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Say goodbye to cool grays and Barbie pinks, and say hello to the warm and welcoming allure of this year’s trendiest shade—Peach Fuzz. Announced as Pantone’s 2024 color of the year, Peach Fuzz is a great shade to incorporate into your home design to give it a much needed splash of freshness and warmth. Stylish yet approachable The shade—a delicate …
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March, 2024
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26 March
Manila Water Foundation leads World Oral Health Day celebrations
Manila Water Foundation, in partnership with the Philippine Dental Association (PDA) and PHILUSA Corporation, led back-to-back celebrations of World Oral Health Day in Taguig City in Metro Manila and in Tagum City in Davao del Norte. World Oral Health Day is an annual event celebrated on March 20 to raise awareness on the importance of oral health worldwide. This event …
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26 March
It’s a civil wedding for Ria Atayde and Zanjoe Marudo
By Boy Villasanta The pomposity of the recent Marudo-Atayde nuptials was witnessed not in the dreamy and flowers-laced aisle but in the grand and sublime thoughts and feelings of the groom and bride as they walked together inside the political kingdom of a Local Government Unit (LGU). Actress Ria Atayde and actor Zanjoe Marudo finally “I dos” not before a …
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26 March
COURT CONVICTS FICTITIOUS LOAN BORROWER OF CLOSED BANK
The Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Alfonso-General Aguinaldo, Cavite convicted Angelina Vidallon Romasanta for violating the Revised Penal Code in relation to a fictitious loan with the closed Community Bank (Rural Bank of Alfonso, Inc.) (CBRBAI). The criminal case arose from the investigation on CBRBAI conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which discovered that Romasanta forged the handwriting …
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26 March
Facebook is favorite online mass venue this Lent
Because the heat is intolerable especially in packed churches, over 60 percent of devotees attend online masses on Facebook, where practically all church masses are streamed live. But for some people (like me) I have been attending daily online masses because I can hardly cope with the schedules and considering the traffic that I must suffer going to churches farther …
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26 March
Leakage in SHS voucher program noted
By Rose de la Cruz Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has noted a leakage or wastage of billions of pesos worth of vouchers for the senior high school program, which do not benefit the indigent but deserving students but the wealthy and influential students, in utter violation of the law creating the Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-to-12) program of the country. He …
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26 March
LANDBANK eyes digital expansion, enhanced customer experience in 2024
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is ramping up its digital transformation efforts this year to streamline operations and deliver top-notch customer experience. Since assuming leadership in May 2023, LANDBANK President and CEO Lynette V. Ortiz has prioritized the adoption of new technologies across the Bank’s operations to elevate customer convenience and accessibility to financial services. “We are heavily …
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26 March
New NAIA operator to crack down on inefficiencies
The private company that will manage the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) promised not just a rehabilitation of the present structures, but reforms also in handling of passengers that address their common complaints of inefficient operations and corruption among airport officers. San Miguel Corporation President Ramon S. Ang, who led the consortium that won the right to rehabilitate the 76-year-old …
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26 March
DOTr shoring up renewable energy resources
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is expanding renewable energy resources, particularly offshore wind, as part of the government’s commitment to generate clean energy via wind turbine generators. Transport Undersecretary for Maritime Elmer Sarmiento said the expansion of renewable energy resources is part of the Offshore Wind Energy Development in the country, wherein offshore wind farms will be constructed near major …
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26 March
Oplan Biyaheng Ayos – Beware of 14 travel scams
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) cautions the public against travel scams that may ruin their vacation this Holy Week. Beware of these travel scams: Fake accommodation Fake wifi To-good-to-be-true deals “Free” vacation trap Fake travel agents Overpriced tours Charity con Counterfeit cash Hidden CCTVs Fake taxi Selling lost baggage on FB Fake SIMs Fixer Cheap airline tickets on social media …
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