GAC International Philippines, Inc. is tightening its grip on the local market, shifting to a direct, self-operated model that places the brand’s Philippine business under the control of its China headquarters, GAC Group.
Philippine carriers are pulling back from the Middle East as security risks and airspace limits ripple across key corridors, forcing cancellations and swift contingency plans. Mostly affected are the tens of thousands of overseas Filipino workers deployed in the Middle East.
Ricardo “Cary” F. Lagdameo doesn’t deal in hype. He deals in hectares, high-rises, and hard numbers. As head of the Real Estate and Construction Group of Anflo Group of Companies, he is helping redraw the economic map of Mindanao—quietly, methodically, and with a distinctly entrepreneurial spark.