December, 2023

• 25 December

  49th MMFF kicks off on Christmas Day

  

  The annual Metro Manila Film Festival opens today, Christmas Day, in all  theaters nationwide. The 49th MMFF boosts of ten films contesting for box-office supremacy and vying for awards on its awarding on December 27, 2023 at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao. Which films wiil be top grossers and ceĺlar dwellers? Who will win major acting and creative awards? …

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• 23 December

  Rice production to hit 20MMT in 2023

  

  The country’s rice production across all ecosystems is expected to hit 20 million metric tons, a report tracking the three quarters’ data of the Philippine Statistics showed. Compared to the output of 19.756 MMT harvested from 4, 804,591 hectares in 2022, this year’s rice production would hit 20.143 million MT reaped from 4,816,933 hectares or up by 386,193 metric tons. …

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• 22 December

  Empowering farmers, cultivating change

  

  SM Foundation welcomes farmer-graduates The SM Foundation continues to work towards achieving its vision of a future where farmers are empowered, able to share knowledge with the community, and collectively work towards elevating the entire industry through agriculture. As a testament to this, several farmers from Pampanga, Tarlac, Camarines Sur, and Albay completed SM Foundation’s Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) on …

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• 22 December

  PHILIPPINE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF GETS RENOVATED

  

  “Every one of us is blind and deaf until our eyes are opened to our fellowmen, until our ears hear the voice of humanity.”  – Helen Keller The Henry Sy Foundation, Inc. through SM Foundation turned over repaired, renovated and refurbished learning facilities to the Philippine School for the Deaf in Pasay City. Present at the inauguration and turnover ceremony …

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• 22 December

  DA Luzon Cluster A meets to finalize El Nino strategies

  

  Officials of the Department of Agriculture in Regions 1,2,3 and CAR met yesterday to finalize strategies to ensure that food production would not greatly suffer with the ongoing El Nino, which would intensify by February to April 2024. Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Leocadio S. Sebastian asked the National Irrigation Administration in these regions to program more rationally the release.of …

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• 22 December

  Boracay Water wins in DOE’s 2023 Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards

  

  Manila Water, through its Non-East Zone subsidiary Boracay Water, proudly secures its second accolade for Energy Efficiency, winning at the 2023 Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards (EEE) from the Department of Energy (DOE). Demonstrating outstanding commitment to responsible energy use and sustainability, Boracay Water earns the prestigious title in the Special Awards in Energy Efficiency Excellence category, specifically under the Energy …

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• 22 December

  Pagcor-Funded School Building Unveiled in Tarlac

  

  School children in this municipality now have more learning space with the inauguration on Wednesday, December 20, of a modern two-story, six-classroom building funded by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). The new learning facility, built at a cost of nearly Php18 million, was unveiled at Nilasin 1st Elementary School, one of the public schools in Pura in dire …

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• 20 December

  Philippine School for the Deaf undergoes revitalization

  

  Henry Sy Foundation, SM Foundation transform spaces for inclusive education in the Philippines The Philippines’ Magna Carta for Disabled Persons ensures the rehabilitation, self-development, and self-reliance of persons with disabilities. The country provides educational assistance to people with disabilities from primary to tertiary education, including vocational or technical training. One such school is the Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD) …

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• 20 December

  Alibaba DAMO new LLM technology includes Tagalog support

  

  Alibaba DAMO Academy announces the launch of SeaLLMs, pioneering large language models (LLM) that come with 13-billion-parameter and 7-billion-parameter versions. The LLMs are specially designed to cater to the linguistic diversity of Southeast Asia.  The models represent a technological leap forward in terms of inclusivity, offering optimized support for local languages in the region including Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Malay, …

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• 20 December

  Score the Best Deals and Steals at World Bazaar Festival 2023

  

  With the holiday season fast approaching, the World Bazaar Festival 2023 promises to be bigger and better than ever before. This annual event boasts an impressive array of Bazaaristas each offering exclusive promotions and limited-time offers. Shoppers can browse through an extensive selection of local and international brands, discovering one-of-a-kind gifts for their loved ones and save money at the …

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