:51ng gonrocks after uh the name of gonzalo gonrocks but there's uh uh there was a uh uh a chinese

12:00trader also na nag complain pumunta sa office na nag complain na huwag gamitin yan na ng brand name

12:06kasi yung competitor niya pangalan old rocks old rocks sound similar so without making fast naman may

12:15lolo um change it to ano um zone rocks because of the gonzalo the zay no the gonzalo the zay the

12:24elson kasa giraan na nang nazongっち mia lan mong zon rocks na ito giraan na zone rocks

12:29jiraan nang nang jam samp gracias yung zon rocks dahil meron nag re-reklamang gone rocks

12:31yes yes

12:32anang nangyari ito lo itong zon rocks naging by word na diba

12:37o pipa sinabi mong pag sina alam mo ito ya yung nak on na i guess guys you have to

12:42get this book uh this a book that any any university any college or schools for that matter

12:50high school should really

12:52have, no, by, because

12:54ang daming learnings, no?

12:55Sabi nga niya, real life business school.

12:58Yes. But, just imagine

13:00the two brands, Green Cross

13:02Alcohol and Zonrox.

13:04And when people buy alcohol,

13:06they don't buy alcohol.

13:09Di ba?

13:09Ako nga, pag sinabi kong,

13:12bili ka ng alcohol, hindi eh.

13:14Anong brand? Di ba? Branding.

13:16Pag sinabi mong Clorox,

13:18ano ba yung Clorox? Hindi eh.

13:20Zonrox. Di ba?

13:22Tama po.

13:23Fantastic ang branding ng Lolo Gonzalo mo.

13:26Ako talagang saludo ako sa'yo.

13:28But, he was saying that he

13:29lived a frugal life.

13:31Yes, tama po yan.

13:33Especially when he was starting the business,

13:36frugal life, even to say, hindi siya magastos eh.

13:40Because, he has

13:41to think of the

13:43children. He has

13:45around eight children.

13:48So,

13:48he has also to take

13:50good care of his

13:52siblings.

13:54So, he

13:54definitely, he has to be frugal.

13:56And also, at that time, kasi may business siya.

13:58Business siya,

13:59may nasi kaso.

14:01So,

14:01starting pa lang that time,

14:03hindi pa talagang

14:04very

14:05stable.

14:06So, yan, frugal.

14:08He has to be frugal.

14:09And, alam mo, grabe,

14:12no?

14:12Ang galing, no?

14:13Simplicity,

14:14living a life that's very,

14:16very, just, you know,

14:18tamang-tama lang.

14:19Hindi naman yung sobra-sobra na masyadong

14:22ostentatious,

14:25di ba?

14:25Masyadong pa,

14:27you know, maraming mga

14:28arti pa.

14:28But,

14:29sa kanya,

14:29simple lang, no?

14:30And, even,

14:31sinasabi niya dito,

14:33your word is your bond.

14:35Yes.

14:35Kumbaga.

14:36Kumbaga po yun.

14:37Parang sa ano,

14:38sa negosyante before,

14:39especially for the Chinese businessman,

14:41Filipino-Chinese, no?

14:42When you say something,

14:43talagang,

14:44or shake hand lang,

14:45you mean to say,

14:46parang,

14:46good to go,

14:48na-contact na yan, eh.

14:50In other words,

14:51yun ang sinasabi niya.

14:52There's really no PO

14:53or purchase order.

14:55Di ba?

14:55Yung bang,

14:56tama, no?

14:57Ang galing, no?

14:58Hindi ko kailangan ng PO mo,

14:59but your word is your bond already.

15:01In other words,

15:02your word is

15:04so great already.

15:06Di ba?

15:06Sinasabi niya.

15:08That's what I'm thinking about before,

15:09but right now,

15:10I don't think it's applicable.

15:13No.

15:13Pero alam mo ngayon,

15:14ngayon mga panahon ngayon,

15:16you know,

15:16I think the most,

15:17the most impactful

15:19talagang may,

15:20ano eh,

15:21is the one that has credibility,

15:23you know?

15:23Yes.

15:23Credibility is the most important.

15:26May mga tao rin,

15:27mahirap kang,

15:27mahirap mong singilin

15:28and all this,

15:29but again,

15:30sa akin kasi,

15:31you may get around with it,

15:33but again,

15:34I always say,

15:35word might be working against you.

