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Cop exclusive discounts and offerings at SMDC’s weekend open houses and date night Get your summer sizzle on as SM Development Corporation (SMDC) turns the heat up this April with special offerings and discounts on its master-planned residential properties. Resolute to provide more Filipinos with a cosmopolitan and sustainable lifestyle, the largest and fastest-growing real estate developer in the Philippines …

March 2020 may be remembered as the day the world went on lockdown because of the pandemic. In Southeast Asia, the rushed transition to work from home and then partially back to the office a year later turned to what people now embrace as the new norm. The hybrid work setup isn’t entirely new, but employees now want to stick …

Sustainability is fundamental to a financial institution’s success.  It means being mindful of environmental and social (E&S) well-being in contributing to the economic growth of the country.  Recognizing this, the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has fully embraced sustainability in the Philippine banking industry, guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). RCBC’s dedication to sustainability has not gone …

Subic Bay International Terminals (SBITC), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit operating the New Container Terminals 1 and 2 at the Port of Subic, facilitated the safe and timely handling of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hydros in preparation for transport to Oriental Mindoro. The ROV, along with other support equipment, were loaded on the anchor handling vessel Pacific Valkryie and will …

Pursuing its vision of a future with empowered farmers equipped with entrepreneurial and modern farming techniques, SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI) recently rolled out the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture program (KSK-SAP) in Sta. Ana, Pampanga.  Through the KSK-SAP initiative, around 50 farmers from Batch 232 and 233 will undergo two phases of training. The first phase is a 14-week, …

Residents of Ajuy, a municipality in the province of Iloilo were the beneficiaries of a medical and dental mission mounted by SM Foundation in collaboration with the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Foundation recently. PICPA Foundation’s participation in the medical and dental mission is under its Community Development Support Committee. Held at the San Antonio Gymnasium of Ajuy, …

Experience a whole lotta colorful Easter Sunday as SM Supermalls will color your weekend with Easter eggs, bunnies, and all things sunny! And surely, families will enjoy a weekend packed with surprises, activities, and prizes that SM will be giving away. It’s definitely the season to #ExperienceFamTimeAtSM. So, celebrate Easter Sunday festivities with extra fun colors and hop your way …

Kaspersky shares 9 tips to keep protected when you’re away on a holiday  There are 18 official public holidays in the Philippines. As we all know, when these dates fall close to a weekend or if the government pursues holiday economics, most Filipinos make plans in advance to take advantage of extended holiday breaks. This year, we can get to …

Philippine Constructors Association Inc., president  Ronald Elepaño Jr assured the Marcos administration that the project sector would support its “Build, Better, More” infrastructure projects. In an interview during the sidelines of the Luzon leg of the PHILCONSTRUCT 2023 at the SMX Convention Center in Clark, Elepaño said the government’s effort to push critical infrastructure projects would be smoothly implemented if …

George T. Yang, the founder and owner of McDonald’s in the country, has always valued education. He believes that it is something that not only benefits the learner, but their family, community, and the country as well. This is why when he established the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philippines, Inc. (RMHC) in 1995, he made education as one …