November, 2023

• 24 November

  Beauty queen, actress Azenith Briones still missing

  

  It was on an early Thursday morning, November 16, 2023 that entertainment writer Obette Serano sent me a message about 1975 Mutya ng Pilipinas Miss Photogenic and actress Azenith Briones.  On a visual page on Facebook Messenger was splashed replicated photos of Azenith with a lady Voice Over: “Your attention, please! This is very important.” At the bottom of the …

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• 24 November

  Education: A leverage for limitless aspirations

  

  SM Foundation’s scholarship program empowers dreams of youth In a world brimming with boundless possibilities, education serves as a powerful lever that propels young dreamers towards their desired destinations. Especially for youth from low-income households, it allows them to transcend from the lives they have long known. This is the very vision of SM group’s founder Tatang Henry Sy Sr. …

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• 24 November

  MPL Press Corps, MOONTON bring esports journalism workshop to Adamson, UP

  

  After a successful first leg, the MPL Philippines Press Corps is set to hold the second and third editions of the M5 Esports Journalism Workshop in two different campuses on November 25 and 27 to end the year. The group’s second stop will be at Adamson University, partnering with the school’s official publication, the Adamson Chronicle to hold another talk …

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• 23 November

  Senators vow to be riceponsible at PhilRice exhibit in the Senate

  

  The exhibit of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) at the second floor lobby of the Philippine Senate turned into an amusing event of sorts as some senators,  their staff and visitors browsed through the banner standees, had a feel of the different rice varieties, watched in amazement the bike-like rice mill for brown rice and partook of samples of …

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• 23 November

  PPP Center highlights significant reforms of the proposed PPP Code at PH Infra Summit 2023

  

  Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center Executive Director Ma. Cynthia C. Hernandez discussed the significant reforms of the proposed PPP Code during the Philippine Infrastructure Summit 2023 held at the Sheraton Manila Hotel on November 22, 2023.     In her presentation, Executive Director Hernandez emphasized that the proposed PPP Code will further strengthen the government’s PPP Program by consolidating all legal frameworks …

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• 23 November

  Smart Omega’s All-Star roster ready to conquer CDFI Beijing Tournament

  

  Smart Omega, a prominent force in the competitive gaming scene, is thrilled to announce its qualification for the knockout playoffs of the prestigious Call of Duty: Mobile Fall Invitational in Beijing, China. Organized by Tencent Games and Garena, the Call of Duty: Mobile Fall Invitational brings together the best teams from China, Southeast Asia, Japan, and India to compete on …

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• 23 November

  Sebastian exhorts scientists to serve a human purpose

  

  Agriculture Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Leocadio S. Sebastian, in a commentary published by TransactionsNASTPhl, exhorted the science community to “think outside ourselves and ensure that our outputs result in societal outcomes for millions of farmers, fishers, stakeholders, and consumers. If our work supports societal outcomes and impacts on food security, attaining food security will not remain an uphill climb. …

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• 23 November

  DOJ accredits Pagcor’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

  

  The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program has received recognition from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for achieving a high mediation success rate. The recognition makes PAGCOR and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines as the only government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) to have earned such accreditation from the DOJ. During the recognition ceremony held …

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• 23 November

  ICTSI South Pacific terminals handle largest international vessel to call PNG

  

  South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) and Motukea International Terminal (MIT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operations in the ports of Lae and Motukea, respectively, established a record as they welcomed the largest boxship to ever dock in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands region. The 2,754-TEU gearless ship KOTA GABUNG made its inaugural call in Lae on 12 November and in Motukea, adjacent to …

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• 23 November

  Asia FinTech Alliance Launched at SFF 2023 by 10 Fintech Associations

  

  Asia FinTech Alliance (AFA) was officially launched at the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2023 on 16 November. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  was inked by 10 AFA association members, including the Singapore Fintech Association, Elevandi Japan, Korea Fintech Industry Association, Fintech Alliance.Ph, Taiwan FinTech Association, Asosiasi Fintech Indonesia, Thai Fintech Association, Fintech Association of Malaysia, Fintech Association of Hong Kong, …

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