Albino Z. Sycip 薛敏老

Albino Z. SyCip (last name also spelled as Sycip) (c. 1888 - May 2, 1978) was a Chinese Filipino financier of Fujianese origin. He was known as the "Dean of Philippine Banking". He earned his law degree from the University of Michigan School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The son of immigrants from Fujian province, China, he co-founded Chinabank, establishing branches in Amoy and Shanghai, China. He was also one of the original incorporators of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement.

Albino and Helen Sycip got married in 1916 and had five children: David (businessman), Alexandefounder of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan — the largest and leading law firm in the Philippinesr (), Washington (founder of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. — one of the largest accounting firms in Asia), Elizabeth, and Paz.

Resources

• "Albino Sycip". Wikipedia, 2020. Web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albino_SyCip. Accessed 20 July 2020.
• Rodrigo, Raul, "A Matter of Trust: The China Bank Story." China Banking Corporation, 2012. Web: https://www.chinabank.ph/about_china_bank.aspx?title=A+Matter+of+Tr.... Accessed 20 July 2020.

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Baptismal certificates:

• 1914 United States passport application copy (ImgBB)
• 1917 United States passport application copy (ImgBB)