15:38Yes.

15:38Tama po yan.

15:39In other words,

15:40probably,

15:42your clients will not trust you anymore

15:46and word of mouth

15:46can be against you.

15:48Di ba?

15:48Tama po,

15:48kasi importante diyan

15:49yung credibility

15:50at yung integrity po.

15:52Oo.

15:53So,

15:53yun yung importante doon,

15:55no?

15:55I think,

15:56basically yun ang

15:57sinasabi ni Lolo Gonzalo

15:59ngayon.

16:00Kahit di mo ako bayaran ngayon,

16:01okay lang,

16:02but,

16:03hindi naman niya,

16:05hindi niya may kakagutom yun,

16:07di ba?

16:07Yan yung sinasabi natin.

16:08Pero,

16:09it remains there

16:10in the universe,

16:11di ba?

16:12Kumbaga,

16:13bahala ka na.

16:15Ako,

16:15I've done my part.

16:16In other words,

16:17ganoon,

16:17di ba?

16:17So,

16:18yeah.

16:19So,

16:20you said that he led

16:23a prayerful life.

16:25Yes,

16:26tama po.

16:26Ano-ano yung mga devotion

16:28na nakakita mo

16:29kay Lolo Gonzalo

16:30and you're always,

16:32you're almost,

16:33you're always what?

16:34Ilang years kang

16:35na tumira with him?

16:37Ah,

16:37okay.

16:38I was with my Lolo.

16:39Magiging housemate kami,

16:40more than 20 plus years,

16:44no?

16:44Okay.

16:45And then,

16:46we were roommate,

16:48roommate more than 12 years.

16:50So,

16:51mga ginagawa niya,

16:53nakikita ko talaga.

16:54Eh,

16:54yung ginagawa ko naman,

16:55nakikita rin niya.

16:57So,

16:57na-absorb mo yung kanyang ginagawa,

17:00no?

17:00Yung kanyang lifestyle.

17:02Ano bang,

17:02ano bang healthy lifestyle

17:04ni Lolo Gonzalo?

17:05Ah,

17:06lifestyle,

17:06eh,

17:07eh,

17:07always tell me to,

17:08ano eh,

17:09eat healthy food.

17:11No?

17:12Yeah.

17:13Tapos yung ano,

17:14sleep early.

17:15Go to gym.

17:17Yung mga ganyan,

17:18ito po,

17:18ito isabi sa akin,

17:19for you to have a good,

17:21um,

17:21yung sa ano ba,

17:23lifestyle.

17:24And live a long life,

17:25ito isabi pa natin sa akin.

17:26And pray.

17:28And talking about long life,

17:29how long did he live?

17:31Ah,

17:31he,

17:32um,

17:33around 94 years old,

17:35eh.

17:35He,

17:36how many years old?

17:3794.

17:38Wow.

17:3994 years old.

17:4094,

17:41short of 6 years na.

17:42Yeah,

17:43short of 6 years to 100.

17:45Oo.

17:46So,

17:46that's really a long life,

17:49ah.

17:49Yun ang mga,

17:49I'm sure,

17:50he enjoyed seeing,

17:51uh,

17:52the grandchildren,

17:54and the other.

17:55Oo.

17:56Yeah.

17:56So,

17:57tell me,

17:58um,

17:59nowadays kasi ngayon,

18:00ah,

18:00Dennis,

18:01ah,

18:02masyadong maraming destruction.

18:04How would,

18:05ah,

18:06your Lolo now,

18:07probably,

18:08if he were alive,

18:09today?

18:10Yeah,

18:11may Lolo.

18:11Ano kaya sasabihin ni Lolo Gonzalo

18:13sa mga pamumuhay

18:14at, ah,

18:16yung mga negosyo

18:17na nangyayari ngayon?

18:18Ano kaya sasabihin niya

18:19kung buhay siya?

18:20Ah,

18:21I think,

18:22um,

18:22ah,

18:23one of,

18:23one of which is that was sabihin niya,

18:25um,

18:25nakikita niya na,

18:27you know,

18:28live,

18:28ah,

18:29live within your means.

18:32Yan.

18:33Within,

18:33within your means.

18:34You know,

18:35don't overspend.

18:37You know,

18:37kasi overspend,

18:38a time will come,

18:39magkakautang,

18:41something like that eh.

18:42Mm-hmm.

