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Get ready for the premier event in the Philippine transport and logistics sector. Returning bigger and better on September 18 – 20, 2024 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, Transport and Logistics Philippines will showcase the latest top-of-the-line commercial vehicles, supply chain equipment, security instruments, warehouse and inventory solutions, and new technologies driving the industry forward. Featuring over 450 …
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September, 2024
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16 September
Kris Aquino is back in Philippines
Queen of All Media Kris Aquino is back in the Philippines after almost three years of medical treatment in the US. Fashion designer Michael Leyva and Kris’ friend-politician Len Alonte confirmed Aquino’s arrival in the Philippines recently. It must be remembered that Kris said in her online appearance that she’d be back home in September to do her immunosuppressant infusion …
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16 September
New Clark City hosts 60th World Planning Congress
Hundreds of the world’s thought-leaders – urban planners, architects, engineers, property developers, academics – arrive in New Clark City (NCC) Tarlac this week, as the Philippines hosts a historic global congress from Sept. 10-13. Planners, architects, and enthusiasts join this pivotal moment in urban, regional, and environmental planning. The 60th World Planning Congress (Diamond Edition) or WPC60@NCC, alongside the 1st …
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16 September
Vi considers UST second home; Taipei, Sinag Maynila Best Actress Rebecca Chuaunsu is Thomasian
The University of Santo Tomas (UST), aside from being a pontifical university, is an inclusive school–apart from its coed enrollment–for all social stations of students. Being a bastion of education, what matters most is an equal opportunity in learning that also transcends gender, age, occupation, spiritual beliefs etc. In my college days at the Faculty of Arts and Letters (Artlets), …
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16 September
Martin Nievera humbly admits popularity gets into his head
Martin Nievera remains grounded after 42 years in showbiz. The Concert King declared in a recent media conference: “If you really go with the stages that you go through, there’s only one thing in showbiz that is constant and true. And that’s there’s someone who will always replace you. Someone will always be better than you. Always.” Martin admits being …
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16 September
LA Santos and Kira Balinger: A love that never was
Look at their scenes in the movie “Maple Leaf Dreams,” especially the light romantic ones, and see for yourself the right chemistry these two people exudes. Lead actors LA Santos and Kira Balinger are students who eventually become lovers after they had an altercation solved by a light settlement of “batu-bato pik” in front of an eatery in a nearby …
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16 September
NNIC takes over NAIA
Anticipation reached its peak when key officials of DOTr, MIAA, SMC and NNIC gathered at Terminal 3 for a simple but moving turn over ceremony of NAIA to its new private operators, culminating three decades of attempts to privatize the airport. Faced with a tall order of modernizing the airport’s facade, capacity, operations, and maintenance, NNIC will now take on …
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16 September
Manila-Paris flights take off Dec. 8
A thrice weekly non-stop Manila-Paris service of Air France starting December 8, 2024 will jump start the enhanced civil aviation cooperation signed recently between the Philippines and France. Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista joined French Ambassador Marie Fontanel at a press briefing at Malacañang where Air France / KLM General Manager Kemke Kroese officially announced the direct flights – the …
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16 September
New, bigger Catbalogan airport terminal opens
Air travelers to and from Samar and neighboring provinces will now enjoy a much spacious and modern Catbalogan Airport as the Department of Transportation, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and Catbalogan Local Government Unit recently opened the gateway’s new Passenger Terminal Building (PTB). Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said the new PTB will dramatically increase Catbalogan Airport’s capacity …
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16 September
Restored Molo convent, ceiling paintings turned over to Jaro Archdiocese
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) officially turned over the restored convent and ceiling paintings of Sta. Ana Parish in Molo, Iloilo, to the Archdiocese of Jaro. The NHCP spearheaded the church restoration in 2023 as part of its locally funded projects. During the turnover ceremony, certificates of transfer and acceptance for the centuries-old heritage properties were signed …
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