Republic, a CRH-Aboitiz company, is the proud maker of the countryÕs best-quality cement and building materials under the brands Republic, Fortune, Rapidset, wallMASTER, Kapitbalay, and Mindanao manufactured at seven strategically located plants across the country, offering the widest supply footprint to serve the needs of our rapidly developing economy. Republic draws its roots from Republic Cement Corporation. Founded in 1955, the company has been associated with some of the worldÕs best performing organizations such as Blue Circle and Lafarge. Recently, Republic became part of the CRH-Aboitiz team in the Philippines. Republic is backed by the global expertise of CRH, a leading building materials company and Aboitiz, a diversified Filipino business group recognized as one of the best managed organizations in the country and in Asia.