18:42So,

18:43ang nakikita ko sa kanya,

18:45um,

18:45yun,

18:45ah,

18:46live,

18:46ah,

18:47within your means.

18:48So,

18:48you can live comfortably.

18:50Di ba?

18:50Kung you always overspend,

18:53spend with,

18:53ah,

18:54you know,

18:54yung mga hindi,

18:54naman kailangan i-spend,

18:57di ba,

18:57ah,

18:57magkakaroon ng problema

18:59in the near future.

19:01Especially when,

19:01ah,

19:02especially pagtanda,

19:03kailangan siyempre ng,

19:04ah,

19:05yung mga funds,

19:06no,

19:06yung mga,

19:07ano for the,

19:07you know,

19:08sa hospital,

19:09something like that,

19:09no?

19:10Correct,

19:10correct.

19:10Tapos,

19:11another thing naman,

19:12nakikita ko sa kanya,

19:13na,

19:13ano lang,

19:14ah,

19:14simple life,

19:15as long as also,

19:16if you can help,

19:17help,

19:18help the people.

19:20Now,

19:20bago,

19:20ano,

19:21you have to pay back to the society,

19:23which,

19:23oh,

19:23yung paying it forward,

19:25di ba,

19:25yung,

19:25the society help you a lot,

19:27no?

19:27Because of,

19:28kinawa mo rin,

19:28tsaka kasi nakita ko talaga,

19:30Mr. Bartolome,

19:31my lolo is really blessed,

19:33eh,

19:33sa nakikita ko.

19:35Because,

19:35you know what,

19:36I can say,

19:37you know,

19:37this,

19:37because some businessmen,

19:39they have to try and try

19:41until you succeed,

19:43but my lolo,

19:44he tried once lang,

19:46and then he succeeded.

19:49So talaga,

19:49in other words,

19:50single mind,

19:51single product siya,

19:53no?

19:53In other words,

19:55alcohol,

19:56alcohol.

19:56Next step,

19:58zone rock.

19:58Yes,

19:58zone rock.

19:59But it's still,

20:00it's still liquid,

20:01it's still,

20:02you know,

20:03chemical based,

20:04pero focus siya.

20:06Yes,

20:06yes.

20:07Hindi yung,

20:08meron kang product ngayon,

20:09pero iba-iba na yung negosyo mo ngayon,

20:11to the point,

20:12meron ka na iba-ibang negosyo,

20:14di ba?

20:15No,

20:15no,

20:15that different business line,

20:17or something,

20:17no?

20:17May lolo just focus,

20:18no?

20:19With the,

20:19yun nga,

20:20tama po sabi nyo,

20:21na kung alcohol,

20:22after alcohol,

20:23naging bleach naman,

20:24and then,

20:24yun,

20:25parang naging dalawa na.

20:27So,

20:27Green Cross and zone rocks,

20:28at least these two,

20:29talagang,

20:30kasi nakakailangan eh.

20:31Siyempre,

20:32pag-alcohol,

20:32kailangan ng bleach.

20:34Pag-bleach naman,

20:34kailangan ng alcohol,

20:35something like that.

20:36So,

20:37amazing.

20:39So,

20:40Dennis,

20:41saan ba makakakuha ng librong ito,

20:44at saan nila mababasa itong libro,

20:46yung mga contents na itong book.

20:48Alam mo,

20:48makapal ho ah,

20:49I tell you,

20:50nagulat ako,

20:52this about 188,

20:56189,

20:58okay?

20:59An 89,

21:00and with all the grandchildren there,

21:03it's a,

21:04it's a great book,

21:06and,

21:07you know,

21:07imagine mo,

21:08Gonzalo living a full life,

21:11no?

21:11Parang,

21:12ang ganda ng buhay niya,

21:13ah?

21:14I heard that

21:15there are people who say that

21:17he could be considered

21:19as a saint.

21:21Yes,

21:22yes,

21:22I've heard some people also

21:24telling me,

21:25telling me that

21:27your lolo can be,

21:28a godfather can be a saint.

21:29He said,

21:30siyempre,

21:30for me,

21:31it's really,

21:32you know,

21:33I'm so happy to hear that,

21:35you know.

21:35Oh,

21:36kasi,

21:36he was always thinking of

21:38others before himself,

21:39no?

21:40Tama?

21:40Tama ko yan.

