May, 2023

• 3 May

  Manila Water showcases innovations on operational efficiency and environmental protection

  

  Throughout the years, Manila Water has put premium in developing systems and technologies to better serve their customers and lessen its environmental impact in its operations. At the National Economic Development Authority’s Innovation Day exhibit (April 28) held at the Philippine International Convention Center, the water concessionaire had the chance to showcase six cutting-edge technologies used in its operations to …

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• 3 May

  Marcos, Pascual welcome the agreement that will jumpstart the manufacturing of e-motorcycles in Philippines

  

  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual, together with other members of the Philippine delegation, welcomed on Monday, 1 May 2023, the cooperation agreement signed between Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI) and Zero Motorcycles, a global leader in electric motorcycles and powertrains. As one of the proponents of the country’s transition to electric vehicles and the use …

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• 3 May

  Bivalent jabs arriving in May

  

  The Department of Health (DOH) is expecting 390,000 doses of bivalent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to arrive in the country by the end of this month. In a media forum on Tuesday, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire reported that they have acquired the emergency use authorization and other requirements from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Ang …

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• 3 May

  Positivity rate not a reflection of real Covid situation

  

  The positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for coronavirus is not a good basis in determining the real picture of the country’s Covid-19 situation. In a media briefing on Tuesday, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that the computation of positivity rate is dependent on the recorded results of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) …

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• 3 May

  Housing program for OFWs inked

  

  More overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will have a chance to purchase their dream houses under the Pambansang Pabahay Program Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) program of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., according to a report by Philippine News Agency. On Sunday, OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose …

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• 3 May

  Ayala Land to help boost infra development

  

  An executive of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) recently underscored the company’s willingness to work with the government to further boost infrastructure development in the country, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. During the company’s virtual annual stockholders meeting, ALI chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said “at the Ayala Group, we’ve always aligned our business aspirations with the …

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• 3 May

  SM Prime to launch real estate investment trust

  

  Sy-led property developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. is planning to list its own real estate investment trust (REIT) in the second half of 2023, according to a recent published report. Jeffrey C. Lim, SM Prime president, said the company expects to raise some $1 billion or about P55.5 billion from its REIT. Total valuation would be around $3.5 to $4 …

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• 3 May

  The Last MicroSD-Flagship Sony Xperia 1 V

  

  Many consumers are eagerly awaiting the imminent announcement of the Sony Xperia 1 V smartphone, even though the excitement around it doesn’t compare to that surrounding an Apple Keynote or Samsung Unpacked event. After all, this handset differs significantly from the other top-tier smartphones currently available on the market. Here are some design leaks and the reasons why that is …

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• 3 May

  Huawei, ZTE, BOE developing flexible OLED display

  

  The future of smartphones is foldable devices, and while efforts have been made to make the hinge more svelte so that the flexible display has a less obvious wrinkle, under-display (UD) cameras have not made much progress. Samsung accomplished this with the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Fold4, but the images produced by the UD camera are, at best, below average. …

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• 3 May

  Microsoft concludes Windows 10 major updates

  

  After announcing that it will permanently stop supporting Windows 7 and 8.1 earlier this year, Microsoft has finished with major updates for Windows 10 and declared that version 22H2 will be the LAST and final version of Windows 10. If you are still hesitant to upgrade to Windows 11, here is a GOOD reason to do so. Beginning in the …

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