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Looking for something exciting to do this weekend? Head to SM Southmall and prepare to witness an avalanche of action from the region’s most promising amateur boxers and mixed martial arts fighters!  The UFC Gym, in partnership with SM Supermalls and SM Game Park, will be showcasing the country’s up-and-coming fighters at Musclecontest Philippines’ ‘King of the Fight 9,’ an …

Concentrix, the single largest private employer in the country with over 100,000 staff, continues to place the highest importance on its people. In its continued attempt to do so, it has taken into consideration what matters most to its staff, including providing them the opportunity to undertake hybrid work arrangements that enable them to have a better work-life balance and …

Life goes on and it’s business as usual for Okada Manila after the KAZUO OKADA Group’s enforcement of the Status Quo Ante Order last May 31, 2022. The KAZUO OKADA / TONYBOY COJUANGCO group wasted no time in putting back into high gear the day-to-day operations of the Philippines’ largest Integrated Resort. Immediately upon the reinstatement of Chairman KAZUO OKADA …

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water continues to augment the clean-up and rehabilitation of San Juan River and its tributaries, as its way of reinforcing the Adopt-an-Estero Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which the company signed together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government units (LGUs) of Quezon City, San Juan City, and Mandaluyong City. The …

As travel restriction eases and borders have started to open, more and more citizens are now traveling outside the country. Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), will be implementing the Online Travel Tax Services System (OTTSS), an online payment portal designed to provide a more convenient, faster and hassle-free way of paying for travel taxes. In partnership with MyEG PHILIPPINES, INC. (MYEG …

Manila Water received three citations anew for its communication programs at the 19th Philippine Quill Awards for 2022. The annual recognition given by the International Association of Business Communicators Philippines recognizes outstanding communication management, research, training and education, and skills programs for the past year. Manila Water’s corporate social responsibility arm Manila Water Foundation, won in theCommunications Skills Division for …

A recent technical study by Argentina’s National Technological University (NTU) revealed that ports in La Plata and Dock Sud can fully support container volumes and the flow of trade in the metropolitan areas of Greater Buenos Aires and Greater La Plata. The study, prepared by the NTU’s Technological Center for Transport, Traffic and Road Safety, is an important step towards realizing …

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has partnered with software solutions firm MULTISYS Technologies Corporation to provide local government units (LGUs) with an efficient digital payment and collection solution for local fees and charges. Under the partnership, the state-run Bank’s all-in-one mobile wallet LANDBANKPay will be integrated with MULTISYS’ Smart City App, to allow residents to settle their financial …

SM Supermalls, in its commitment to create a safe and greener future for all, deployed the first ever free in-mall charging stations in the Philippines for e-Vehicles (EV) last April 28, 2022 at SM Aura Premier in Taguig City, SM North EDSA in Quezon City, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, and SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. In its …

“All that PAGCOR did was to follow the law and court processes.” In fact, in his letter dated May 4, 2022, Atty. Roderick R. Consolacion, PAGCOR’s Chief Legal Counsel told the lawyers of the contending groups that “it is for the Supreme Court to resolve the merits of the pending case. In the meantime, the Status Quo Ante Order (SQAO) …