Mercury Drug President Dies At 69 Vivian Que Sept. 1, 1955 – April 5, 2025

Vivian Que, a UST alumna and the longtime president of Mercury Drug, the country’s leading drugstore chain, passed away on April 5 aged 69. UST Pharmacy Dean and Philippine Pharmacists Association, Inc. President Aleth Dacanay confirmed Que’s death to the Varsitarian.
A graduate of the UST Faculty of Pharmacy, Que is the daughter of Mercury Drug founder Mariano Que. She took the helm of the company in 1998, leading its expansion to over 1,200 branches nationwide.
In 2011, during UST’s 400th anniversary, she was honored with the Quadricentennial Award for Exemplary Service to the University.
Her other achievements include the Philippine Pharmacists Association Bowl of Hygeia Award (2013), the Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Pharmacy Award from The Colegio Medico Farmaceutico de Filipinas, Incorporada (2019), and the Most Outstanding Health Professional in Pharmacy from the Philippine Federation of Professional Associations (1989).
In 2024, Que and her siblings ranked 14th among the Philippines’s 50th richest with a net worth of $1.7 billion.