21:42Before,

21:42when he was still alive,

21:44he also,

21:45um,

21:45go to the,

21:46mga hospitals,

21:47eh,

21:47or mga bahay,

21:49or,

21:50every Saturdays,

21:51no?

21:51One of which,

21:52no?

21:52Yan yung sasabi ko,

21:53na isa sa yung

21:54mga ginagawa niya,

21:55he's been doing that

21:56for 50 years,

21:58visiting the sick,

22:00and then distributing

22:01alcohol,

22:02and praying for them.

22:04Mm-hmm.

22:05Or, yeah.

22:05Talagang,

22:06matindi pala

22:07ang,

22:08influence

22:10ng LaSalle brothers

22:12sa kanya.

22:12Yes,

22:13yes,

22:13yes.

22:13I mean,

22:14the,

22:14that spirituality

22:16really tumatak sa kanya.

22:18Yes,

22:19yeah,

22:19I always say that

22:20because of LaSalle,

22:22because of LaSalle,

22:23talagang,

22:24natuto niya,

22:24o,

22:25naging ganito siya,

22:26kung,

22:26ano lang niya,

22:27kung,

22:28what it,

22:29he,

22:29he was,

22:30no?

22:31Ang personality niya,

22:32ano,

22:32character niya,

22:33because of the LaSalle.

22:35Yeah,

22:35I know,

22:36a lot of,

22:37you know,

22:38I must be thankful to you

22:39also,

22:39Dennis,

22:40because you're a grandson

22:41who lives because you have a saga

22:44and how your grandfather

22:46really affected your life.

22:49So,

22:49today,

22:50ikaw ba,

22:50are you living the life

22:52of what your grandfather,

22:54Gonzalo,

22:55has passed on to you?

22:56Yes,

22:57what I mean,

22:58yeah,

22:58yes,

22:59tama po yan,

22:59no?

22:59Sampai,

23:00what my lolo taught me,

23:02I have to always instill my mind

23:04because there are times

23:06I'm thinking,

23:07if I do this,

23:08something not so good

23:09or ganyan,

23:11it will not really affect directly to me.

23:13It will directly affect it to him.

23:15Sampai,

23:15people ask,

23:16sino nagpa,

23:17sino nag-alaga sa'yo?

23:18Sino nagpalaki sa'yo?

23:20Di ba?

23:23Bago ko gagawa ng something,

23:24no?

23:24Sampai,

23:25hey,

23:25may man,

23:26baka maaano yung lolo ko?

23:27No, no, no, no.

23:28Better not.

23:30Alam mo,

23:31that's,

23:31tama yan,

23:32tama rin.

23:33Tama po yan.

23:34The family name

23:36is much more heavy

23:39and yet,

23:40people must think about

23:41the repercussion.

23:43Di ba?

23:43Yes,

23:43yun po.

23:44Ayun bang,

23:45baka mag-roll sa grave

23:47yung lolo mo

23:48at

23:48dalawin ka na,

23:50hoy,

23:51Dennis,

23:51you're not leaving

23:52what I taught you.

23:53Di ba?

23:53Yung mga ganun.

23:55Kasi,

23:55Mr. Bertolome,

23:56I always also

23:57talking to my lolo.

23:59Madalas,

24:02I'm talking to him.

24:03Di ba?

24:04I also pray for him.

24:05Di ba?

24:05I also visit his,

24:07his graveyard,

24:11no?

24:12In the cemetery.

24:14Yeah.

24:15So,

24:15really,

24:15I appreciate

24:16what you're doing.

24:18You have published.

24:20Mga,

24:20marami na itong books na ito,

24:22ha?

24:22I mean,

24:23how many copies

24:24have you,

24:25have,

24:25has this been,

24:26this used to be,

24:28what,

24:28available in Power

24:29Books,

24:30and other,

24:32Yeah.

24:32It was available

24:33in Power Books

24:34and in National Bookstore,

24:35no?

24:36Before.

24:36Oo,

24:37yan, ha?

24:37It is,

24:38if I may add,

24:40this one,

24:41the Green Cross Saga,

24:44tomorrow,

24:46may,

24:46I mean,

24:47tomorrow is

24:48May 4,

24:50po,

24:50no?

24:51No,

24:52ano ito,

24:53August?

24:54Ano,

24:54yeah.

24:55Ito po maging

24:5618 years na.

