David Bau Sycip

David Sycip was an industrialist and banker. He joined the Nationalist Chinese Air Force inn 1942 and flew in a bomber unit. He helped reshape the Philippine economy after World War II.

“Mr. SyCip was one of the earliest to have thought of the ASEAN Economic Community. In fact, that phrase is written up in many of his columns and writings a good number of decades before the idea became common expression in diplomatic circles.”

Resources

• 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.
• Schnabel, Chris. "David Sycip: The Visionary Ideas Behind ASEAN Integration". Rappler, 2015. Web: https://rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/asean-integration-david-syci.... Accessed 21 July 2020.
• See, Teresita et al. "Washington And The Sycip Family". Tulay 橋, 2017. Web: https://tulay.ph/2017/10/24/washington-and-the-sycip-family/. Accessed 22 July 2020.