September, 2022

• 14 September

  NCSC leads Elderly Filipino Week celebration

  

  Every year from October 1-7, the entire nation honors its senior citizens with a country-wide celebration of Elderly Filipino Week and this year’s festivity is no different. In fact, it even promises to be a better and bigger one. The Elderly Filipino Week celebration is anchored on Proclamation No. 470, s. 1994, issued by former President Fidel V. Ramos. It …

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• 14 September

  Rizaleños welcome Manila Water’s service expansion and improvement

  

  More than 13,500 families in the Rizal service area of Manila Water are now being provided with improved water quality and supply, as the company completes 40 projects in its intensified expansion program. Residents in Baranagy Sipsipin, M. Bellin, Pasig-pasigan, JICA Bayugo, Bungad Punta, JICA Banay-banay, Palaypalay, Pagkalinawan, Sitio Ik-ik and Lubo in Jalajala; Barangay Inarawan, San Roque, San Jose, …

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• 14 September

  BSP and retailers sign agreement for Coin Deposit Machine Project

  

  The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and its partner retailers (SM Retail, Inc.; Filinvest Land, Inc.; and Robinsons Supermarket) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to deploy 25 Coin Deposit Machines (CoDM) in select retail establishments. The BSP-initiated project aims to boost its Coin Recirculation Program, and to promote financial inclusion and digitalization. Consumers will be able to conveniently …

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• 13 September

  LANDBANK installs new ATM to serve Marawi teachers

  

  Teachers and residents will no longer need to wait in long queues and travel to other towns for their cash requirements, with the installation of a new Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) ATM at the Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School (APCES) Compound in Barangay Buadi Sacayo. In partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) – City Schools Division of …

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• 12 September

  SUN Awards highlights Elderly Filipino Week celebration

  

  All is set for this year’s Sampung Ulirang Nakatatanda or SUN Awards as part of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC)-led country-wide celebration of Elderly Filipino Week slated October 1-7. The conferring of Ten Outstanding Older Persons is spearheaded by the Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Inc. (COSE) in recognition of our senior citizens’ important and valuable contributions …

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• 10 September

  ICTSI Mexico gets more new equipment

  

  Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s business unit operating at the Port of Manzanillo, is adding four new state-of-the-art rubber tired gantries (RTG) to its landside equipment fleet to further consolidate cargo movement in Mexico’s most important port. Representing an investment of USD8 million, the new RTGs will help speed up container loading and unloading times at the …

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• 9 September

  Pioneer of Success: Unified CEO Manny Pascual’s Entrepreneurial Journey

  

  How a pioneer mindset helped this network-marketing entrepreneur win in life and business “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” –Steve Jobs (1955-2011) As a business leader, Manny Pascual has the knack for defying conventions and being the first in taking paths that are less traveled. The 46-year-old network marketing expert has pioneered in offering a one-stop-shop super app …

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• 8 September

  MCL sets sail in furthering higher education in partnership with Business College of Athens

  

  Malayan Colleges Laguna, A Mapúa School (MCL) continues to make waves in the field of higher education in producing globally competitive individuals with its partnership with the Business College of Athens (BCA), launching the country’s first master’s degree program that aims to ‘advance and professionalize the shipping business practice’.  The Master of Science in Shipping Business makes its way into …

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• 8 September

  First Philippine Blockchain Week Set in November

  

  International and local experts from the digital and cryptocurrency industries have come together to host the first Philippine Blockchain Week. The week-long event will be held from November 28 to December 4 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom of the Newport World Resorts in Pasay. Called “Chaintrix” and inspired by the meta universe of the movie the“Matrix”, it seeks to promote …

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• 8 September

  Megaworld to open first Belmont Hotel in Mactan, Cebu

  

  Pioneering township developer Megaworld is set to open its second homegrown hotel development inside its 30-hectare The Mactan Newtown in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu by fourth quarter this year. This will be the 12th hotel property of Megaworld Hotels & Resorts, the country’s largest operator of homegrown hotel brands.  The 20-storey Belmont Hotel Mactan will have 550 guestrooms and suites, composed …

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