24:58Ah,

24:58so this is,

24:59this book

24:59is already what?

25:0018 years.

25:02Wow,

25:0218 years na itong book na ito

25:04and you published this

25:05on May?

25:06May 4,

25:07May 4,

25:082007.

25:09Oh my gosh.

25:10The book launching.

25:11The book launching

25:12of this

25:13is May 4.

25:14Yeah,

25:14May 4,

25:152007.

25:17Seven.

25:18Oy.

25:1818 years na po yan.

25:19I tell you,

25:21if you don't get a book,

25:22this book,

25:23you're missing a lot.

25:26Alam mo sa akin kasi,

25:27Dennis,

25:28reading a book

25:28is something

25:29where the author

25:30speaks to you.

25:31Dama po.

25:32Dama po yan.

25:33There is no other resource.

25:36Yeah,

25:36you can learn

25:37and now you're also transmute,

25:39turning it into an audio book.

25:42But taking time to read

25:44is something very beneficial,

25:47no?

25:47Yes,

25:47to everyone,

25:49no?

25:49Like for example ito,

25:50hindi ko na ko tinitigilan to eh.

25:52Every time meron akong time,

25:54I'll read the page

25:55and I will contemplate

25:57and say,

25:58fantastic,

25:59this man really lived a full life

26:02and has given such legacy,

26:05you know,

26:05what your grandfather did.

26:08Anyway,

26:09Dennis,

26:09such a pleasure to be here

26:11with Business Mentor Blog

26:14and really sharing it

26:16with our viewers

26:17over Manila Times.

26:19I'm sure

26:20they can find you

26:22in all the social media

26:23and also

26:25in the website,

26:27no?

26:27Yes po.

26:27The website po

26:28nang The Green Cross Saga.

26:30Green Cross Saga.

26:32Or in the social media naman po,

26:34just type his name,

26:34Gonzalo Co.

26:35If everything will be there.

26:38Fantastic.

26:39Why it?

26:40Some people might be saying,

26:41why it?

26:42Kasi Gonzalo Co.

26:43Yeah, Gonzalo Co.

26:45It is,

26:46in Chinese is number one.

26:48No,

26:48I think there's a meaning,

26:51I mean,

26:52it happened something,

26:54no,

26:54in the immigration

26:55when he arrived

26:56in the Philippines

26:58and for the,

26:59for the,

27:01becoming naturalized.

27:03He's the first in the line.

27:05That's why he became it.

27:06Yeah.

27:07Yeah.

27:08So,

27:09it happened.

27:10So,

27:11the Gonzalo,

27:12the Gonzalo Co.

27:14the first,

27:15actually,

27:16yeah.

27:16Yeah.

27:18So,

27:19again,

27:19Dennis,

27:20it's really a pleasure

27:21and honor

27:23for you

27:24to share with us

27:25the Green Cross Saga.

27:28Yeah.

27:29And,

27:31again,

27:31please,

27:32every time

27:33you see

27:34Green Cross

27:35or Sun Rocks,

27:37bear in mind,

27:39the man behind

27:40is actually

27:42this man.

27:44Yes.

27:45Tama po.

27:45Without him,

27:47imagine mo,

27:47ano kaya magiging buhay natin?

27:49Especially,

27:50no pandemic.

27:51Ha?

27:52Tama po.

27:52Siguro ng pandemic,

27:54Dennis,

27:54if he were alive,

27:55he would be

27:56getting out

27:58and spreading,

28:00you know.

28:02I even heard

28:03that he was

28:04buying Green Cross

28:06from pharmacy

28:07from his own pocket.

28:09Yes.

28:10Tama po.

28:10May,

28:11he would just

28:12distribute it.

28:13No,

28:13he will not get it

28:14from the factory.

28:16No,

28:16no,

28:16no.

28:16Let's do it.

28:17Tama po yan.

28:18Tama po.

28:18Sabi mo ng dad ko

28:20na

28:20nakita rin niya,

28:22mismo,

28:23he bought

28:24the alcohol,

28:26Green Cross alcohol

28:27and then

28:27bumili siya.

28:29No,

28:29tapos binigay niya

28:30sa mga may kailangan.

28:33Actually,

28:34pwede naman

28:34kung tutuusin mo

28:35ako may aaring ganito,

28:36punin mo lang,

28:38mag-order ka ng

28:38limang karton,

28:39ganito.

