Is there a more efficient way to write this PHP if statement?

I run into this situation frequently, when it is necessary to first check if any of the statements are true, then check for each individually. Just an example:

<?php
$a = get_field('a');
$b = get_field('b');
$c = get_field('c');
?>

<?php if( $a || $b || $c ): ?>

<div class="container">

    <?php if( $a ): ?>
        <span><?php echo $a; ?></span>
    <?php endif; ?>

    <?php if( $b ): ?>
        <a href=""><?php echo $b; ?></a>
    <?php endif; ?>

    <?php if( $c ): ?>
        <p><?php echo $c; ?></p>
    <?php endif; ?>

</div>

<?php endif; ?>

Although there is nothing wrong with this code, I always get the feeling after writing it that there should be a more efficient way. I'm wondering if anybody has come across one.

I thought about some kind of foreach statement, but the situation I normally come across is that the code within each if statement must be different, hence the use of span, a, and p elements.