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Megaworld Corp., the country’s largest developer of integrated urban townships, will start constructing a commercial town center in its 53-hectare Northill Gateway township in Negros Occidental province early next year.

Sales of vehicles in the country grew to 31,132 units in October, up 8.6 percent from the 28,667 units registered in the same month last year, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reported recently.

Suzuki Philippines, the pioneer manufacturer of compact vehicles in the country, officially launched last month its all-new Super Carry at the Megatent Events Venue in Quezon City.

Convenience, savings, and special perks await customers who gas up at the new Caltex service station within the premises of the newly opened Landers Superstore in Paco, Manila, which will cater exclusively to the superstore’s registered members.

Melbourne—Aus­tralian research­ers have discov­ered a way to genetically engineer rice that would give significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population.

Nearly four years after intro­ducing the Z benefits for stan­dard-risk acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in children, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is increasing their package rates to ensure that the mandatory services covering the entire treatment phases for three years are pro­vided to the patient.

Healthway Medical, the Philippines’s most trusted and preferred network of mall-based clinics, recently introduced Pri­meCheQ, an executive checkup package tailored for senior citizens.

Nutramedica Inc. President and CEO Sheila Mae Velilla earned the Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship–Medium Scale prize at the 37th Agora Awards, held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on October 26.

Story and photos by Alvin I. Dacanay For far too long, Filipinos have tolerated inade­quate internet services that promised much more than what their provid­ers actually delivered, partly because there are no better choices available in the market. That may now change, after in­formation and communications technology (ICT) firm Con­verge ICT and top networking solutions provider Linksys struck a partnership that …

The smartphone has evolved into one of the most indis­pensable innovations of digita­lization. Over the years, it has revolutionized the way people live, given its increasing capa­bilities in transforming how people live, play and work.