August, 2023

• 22 August

  Vespa introduces 2 GTS models

  

  Vespa, an icon of modern design, introduced to the Philippine market recently the sporty GTS SuperSport and the ultra-tech Vespa GTS SuperTech which are both equipped with a 300 hpe (High Performance Engine), a fruit of the latest Piaggio Group technology that aims to create engines that are increasingly more technologically advanced and efficient in terms of limiting emissions and …

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• 22 August

  Chery adds more dealers

  

  Chery Auto Philippines and five new dealer groups have joined hands to support Chery Auto Ph’s goal to accelerate its dealer network expansion which coincided with Chery’s official launch of the Tiggo 5X Pro Hybrid, Tiggo 7 Pro Hybrid, and the brand relaunch last month.  Present in the signing ceremony were Alfie Adriano of the Laus Group, Harold Co (Unli …

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• 18 August

  Veteran actress Angie Ferro dies at 86

  

  Veteran and award-winning actress Angie Ferro believed that like a story, life has a beginning, middle and an end. That is exactly what life like a story had progressed in Angie’s material and temporal existence on earth. Ferro was born and had exerienced the chronological phases of life until her death Thursday night. Angie died of bodily complications after a …

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• 18 August

  FUN FILLED TWO-DAY SUZUKI AUTO FESTIVAL SET AT SM CITY BACOOR

  

  The much anticipated Suzuki Auto Festival is back and this time, the two-day extravaganza will happen this coming August 26 and 27, 2023 at the Lower Ground Level of the SM City Bacoor in Cavite. The first of a three-month long series, the Suzuki Auto Festival will feature Suzuki’s iconic cars such as the new Ertiga Hybrid, S-Presso AGS, Dzire, …

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• 18 August

  UnionDigital Bank Wins Profitability Race in PH Digital Banking

  

  UnionDigital Bank, the digital bank subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines, is one of the fastest digital banks in the world to achieve profitability. It attained a triple-digit percentage growth in its net income during the first half of 2023 compared to the second half of 2022. The Aboitiz Group-led digital bank, which recently marked its first-year milestone in …

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• 18 August

  Pampanga Delta wins anew; Hustle, Laguna bounce back

  

  Jun Arthur Roque led five other teammates in double digits as powerhouse Pampanga Delta clobbered NBS 98-77 last Thursday night for its second straight win in the Sinag Liga Asya Born 2001 Cup at the One Arena in Cainta. Roque totaled 21 points, on top of three rebounds and two assists for Pampanga Delta, while Kevin Santos and Sonny Estil …

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• 18 August

  Let’s watch, support and enjoy — Bachman

  

  By Robert Andaya WATCH, support and enjoy the games. With these words, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann urged basketball fans all over the country to come in droves to support the Philippine team to the FIBA World Cup 2023 starting Aug. 25 at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. Bachmann, a well -known basketball player himself, reiterated his …

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• 18 August

  Manila Water leads multi-sectoral tree planting activities in major watersheds in the Non-East Zone

  

  The move for water security and climate change mitigation for a sustainable future continues as more of Manila Water’s operating units in the Non-East Zone lead tree-planting activities under the Pasibol: Puno ng Pag-asa program. Manila Water’s operating unit in Calbayog City, Samar, Calbayog Water Company, in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Protected Area Management …

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• 18 August

  LANDBANK, DBM join hands to expedite government purchases

  

  The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) have collaborated anew for the use of the LANDBANK Government Purchase Card (GPC) for the faster and more efficient means to pay for goods and services. The LANDBANK GPC is a credit card that allows authorized DBM personnel to expedite payments for official expenses, by …

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• 18 August

  Pagcor taking legal action vs 33 POGOs with unpaid fees

  

  The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation is taking legal action against 33 offshore gaming licensees, including some who have left the country, for unpaid fees amounting to P2.02 billion, according to Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco. PAGCOR records show that the operators, who were given licenses during the previous administration, have not paid their license fees for over a year …

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