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Manila Water has achieved another milestone as the Company was awarded for its outstanding corporate governance practices in the ASEAN Corporate Governance Regional Assessment for the year 2021. Manila Water was among the 32 companies in the Philippines to be included in the 2021 ACG Asset Class. A total of 230 companies from the ASEAN member countries were recognized in …
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December, 2022
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14 December
RCBC NegosyanTech empowers micro, small entreps to accept all digital payments
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has rolled out its NegosyanTech digital payments service for micro and small entrepreneurs enabling vendors to accept any payments from banks and e-wallets through its interoperable QRph code. The RCBC NegosyanTech Lahat Pwede QRph was launched at Bankerohan public market in Davao City in partnership with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department …
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14 December
Popular online host Agon wows Philippine Blockchain 2022
Margaret Gil, a former colleague at the defunct Radio Philippines Network (RPN) Channel 9 public affairs show “Action 9” stirred up by interest in Agon. Agon who? Agon Hare, the famous host of “Project Nightfall” on YuTube who has millions of viewers, likers and followers. It was during the frenzy of the Philippine Blockchain 2022 at the Marriot Grand Ballroom …
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14 December
SM Makati Post Office now open to serve the Public
Aside from its branches located in cities, municipalities, and far-flung areas of the country, the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) opened an outlet in SM Makati in order to expand its accessibility by bringing the Post Office closer to the public. Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay, Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio, SM Mart. Inc. Senior Assistant Vice President Dennis Albano, and other …
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14 December
SIM cards automatically deactivate if not registered beginning Dec. 27
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) urged the public to register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to prevent deactivation upon effectivity of the new law. During a press briefing in Cagayan de Oro City recently, NTC-10 Director Teodoro Buenavista Jr. said users have a six-month grace period to register the cards they use on their mobile devices as prescribed under …
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13 December
Triple gold for Hidilyn at World Weightlifting Championships
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz lived up to her billing as the best in the women’s 55-kilogram category after claiming three gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogota, Colombia on Thursday. The 31-year-old Diaz, a gold winner in the SEA Games (2019 and 2022) and Asian Games (2018), registered 93kg in snatch and 114kg …
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13 December
Philippine netters secure 4 medals at Indonesia soft tennis tourney
The Philippines has pocketed one silver and three bronze medals at the 6th Indonesia Soft Tennis Championships held from Dec. 1-4 in Jakarta. Joseph Arcilla and Sherwin Nuguit delivered the silver medal in the men’s doubles category where they lost to He-na A and Meng Ju Hsieh of Chinese Taipei, 4-5 (6-8), in the final. Adjuthor Moralde and George Patrick …
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13 December
San Juan Knights join Pilipinas Super League
One of the most successful teams in regional basketball is making its way to the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). The league announced recently that the San Juan Knights are confirming their participation in the ongoing DUMPER Cup. Team owner Jinggoy Estrada welcomed PSL president Rocky Chan, vice president Ray Alao, head of basketball operations Leo Isaac, and commissioner Marc Pingris …
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13 December
‘SALUDO’
The Ayala Group of Companies initiated the Saludo sa Serbisyo program which provides expanded access to products and services to active and retired personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the Philippine National Police (PNP). This is to honor the …
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13 December
WGM Frayna takes 4th title in National Women’s chess tilt
Army Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Private 1st Class Janelle Mae Frayna captured her fourth title in the blitz category of the 2022 National Women’s Chess Championships grand finals at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence in Quezon City on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Frayna, the country’s first woman Grandmaster, also pocketed the silver medal in the Standard chess category of the tournament …
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