December, 2022

• 7 December

  Puerto Aguadulce handles largest-capacity vessel to dock in Colombia

  

  Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce (Puerto Aguadulce) has reached a new milestone with its recent handling of CMA CGM ARGENTINA – the largest-capacity vessel to arrive in Colombia. The milestone highlights Buenaventura’s position as a strategic port city for the country’s foreign trade with the Asia-Pacific region and the world. “This news has great significance not only for the national port …

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• 7 December

  Rakitić, World-Class Midfielder is M88 Mansion’s Featured LaLiga Player

  

  M88 Mansion, Asia’s online gaming giant, presents Sevilla FC midfielder, Ivan Rakitić as a featured player for the LaLiga Santander Season 2022-23. In line with this, several activities were drawn up for Rakitić including an exclusive interview with the Croatian superstar. He also guested in a special podcast called Monday Motivations in Indonesia.  In a statement, Rakitić mentioned: “I’m truly …

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• 7 December

  Etiqa Philippines’ new health plan protects family in medical emergencies, shields their savings

  

  To many uninsured Filipinos, perhaps no other incident drives home the importance of a health card or medical insurance than a sudden, and possibly life-threatening, medical emergency. The agony starts at the hospital admission section where they are asked to produce evidence of the capability to pay like government IDs or credit cards. Then, they might not even have cash …

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• 7 December

  Team Energy aids farmers, agriculture workers through development programs

  

  TEAM ENERGY CORPORATION, in partnership with stakeholders in government, has contributed to the growth of the country’s agriculture sector by implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that help push agriculture forward. This is being done through its corporate social responsibility arm, TeaM Energy Foundation Inc. (TEFI). “We realize that the growth of Philippine agriculture is closely tied to the country’s …

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• 7 December

  Brownlee closing in on naturalization

  

  The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to grant Filipino citizenship to Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee. With 274 affirmative votes, no negative vote, and one abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 6224 to allow Brownlee as a naturalized player of Gilas Pilipinas to the FIBA Basketball World Cup next year …

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• 7 December

  Philippine aerobic gymnasts to join Suzuki World Cup

  

  Six aerobic gymnasts led by Southeast Asian (SEA) Games bronze medalist Charmaine Dolar are set to join the Suzuki World Cup 2022 in Japan on December 12-14. The Filipinos will be up against the best athletes from Australia, Hungary, Japan, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mongolia, Thailand, and Chinese Taipei in the tournament scheduled to be held at the Ota City General …

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• 7 December

  PBBM wants more Philippine medals in Paris Olympics

  President R. Marcos Jr. has issued a challenge to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) for better performance among Filipino athletes come the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.  POC president Bambol Tolentino said recently that Marcos wants the Philippine team to exceed its historic four-medal haul in Tokyo in 2021 highlighted by Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo’s gold medal in weightlifting.  “The President wants …

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• 7 December

  Pinoy tracksters capture 15 medals in Thailand Open

  

  The Philippines ended its campaign at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championships with five gold medals, including two from the women’s heptathlon and men’s 4x400m relay events recently.  Sarah Dequinan tallied 5,280 points in the women’s heptathlon while the 4x400m relay team of Edgardo Alejan Jr., Michael Carlo del Prado, Joyme Sequita, and Francis Medina prevailed after clocking 3:11.83 …

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• 7 December

  The 2022 Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival and Christmas blues in showbiz

  

  May I be personal about the 14th Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival? Although it’s over, its relevance is very pressing in the light of disinformation, trolls and fake news prevalent in media especially in socmed. Pandayang Lino Brocka, abbreviated as PLB, is one film festival which reeks with progressive films on reel truth telling and documentation …

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• 7 December

  Kris Aquino vividly recalls dad’s birth year in US amid her delicate state of health

  

  People who love Queen of All Media Kris Aquino would always find time to pay her a visit no matter the distance during these trying times of her battle with the worst disease she has ever known in her life. Friend, colleague and ex-co-host on TV—as Kris’ sidekick in the defunct “Kris TV”—Darla Sauler recently came and saw Kris in …

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