55th anniversary

First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) chairman and chief executive Federico Lopez (fifth from left) leads other executives in a champagne toast during the 55th anniversary of First Balfour Inc., the Lopez Group’s engineering and construction arm on Nov. 26, 2024 at The Fifth at Rockwell, Makati City. With him are (from left) First Balfour executive vice president and managing director for commercial operations Malcolm Lorimer, First Balfour executive committee chairman Emmanuel Antonio Singson, First Balfour president and chief operating officer Jose Valentin Pantangco Jr., FPH president Francis Giles Puno, First Balfour CEO Anthony Fernandez, FPH senior vice president Anthony Mabasa and First Balfour executive vice president and managing director for construction operations Rey Villar.