January, 2024

• 11 January

  Caracut earns Player of the Week citation

  

  ANDREI Caracut feels right at home now with Rain or Shine. In his third season with the franchise that selected him in the second round of the 2021 PBA Draft, the 5-foot-11 guard has taken a more active role in the rotation of coach Yeng Guiao at times as a starter, but usually as the one who finishes the game …

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• 11 January

  MCFASolver beats SMB to claim Leg 2 title

  

  GUEST team MCFASolver rebounded from its Leg 1 heartbreaker with a morale-boosting conquest of the second leg of the PBA 3×3 Season 3 Third Conference. This the Tech Centrale did by making the most of their second straight finals stint and winning it all at the expense of San Miguel Beer, 19-17, Tuesday at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay. Brandon …

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• 11 January

  Ochoa, Ramirez, Yulo to be feted

  

  ASIAN Games gold medalists Margarita ‘Meggie’ Ochoa and Annie Ramirez, along with Asian champion Carlos Yulo will be among the recipients of Major Awards in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night on January 29. Ochoa and Ramirez accounted for half of the gold tally of Team Philippines in the 19th edition of the Asiad in Hangzhou, China …

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• 10 January

  A chance encounter, a life transformed

  

  SM College Scholarship Program helps pave new life for the youth Some moments fade with time, certain experiences leave an indelible mark, shaping not just our paths but our very identities. For Atty. Marmie Deniega and Amanda Hora, the SM scholarship application wasn’t just a gateway to education; it was the moment that shaped the life they live today. The …

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• 10 January

  Widodo in Manila for three-day official visit

  

  Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in Manila on Tuesday evening for a three-day official visit to the Philippines aimed to deepen and strengthen the bilateral ties between the Philippines and Indonesia. The plane carrying President Widodo arrived at around 8:05 pm at the Maharlika Presidential Hangar at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City where he was warmly welcomed by …

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• 10 January

  Marcos boasts completion of over 50% of Farm-to-Market Road Network Program

  

  After only 1 and a half years in office, the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has already completed 51 percent of the target 131,410.66 kilometers of the government’s Farm-to-Market Road Network Program within six years. “I am happy to share a significant update sa ating Farm-to-Market Road Network program. Ang ating dapat na maging target is 131,410.66 kilometers sa …

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• 10 January

  Jobless rate dips further to 3.6% in November 2023

  

  The country’s unemployment rate further declined to 3.6% in November 2023 from the 4.2% in the previous months, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Monday. The latest figure translates to 1.83 million unemployed individuals, lower than the 2.18 million in November 2022 and 2.09 million in October 2023. This is the lowest recorded unemployment rate since the PSA introduced …

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• 10 January

  Privileged Communication, Attorney-Client Relationship

  

  Section 2. Lawyer-client relationship. — A lawyer-client relationship is of the highest fiduciary character. As a trust relation, it is essential that the engagement is founded on the confidence reposed by the client on the lawyer. Therefore, a lawyer-client relationship shall arise when the client consciously, voluntarily and in good faith vests a lawyer with his or her confidence for …

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• 10 January

  John Lloyd Cruz, Baron Geisler, Dranreb Belleza, Richard Gomez et al lead painting show

  

  To start the year on an artistic note, movie, television and theater celebrities are opening a once-in-a-blue-moon painting exhibit of their rare and special art pieces to the public. Actor and visual artist Dranreb Belleza thought of gathering his colleagues who are into visual arts to participate in an art shpw titled “Screenscapes” to be inaugurated tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, …

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• 10 January

  RSA, MVP named PSA Execs of the Year

  

  TWO of the country’s top businessmen and sports patron stand side by side in the coming San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night. San Miguel CEO and President Ramon S. Ang along with First Pacific Company Chairman and CEO Manny V. Pangilinan will be honored as Executives of the Year for working closely together to restore dignity and …

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