Albino SyCip


Albino Z. SyCip 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.
His sons are: