Ma Mon Luk (1896-1961) was a pioneering Chinese Filipino restauranteur and entrepreneur. He established the popular Chinese restaurant that bears his name, Ma Mon Luk. Born in Guangdong, China, he was a grade school teacher in Guangzhou when he decided to emigrate to the Philippines in 1918. According to legend, he migrated to the Philippines in order to earn his fortune and win the hand of a girl whose wealthy Cantonese family looked none too kindly on his poverty. Wikipedia
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