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August, 2022

  • 5 August

    BDO Foundation and PGPC join forces to build classrooms in Catarman

    BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, has inked an agreement with the Philippine Geothermal Production Company (PGPC) for the construction of a three-classroom school building in Baybay Elementary School in Catarman, Northern Samar. The memorandum of agreement was signed by (from left) BDO Foundation trustee Ismael Estela Jr., BDO Foundation trustee Lucy Co Dy, BDO Foundation …

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  • 5 August

    SM Foundation brings basic health services to SM City Rosario

    SM Foundation (SMFI) provided free medical consultation and medicines to more than 350 patients during its medical mission at SM City Rosario in Cavite. Other diagnostic services were also offered including x-ray, ECG, sugar test, cholesterol test, uric acid test, and hemoglobin test. This social good initiative was made possible through collaboration with the Dalta Jonelta Foundation; Department of Social …

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  • 5 August

    SM Foundation’s blood donation drive generates 4,000 bags

    In time for the National Blood Donors Month celebration, SM Foundation (SMFI) announced the success of its bloodletting efforts from February to June 2022, wherein more than 4,000 bags of blood were generated. From these bags of blood, around 12,000 lives may be saved and extended – since one bag can help save up to three lives as it can …

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  • 5 August

    5 Things you can do at SM this Cyber Month

    Great tech and gaming deals are coming your way this August! Hey there, tech geeks! SM Supermalls is celebrating tech and innovation this August at the #SMCyberMonth2022. It’s going to be an #AweSM, action-packed month at SM with these activities and offerings that will keep you at the edge of your seat. Experience the Great Gadget Sale Truly, there is …

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  • 3 August

    SBMA, InterCommerce, and MYEG PH Signs a Tripartite Agreement for the Acceptance of Online Payment on the Electronic Billing and Payment System (eBPS)

    A tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed for the acceptance and processing of online payment in SBMA’s Electronic Billing and Payment System (eBPS) last July 14, 2022, at the SBMA Conference Room, Waterfront Drive Subic Bay Freeport Zone by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), InterCommerce Network Services, Inc. (InterCommerce), and MYEG Philippines (MYEG PH), a market leader in …

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  • 3 August

    PSFI celebrates 40th anniversary with lives transformed by Access to Energy program

    As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) – the social development arm of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation – is highlighting the Sustain, Invest, Nurture, Access to Green Energy (SINAG) initiative, an Access to Energy (A2E) program which aims to provide cleaner and more efficient energy sources to communities.  PSFI empowers residents by training them to maintain and …

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  • 1 August

    Puregold’s ‘Walang Plastik Mondays’ means less plastic but more savings for customers

    Single-use plastic could potentially end most of marine life as we know it. Once this happens, there is no going back and the planet will never be the same. Did you know that the world produces about 300 million tons of plastic every year and most of these are single-use? These single-use plastics don’t decompose and turn into microplastics, which …

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  • 1 August

    Manila Water sends relief to earthquake-stricken towns in Abra

    Earthquake-stricken towns in the province of Abra found relief over the weekend with the provision of clean water through the help of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), Manila Water Company, and Manila Water Foundation.  Upon the behest of Sec. Erwin Tulfo of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on behalf of the affected population in Abra, Manila …

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  • 1 August

    The Korean taxi driver and the highlights of the 2022 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

    The celebration of the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in Bucheon City, South Korea was both a personal and a public experience. Personally, I was invited to the festival on the merit of my writing annual Philippine cinema of the Made in Asia book published by BiFan as part of its major component, the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF), …

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  • 1 August

    Vince Tañada, Charo Santos win top acting honors at 70th Famas

    Before the cameras rolled for a broadcast version of the 70th Famas Awards Night yesterday at the Metropolitan Theater, actors Charo Santos and Vince Tañada were seated on the same row of the hall as if to foreshadow their respective victories. As it was, Charo and Vince won Best Actress for Cinematografica Productions and Quantum Films’ “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon” …

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