Loida Nicholas Lewis is considered as the richest Filipino outside the Philippines because she was the former CEO of the largest African-American company in the United States, Beatrice International, through her husband Reginald Lewis.
Loida Nicholas Lewis controlled some of the world’s largest companies under TLC Beatrice LLC. She was considered as one of the most prominent Filipino-American recognized by international businesses around the world.
Right now, the native from Sorsogon in Albay, Philippines have another advocacy to help her fellow Filipinos in the Philippines under constant bullying by the Chinese government.
She was named by Chinas as their public enemy number one after she led the Filipinos in diaspora or Filipinos living abroad to raise awareness about the richness of the Philippines. She currently head as the National Chairman of the group, US Pinoys for Good Governance.
Here’s the video interview with Loida Nicholas Lewis conducted by NTD.TV:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvvrJxRXW4M
to: Ms Loida nicholas Lewis,
Greetings! we, the SUBIC ASBESTOSIS VICTIMS EFFORTS (SAVE) would like to make an appeal to you in behalf of the old, weak and sick former US NAVAL BASE EMPLOYEES who were afflicted with the illness Asbestosis due to prolong exposure to asbestos. They have filed already a case against those companies who supplied asbestos materials to shipyard and won the case. As a proof, they have been getting their claim’s payments before ( 1992 onwards) but unfortunately this was stopped due to reasons we do not know. Last year 2014 we tried sending email to him, our Atty in fact, ATTY JOSEPH M. VISSE, at Novato, California with telephone number (415) 408-3297 and he answered asking us to write letters addressed to the BOARD OF TRUSTEES to begin processing the claims. And we did what he told us to do in fact, we started getting our supplemental payment checks but unfortunately we lost communication with him again.
What we ask from you madam is to please help us locate ATTY JOSEPH M. VISSE, and help us to require him to be compensated in accordance with the Base Defense Act. These people had been ill and living in poverty and what thery wish is to get their claims paid before they die in sickness. These people have performed their job inside the US NAVAL BASE with utmost dedication and loyalty to the US government and they deserved to be paid. Almost half of their lives have been spent with the US government and yet they still get nothing?
We know very well that you madam, as our kababayan would not let this things to happen specially to these old and sick men and women whose one foot is already on the grave. They have been waiting for so long, the Philippine government has forgotten them and so, with your help I know the trust and confidence will be regain, so please madam Loida we are appealing to you and we fervently pray that you won’t ignore our letter and God is good that your name was given to us.
thank you very much. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
I am SIMON SUAZO son of an asbestosis victim FRANCISCO S. SUAZO SR. former base employee a foreman I at the SHIP REPAIR FACILITY. During early 70’s he was a worker of shop 56 a pipe fitter coverer and insulator and during that period no safety use or PPE he was exposed of that time.
My concerned now about the claims in which asbestosis company promises to indemnify him? Is there a hankshope that can we claim ? t