Mighty Corporation (Tobacco Company)

Among the Philippines top 1,000 corporations, Mighty Corporation (MC) is a fully integrated 71-year old tobacco company located in the City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. The factory lies in a 9-hectare property 50 kilometers north of Manila. Mighty traces its roots to La Campana Fabrica de Tobaccos, Inc. This company was founded in 1945 by a highly entrepreneurial immigrant named Wong Chu King and several partners. The company celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2015, basking in the success of its strategy to win market share. From its first factory located along Tayabas St. in Manila, La Campana produced native cigarettes as well as locally popular cortos and regaliz cigars. A second factory was built in 1948 along Pasong Tamo, Makati. In 1951, the company acquired the land in Barangay Olympia Makati that now serves as the headquarters of Mighty Corporation. In 1963, Wong Chu King founded Tobacco Industries of the Philippines (TIP) with a modern cigarette factory locat...