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Following the renovation of the out-patient department of the Air Force City Hospital for Phase 1 in 2022, SMFI goes back to the City Hospital to renovate the lounge/receiving area, hospital administrative area, emergency room and the radiology area (x-ray, utltrasound). On December 20, SMFI Executive Director for Health & Wellness Progam, Connie Angeles turned over to LtC Darwin R. …

vivo is ushering in the New Year with a bang, offering Filipinos an opportunity to embrace the latest in smartphone technology with the 1.1 New Year Deals. The limited-time promotion promises savings of up to 70% on an array of cutting-edge vivo phones, including the latest V29 Series 5G – the Aura Portrait Master 2.0. On January 1, tech enthusiasts …

MR.DIY Philippines proudly announces its victory in the prestigious Creador ESG Impact Awards 2023, winning in Category II: Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. The awards, initiated by Creador, aim to celebrate and encourage Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices among its portfolio companies. MR.DIY Philippines stood out in the fiercely competitive category, showcasing a commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and …

The Kitchen City and the Figaro Coffee Group, Inc. (“FCG”)  had its grand opening of the Lobby Café in World Trade Center, Pasay City. A ribbon cutting ceremony  attended by the following, Mr. Guillermo Luchangco, Chairman Emeritus of ICCP Group of Companies; Ms.  Pamela Pascual, Chairman and CEO of Manila Exposition Complex Inc.; Kitchen City’s Owner and Chairman  of the …

SM Foundation welcomes farmer-graduates The SM Foundation continues to work towards achieving its vision of a future where farmers are empowered, able to share knowledge with the community, and collectively work towards elevating the entire industry through agriculture. As a testament to this, several farmers from Pampanga, Tarlac, Camarines Sur, and Albay completed SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) on …

“Every one of us is blind and deaf until our eyes are opened to our fellowmen, until our ears hear the voice of humanity.”  – Helen Keller The Henry Sy Foundation, Inc. through SM Foundation turned over repaired, renovated and refurbished learning facilities to the Philippine School for the Deaf in Pasay City. Present at the inauguration and turnover ceremony …

Manila Water, through its Non-East Zone subsidiary Boracay Water, proudly secures its second accolade for Energy Efficiency, winning at the 2023 Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards (EEE) from the Department of Energy (DOE). Demonstrating outstanding commitment to responsible energy use and sustainability, Boracay Water earns the prestigious title in the Special Awards in Energy Efficiency Excellence category, specifically under the Energy …

School children in this municipality now have more learning space with the inauguration on Wednesday, December 20, of a modern two-story, six-classroom building funded by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). The new learning facility, built at a cost of nearly Php18 million, was unveiled at Nilasin 1st Elementary School, one of the public schools in Pura in dire …

Henry Sy Foundation, SM Foundation transform spaces for inclusive education in the Philippines The Philippines’ Magna Carta for Disabled Persons ensures the rehabilitation, self-development, and self-reliance of persons with disabilities. The country provides educational assistance to people with disabilities from primary to tertiary education, including vocational or technical training. One such school is the Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD) …

Alibaba DAMO Academy announces the launch of SeaLLMs, pioneering large language models (LLM) that come with 13-billion-parameter and 7-billion-parameter versions. The LLMs are specially designed to cater to the linguistic diversity of Southeast Asia.  The models represent a technological leap forward in terms of inclusivity, offering optimized support for local languages in the region including Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Malay, …