The newest, yet hidden, Philippine oligarch isn’t even Filipino: Anthoni Salim

Aquino's foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario: The other Filipino behind Salim's expansion into the Philippines.

One reason why many believe Pangilinan controls First Pacific is that his public image has been deftly managed since the 1990s, that he has a high-profile “corporate citizenship” unmatched by any tycoon or executive, past or present.