July, 2024

• 9 July

  Vilma Santos’ chances as National Artist for Film

  

  To beat the deadline for the submission to the selection of the 2025 Order of National Artist (ONA) or the National Artist Award on June 30, 2024 being a Saturday, a weekend non-working day, Dingdong Dantes’ Aktor PH hastily filed a recommendation or nomination for Vilma Santos (mostly addressed as Vilma Santos-Recto as an official society if not formally acquired …

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• 9 July

  A star-studded adventure at the 2024 BIFAN in Korea

  

  BUCHEON City, South Korea—I am here in the middle of a game-changing film festival on genre projects. This is a gathering of who’s who in the international genre filmmaking (fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, horror, supernatural etc.) industry. This is my fourth time at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), the largest, most prestigious, immersive and the first ever genre fest …

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• 9 July

  Leading ladies of Philippine Musical Theater unite in “Triple Threats”

  

  By Boy Villasanta Wonder why topnotch singers and concert queens, i.e., Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez, Nightingale Lani Misalucha and their ilk cannot be casted as leading ladies in the most talked about show “Triple Threats Series” of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) that helped catapulted to the top the singing careers of many big named Filipino performers? Let …

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• 9 July

  Full-Guarantee Customer Services GATEWAY HONDA FAIRVIEW

  

  Honda Fairview is a one-stop shop in Quezon City that buyers and enthusiasts of the popular Japanese car manufacturer visit more often these days, making it one of the biggest among the ever-growing number of car dealerships of the Gateway Group. Barely a year into its operation after it was acquired by the Gateway Group from the Yuchengcos, Honda Fairview …

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• 9 July

  Isuzu welcomes new scholars

  

  The Isuzu Heart and Smile Project (IHSP), an initiative of Isuzu Motors Limited Japan, announced the graduation of Batch 21 from the Isuzu Tesda Auto Mechanic Training Center in Tacloban that includes 17 scholars who have achieved the prestigious National Competency IV (NC IV) certification for service technicians. Graduates now have the opportunity to hone their expertise through the Isuzu …

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• 9 July

  BYD offers trip to El Nido

  

  The BYD Drive and Dive Test Drive to Win promo offers the chance to win a trip to El Nido, Palawan monthly from June 1 until Jan. 31, next year. The test drive promotion that is already going on in all BYD dealerships nationwide includes the opportunity to win a free round-trip between Manila and El Nido along with a …

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• 9 July

  Suzuki extends ‘Rainy Deals’ promo

  

  The “Suzuki Rainy Deals” promo has been extended up to the end of the month and Suzuki Philippines is offering the same amazing deals on select Suzuki vehicles. Customers can still enjoy low down payment options, substantial cash discounts, and nationwide availability across all Suzuki auto dealers. Suzuki offers enticing low down payment as much as P78,000 on the popular …

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• 8 July

  Inflation drops to 3.7% in June—PSA

  

  The country’s headline inflation decelerated to 3.7 percent in June from 3.9 percent in May due to the easing of energy and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In a press briefing last week, PSA Undersecretary and National Statistician Dennis Mapa said inflation in June last year was higher at 5.4 percent. Year-to-date headline inflation was at 3.5 …

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• 8 July

  P27-B emergency allowance for health workers released

  

  Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Friday approved the PHP27.453-billion Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the health emergency allowance (HEA) of medical workers. In a statement, Pangandaman said the released fund is expected to compensate 5,039,926 unpaid HEA and 4,283 Covid-19 sickness and death compensation claims of eligible healthcare and non-healthcare workers. She said the …

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• 8 July

  DOF leads talks on Phl’s CFN initiatives

  

  The Department of Finance (DOF) spearheaded a hybrid roundtable discussion as the lead facilitator for Climate Finance Network (CFN) initiatives in the Philippines to propel mainstreaming climate change components in the public financial management and further scale up access to climate finance. “[W]e at the DOF are pleased to lead the initiatives of the Climate Finance Network in the Philippines, …

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