24 August 2005
Ong, pioneer Lingayen restaurateur buried
LINGAYEN --- Noted businessman and civic leader Ruben M. Ong of this capital town was buried yesterday following a five-day wake that drew to his wake a legion of friends and relatives from both the public and private sector at the De Guzman Funeral Parlor.
Ong, 78, succumbed to complications from heart disease. He is survived by his wife, the former Asuncion
Torio and 12 children, now all professionals.
Ong’s family owned and managed the former Viscount Restaurant on Maramba Blvd., a landmark of Lingayen in the 70s to 80s just across the Provincial Capitol grounds, until it went under a new management. The site is where the present Consuelo’s Restaurant stands.
A popular figure in town, Ong cultivated friendship with many associations and was an officer in many of them.
At his wake, among the more prominent figures who paid their last respects were Philippine National Police Chief Arturo Lomibao and PNP spokesman, Gen. Leopoldo Bataoil, himself a Lingayenense, Mayor Ernesto Castaneda and many provincial and municipal officials.
Ong, 78, succumbed to complications from heart disease. He is survived by his wife, the former Asuncion
Torio and 12 children, now all professionals.
Ong’s family owned and managed the former Viscount Restaurant on Maramba Blvd., a landmark of Lingayen in the 70s to 80s just across the Provincial Capitol grounds, until it went under a new management. The site is where the present Consuelo’s Restaurant stands.
A popular figure in town, Ong cultivated friendship with many associations and was an officer in many of them.
At his wake, among the more prominent figures who paid their last respects were Philippine National Police Chief Arturo Lomibao and PNP spokesman, Gen. Leopoldo Bataoil, himself a Lingayenense, Mayor Ernesto Castaneda and many provincial and municipal officials.