28:40Hindi eh.

28:41Pero hindi eh.

28:42He bought it

28:42from a retailer.

28:44Yes.

28:45Tama po yan.

28:46With the profit.

28:47Yes.

28:48Tama po.

28:48And from his own pocket.

28:50Yes.

28:50Tama po.

28:51This is true.

28:51Grabe.

28:52Talagang santo nga

28:53itong lolo mo.

28:55At sana naman,

28:57merong,

28:58hindi malayo.

28:59I mean,

28:59you never know.

29:00People who are

29:01watching this

29:01might even say

29:02to the church,

29:05why don't we

29:06look into this?

29:07Di ba?

29:08I mean,

29:08it's not,

29:09it's,

29:09I mean,

29:10there are a lot of

29:10saints that are also

29:12civilians.

29:14Dama po.

29:15So,

29:17you never know.

29:18Life can be a turning,

29:19you know,

29:19can be a full of

29:20surprise.

29:20Diba?

29:21Yes.

29:21Mr. Bartomee.

29:22That's true.

29:23That's true.

29:24Oh.

29:24And Mr. Bartomee,

29:26also,

29:26I can also share,

29:28I'm really fortunate,

29:29no?

29:30Really fortunate

29:31because

29:31when my

29:33grandfather

29:34passed away,

29:35you know,

29:35I have his

29:37ring.

29:39Oh.

29:40This is his ring,

29:41no?

29:41Every time he's

29:42wearing this one

29:43when he was still alive.

29:44And then his watch.

29:46Oh.

29:47Oh.

29:47And also his rosary,

29:49I didn't bring down,

29:49no?

29:50I have his

29:50three most memorable

29:52things

29:52is with me.

29:54That's why I really

29:55treasure it a lot.

29:56No?

29:56That's why I really

29:57look up to my

29:58grandfather,

29:59Gonzalo.

30:00Fantastic.

30:01I'm sure,

30:02I'm sure his spirit

30:03is all over you.

30:05Oh, yeah.

30:05And even at this

30:07point that you are

30:08being, you know,

30:09you're having this

30:10interview,

30:11you're out there

30:12sharing what

30:14he has done

30:15and not just to

30:16sort of,

30:18parang put the

30:19spotlight on him.

30:20No?

30:20I'm sure,

30:20I saw na,

30:22he's always

30:22all for others,

30:24eh.

30:24No?

30:25Hindi siya

30:26nag-gayabang

30:26ng sarili niya.

30:27Ayaw po niya yan,

30:29no?

30:29Ayaw niya

30:29nasa spotlight,

30:30nasa kanya.

30:31He wants

30:31na lang talagang

30:32to help,

30:33no?

30:33Without,

30:34kung pwede,

30:34anonymous,

30:35the better

30:35para.

30:36No,

30:37he doesn't want

30:37to,

30:38you know,

30:38ako nag-gay,

30:40ako nag-gayabang

30:40to contribute,

30:41blah,

30:41blah.

30:41He doesn't

30:42like that.

30:42He doesn't

30:43like that.

30:43So,

30:43what year did

30:44he pass away,

30:46Dennis,

30:46if you don't mind?

30:47Sorry?

30:48What year did

30:49he pass away?

30:49He passed away

30:50April 15,

30:522016.

30:54April 15,

30:552016?

30:57I think nine

30:57years ago.

30:57Okay,

30:58so it's about

30:59almost nine years,

31:01no?

31:02And,

31:03it must be

31:04difficult for you,

31:05especially you live

31:06with him for so many

31:07years,

31:08that,

31:09you know,

31:10he suddenly

31:11disappeared.

31:12It must be,

31:13you know,

31:15to get,

31:15to move on,

31:17di ba?

31:17sayo.

31:19Yes,

31:19yes,

31:19no?

31:22Yes,

31:23po,

31:23nahihirapan din po ako

31:25na,

31:26when he passed away,

31:27no?

31:27Na,

31:28siyempre,

31:29at first,

31:30my lola already gone,

31:32and then my lola's gone,

31:33di ba?

31:35Yan.

31:35But,

31:36I always naman,

31:37I always,

31:39go and visit

31:41their grave,

31:42no?

31:42Or cementerio.

31:45I always make sure,

31:46to the point,

31:47no?

31:47I visit them,

31:48especially,

31:49their birthdays,

31:50and their,

31:51their,

31:51their anniversaries.

31:53Yes.

31:53So,

31:54anyway,

31:55Dennis,

31:55thank you very much.

31:57It's an honor again.

31:59It's an honor.

31:59And really,

32:00I tell you,

32:01keep us updated,

32:03what's going on,

32:04with the Green Cross saga,

32:06and any updates,

32:08that you want,

32:09and,

32:09and really,

32:09every time you see that green bottle,

32:12oh,

32:13it used to be bottle pala,

32:14ha?

32:14Glass.

32:15Yeah,

32:16it was glass bottle,

32:17the original glass bottle.

32:19Wala ka bang original glass,

32:21no?

32:21Na,

32:21na-itabi,

32:22na original glass bottle?

32:24I have a photo only.

32:25Ah,

32:26not photo,

32:26wala ka na tabing collectors,

32:27oh,

32:28it must be a collector's item,

32:29ha?

32:29But I have my lola's,

32:30my brother,

32:31has the,

32:33the,

32:34one of the first talagang green cross bottle,

32:36na radio,

32:38transistor radio,

32:39that's AM,

32:40I remember,

32:40the AM,

32:42he has the one like that,

32:44the four giveaways before.

32:46Oh my gosh,

32:47talagang galing galing.

32:48So,

32:49yan.

32:49Sige,

32:50so,

32:51I won't,

32:51I won't prolong you anymore,

32:53and really,

32:53I hope our,

32:54our business mentor blog viewers,

32:57really learned a lot,

32:58and,

32:59if they have any questions,

33:01where can they get in touch with you,

33:03Dennis?

33:04Oh,

33:05they can,

33:05message me in,

33:07message me,

33:09I mean,

33:10in,

33:11in Facebook,

33:12my name is Dennis,

33:13ko,

33:14ko,

33:14no,

33:14because my lolo is,

33:16we are different,

33:17he is CEO,

33:18mine is ko.

33:20Oh,

33:20why nga,

33:21bad nga,

33:21ba na nangkaroon?

33:23Yeah,

33:23because of my,

33:24this was my father told me,

33:26and my lolo,

33:27you know,

33:28because of the nurse,

33:30in the birth certificate,

33:31my father's birth certificate,

33:33became ko.

33:34My lolo didn't bother to change it now.

33:36That's why naging ko.

33:38Supposedly,

33:38CO,

33:39everybody should be CO.

33:42Would you believe,

33:42my other uncle,

33:44is KHO,

33:45naman.

33:46KHO,

33:47ko.

33:47KHO naman,

33:48yeah,

33:48so,

33:49in the family,

33:50we have CO,

33:51KO,

33:51KHO,

33:52and then,

33:53after that,

33:53everyone's CO already.

33:56Yeah.

33:57That's right.

33:58A mistake.

33:59The same,

34:00basta ko naman eh.

34:01In China.

34:01The mistake that lives on,

34:04you know.

34:05Yes,

34:05yes,

34:05yes.

34:05It's my lolo,

34:06because we're ready,

34:08what is it?

34:09So,

34:10okay lang,

34:10we need to say like that.

34:12So,

34:12again,

34:13friends,

34:13get in touch with Dennis Ko,

34:15if you have any concern,

34:16again,

34:16visit the,

34:17visit the Facebook,

34:19visit the website,

34:21again,

34:22so that,

34:23you know,

34:24the memory lives on,

34:25and probably,

34:26ako,

34:27ako,

34:27take it from me.

34:28I learned a lot,

34:30and if you really want to get a copy of the book,

34:33it's really worthwhile,

34:35you know,

34:35really worthwhile,

34:36no?

34:36Yes.

34:37Learning from the man,

34:39who walked the talk.

34:40Yes.

34:41He really walked,

34:42no?

34:42He really walked,

34:43talaga nagpedal pa nga eh,

34:45nagkocommute.

34:46Yes.

34:47So,

34:47yeah.

34:48So,

34:48Dennis,

34:49thank you very much this Sunday.

34:51Wow,

34:51it's a full blessed Sunday,

34:54and,

34:54uh,

34:55regards and keep up that good legacy.

34:58Thank you very much,

34:59Mr. Batalameh,

35:01for this,

35:01for inviting me.

35:04For this meeting interview.

35:07And my pleasure.

35:08Thank you very much.

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