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Manila Manila Electric Company (Meralco), led by Manny Pangilinan, is advancing its nuclear energy strategy through new collaborations with top French institutions. Alongside the Meralco Power Academy (MPA), the company recently visited Université Paris-Saclay (UPS) and several leading nuclear research bodies in France to explore partnerships aimed at bolstering the Philippines’ energy future. Meralco executives, including EVP Ronnie L. Aperocho …
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November, 2024
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18 November
Prioritize transport infra planning and operations: ESCAP
The Philippines should prioritize resilient transport infrastructure planning and operation to improve road quality, reduce travel time, and lower emissions, an official with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said. Weimin Ren, director of the ESCAP Transport Division, explained the Philippines needs to “take a very active role in the regional cooperation on …
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18 November
FPI supports DTI’s probe on cement price increase
The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) supports the investigation of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to determine the impact of increased importation of cement in recent years to the local cement manufacturing sector. “FPI sees this action as a necessary response to the pressures and potential harm to the local industry posed by the surge of imported cement,” …
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18 November
“Ipagdasal na lang natin siya na gumaling” —Phillip Salvador
By Boy Villasanta I had a chance meeting with drama and action star Phillip Salvador at the Senate early last week. It was a pleasant surprise on mutual grounds. I was in the company of beauty queen-actress Azenith Briones and colleagues in the writing beat Erlinda Rapadas T. and Obette Serrano. We haven’t seen Phillip for ages so we had …
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18 November
The saga of beauty queen-actress Azenith Briones’ family feud
My association with actress and 1975 Mutya ng Pilipinas 2nd runner-up and Miss Photogenic Azenith Briones started a long time ago. Since Azenith was launched in the movie “Omeng Satanasia” as a love interest of Dolphy after she won the beauty contest, I was already running around with her. At the time, she was paired off with action stars but …
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18 November
Lito Lapid to receive award in US
Action superhero and Filipino Senator Lito Lapid will receive the American Asia International Awards in Hollywood, California on November 24, 2024. Lapid will be given the 2024 Most Loved Public Servant Enduring Filipino Actor of the Year for his invaluable contributions to nation-building back home. According to Alfred Yumul, Chief Executive officer (CEO) of AmerAsia International Awards, Sen. Lapid is …
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18 November
Kris Ann Hernandez: Action star
We rarely see women action stars in local films nowadays unlike in yesteryears when Celia Fuentes, Virginia, Liza Moreno, Nancy Roman, just to name a few, made waves in their kicking and gun-toting screen adventures. Although there are pretenders to the throne among the current crop of female stars who try hard to become action queens however in small scenes. …
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18 November
Sabaybayan—a fund-raising original musical featuring 80 different abled individuals all set for Dec. 8-9 show
The Child’s World–A Growing Center Inc. (TCW) has been a second home for differently-abled individuals, like Ella, for over four decades. As her parents’ approach retirement, they’re concerned about her future. To address this, TCW is building a “Forever Home” in Cavite, a communal living space designed to support and nurture individuals with special needs long after their families are …
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18 November
LRT-1 Cavite Extension now open
Traveling to and from south of Metro Manila will dramatically improve as the first five stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension began partial operations starting Nov. 16. The LRT 1 Cavite Extension (L1CE) will enhance public transport as well as ease traffic problem in Parañaque, Las Piñas and other Cavite areas. President Ferdinand R. Marcos …
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18 November
Big Ticket Projects focuses on Mobility, Connectivity – DOTr
The Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) big-ticket projects are aimed to ensure efficient commuter mobility and increased inter-island connectivity, Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said. At the Metro Pacific Tollways Transport Conference, Sec. Bautista said once these mega transport projects are completed, they are “bound to stir up the status quo” in the transport sector. “Overarching goal of these projects is …
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