CO IT a.k.a GONZALO CO “We find Co It’s positive and categorical statements more consistent with logic and common human experience.” Department of Justice My Dear Friends, Based on the NBI Report on GREEN CROSS and ZONROX, the Department of Justice resolved my Complaint against my siblings. I wish to share with you excerpts from […]
NBI Investigation Excerpt – Philippine Star
CO IT a.k.a GONZALO CO Luke 8:17 “For Nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.” My Dear Friends, Based on the “100 PARAGRAPHS” of my “GREEN CROSS” Saga, the NBI conducted an investigation and made the following Report- NBI FORM NO. 1 […]
100 Paragraphs – Philippine Star
100 PARAGRAPHS of my life, honor, sweat, tears, love, and sacrifices, of my honor and my dishonor The paid Advertisement on “Green Cross” of my siblings Anthony Co, Peter Co and Mary Co-Cho is unfortunate. They failed to answer my August 11, 2006 Letter. I reproduced it below. CO IT 2639 Zamora Street 1300 Pasay […]
An Open Letter to the President Benigno S. Aquino III for Fairplay in an Intellectual Property Case – Philippine Daily Inquirer
Dear Mr. President: I write this letter as a citizen of the Republic seeking your help as I fight the last battle to preserve my legacy. I am Gonzalo Co, the founder of Gonzalo Laboratories, makers of Green Cross Rubbing Alcohol and Zonrox Bleach. I am 92 years old today but have spent the […]
The Green Cross Alcohol Saga – Manila Bulletin
As if it is not disturbing enough to know of a man cheated of his life’s work by his own siblings, it is even more upsetting when the government agency mandated to protect him is allegedly abetting the crime. The victim, in this case, is 94-year-old Gonzalo Co, the founder of Gonzalo Laboratories, the manufacturer […]
The Green Cross Saga Lifestyle – Manila Bulletin
Recently, we listened to 94-year-old Green Cross Alcohol founder Gonzalo Co It (Chinese for number one) about his mission to get back his beloved company. While Co’s life is inspirational, having established the Green Cross brand, it is sad that he has to engage in a legal battle with his own siblings. Apparently, his siblings, […]
One Man’s Search for Vindication – Philippine Daily Inquirer
STORIES men and women unceremoniously ousted from the companies they founded and nurtured to success are nothing new. Think Steve Jobs at Apple (before his triumphant return), Donald Sterling who was booted by the National Basketball Association from the Clippers for racist remarks, and most recently Dov Charney, removed as chair and CEO of American […]
Green Cross’ Tragic Saga – Malaya Business Insight
The webpage of Green Cross Incorporated starts off with a lie: “It was in 1952 when Chinese immigrant Mr. Co Ay Tian founded the company.” The real founder was not the father, but his son. Gonzalo Co It, who has written the book “The Green Cross Saga My Authobiography.” Gonzalo is now 94. In 1952, […]
Zonrox Patent Case and IPO’s Josephine C. Alon – Business Mirror
The last time I wrote about Gonzalo Co It (often referred to as simply Gonzalo Co) and his travails as the dispossessed owner of Green Cross Inc. (GCI) was in January last year (“Green Cross family feud worsens,” January 8, 2013, issue of the BusinessMirror) My write-up was essentially a summation of his autobiography, […]
The IPO and the Ombudsman – Philippine Daily Inquirer
Even at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), supposedly a graft-free agency handling local inventions, there are corrupt officers. A 94-year-old man stands to lose a trademark he has developed for his bleaching liquid since 1952 because a hearing officer appears to favor his callous relatives. His relatives allegedly took advantage of his trust, stole his […]