Antonio Floirendo Sr.
Antonio Floirendo Sr. | |
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Floirendo in 2008 | |
| Born | November 20, 1915 Bauang, La Union, Philippine Islands |
| Died | June 12, 2012 (aged 96) |
| Known for | Founder and owner of Tagum Agricultural Development Company, Inc. (TADECO) |
| Political party | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan |
| Spouse | Nenita P. del Rosario |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Antonio Lagdameo Jr. (grandson) |
Antonio Floirendo, Sr. (November 20, 1915 – June 29, 2012) was a Filipino entrepreneur and landowner whose main business was his 6000-hectare banana plantation in Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines, earning him the title as the "banana king" during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. He was among a group of close associates of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos referred to in media as "Marcos cronies", having benefitted from his close association with Marcos. The Marcos mansion at 2442 Makiki Heights Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, in which Marcos spent the last years of his life in exile, was registered under the name of Floirendo Sr.