Olivia Yanson, matriarch of the Yanson clan that runs Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, said she is open for talks with her children Roy, Ricardo Jr., Emily, and Ma. Celina; commonly referred to as the ‘Yanson 4.’ The elder Yanson said is open “anytime” but, pointed out, the siblings must be sincere in seeking peace.
Atty. Norman Golez, who serves as legal counsel for the Yanson matriarch, said she is seeking a return of her share of Yanson Group of Bus Companies stocks or her right to a vote among the company’s board of directors.
In response to the special VTI board meeting last Monday, wherein the company’s board was reorganized and Leo Rey Yanson was returned to the post of company president, Roy held a press conference calling for unity.
He said, as the eldest sibling, he called for his family to “meet and sit down as one.”
“Let us set our differences behind us and talk,” Yanson stated. “Let us forgive each other.”
He went on to discuss how, regardless of whichever side wins in court, they are still family.
Yanson also anticipated criticism from those claiming he is only making such a statement after losing possession of company facilities, noting, “I want peace and I know we all want peace.”
“I choose not to prolong the public staging of our family feud and to leave these issues unresolved,” he added. “I pray that we will surpass this challenge within our family.”/DGB, WDJ