July, 2023

• 19 July

  New grassroots league opens July 24

  

  Sinag Liga Asya, the newest competitive basketball league, will open its doors starting July 24 to provide more opportunities for homegrown basketball players across the Philippines. Spearheaded by chairman Rocky Chan, head of basketball operations for Visayas and Mindanao Paul Joven, chief operating officer Leo Isaac, and commissioner Salvador Cortez Jr., the Sinag Liga Asya aims to give more pathways …

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• 19 July

  Driver’s License card shortage to normalize by September, says Sec. Bautista

  

  The shortage of plastic cards for driver’s licenses will normalize by September with up to 130,000 unissued cards expected to be received by motorists. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista clarified Tuesday the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) forecast of up to 500,000 plastic card shortage was until October in response to the Memorandum Circular extending the validity …

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• 19 July

  US$100,000 at stake in Sharks International 9-Ball Open

  

  By Robert Andaya A whooping cash prize of US$100,000 will be at stake in the  Sharks International 9-Ball Open, according to event organizer Hadley Mariano. The prestigious competition is scheduled on July 24-29 at the Sharks Arena along Tomas Morato in Quezon City with a total of 128 players, including 64 foreigners, seeing action. But the bigger picture is that organizers led by Hadley …

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• 19 July

  PCAP inter-school chess crown to St. Benilde

  

  DE LA Salle-College of St. Benilde made chess history by becoming the first-ever PCAP Inter-school champion over the weekend. Bannered by FM Narquingden Reyes and Jerich Cajeras, St. Benilde brought down Dasmariñas Integrated High School, 10.5-4.5, to capture the championship and the top prize of P30,000. Dasmariñas Integrated High School settled for runner-up honors and P20,000, while Ateneo de Manila University clinched third place and …

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• 19 July

  SiGMA Asia: The Gaming World coming to the Philippines

  

  The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) announces the  staging in the country of SiGMA Asia Summit 2023 – a huge gathering of top minds and influential leaders in gaming, blockchain and emerging tech industries. Jointly organized by the SiGMA Group and the Artificial Intelligence Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (AIBC), the highly anticipated event, which takes place on July 19-22 at …

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• 19 July

  Low NRW of Manila Water is a major factor in sustaining 24/7 supply to East Zone customers

  

  Manila Water manages to keep its non-revenue water (NRW) average at 13.35% for the first half of this year sustaining 24/7 water supply to its 7.6 million customers in the East Zone of Metro Manila and parts of Rizal. The water company has been maintaining its NRW average below 14% by implementing vigorous maintenance checks, replacement, rehabilitation, and repairs in …

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• 18 July

  LTO received the first batch of MV license plates

  

  Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista and Land Transportation Office (LTO) OIC Assistant Secretary Hector A. Villacorta received atleast 108,400 motor vehicle plates at the Plate Making Plant located in LTO Central, East Avenue, Quezon City. This marked the initial shipment of the 16,040,640 plates acquired by the DOTr through the winning bidder, Trojan-Tonnjes Joint Venture. To tackle the existing …

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• 18 July

  New Honda City, Honda Brio Tech & Style

  

  Two of the Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. best-selling models just got better and more stylish as the New City and New Brio were unwrapped last week amidst a lot of hoopla at the SM Megamall Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong City.  The New Honda City will “Elevate Your Drive” through its refreshed look, additional color options, and a new variant to …

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• 18 July

  Much bigger Chevrolet Trax

  

  The Covenant Car Company Inc. unwrapped the keenly-awaited New Generation 2024 Chevrolet Trax last week at the Rockwell Plant in Makati. The Chevrolet Trax is powered by a 1.2-liter turbocharged engine that has 137 horsepower with 220 Nm of torque mated to a proven 6-speed automatic transmission. It is capable of reaching 100 kmh in just 8 seconds.  It was …

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• 18 July

  Gateway introduces Ioniq 6 at Hyundai Pasong Tamo

  

  Gateway Motors Group, a local automotive dealer group housing over 21 world-renowned brands, recently unwrapped the Hyundai Ioniq 6, the current World Car of the Year, at its spacious Hyundai Pasong Tamo showroom in Makati. Michael Goho, vice president and chief operating officer of Gateway Motors Group, welcomed the guests from the different partner-banks, VIP clients, officers of the Hyundai …

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