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6 October

SEC warns vs Axie Infinity investment

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned the public against dealing with Pogi Breeds International, a group of players of the Axie Infinity game using investments solicited from clients.

6 October

PAGCOR approves P34.64 million FINANCIAL SUPPORT for host cities

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the local gaming industry’s revenue performance, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently approved the P34.64 million grant to cities and local government units that host a Casino Filipino branch.

6 October

Air travel could normalize much later

Airlines, airports, related services companies and travelers will have to wait a bit longer before air traffic around the world returns to pre-pandemic levels, according to Standard and Poors Global Ratings.

6 October

Ang defends PAREX vs critics

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) recently defended its P95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project against transport and environmental groups.

6 October

Mt. Kitanglad Natural Park: showcase of Philippines’ biodiversity, natural heritage

Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park (MKRNP), site of one of the few remaining rainforests in the Philippines and a protected area in Bukidnon, northern Mindanao, hosts some of rarest plant and animal wildlife, including the critically endangered Philippine Eagle.

6 October

PAL flies to Seattle via Hawaii

Philippine Airlines (PAL) recently opened a new service from Manila to Seattle via Honolulu, in a move to generate revenues by expanding operations in the United States West Coast.

6 October

Pyramids still attract tourists to Egypt

Egypt’s world-famous pyramids site, especially the three Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, attracted more than half of the number of visitors that used to frequent the site before the outbreak of the pandemic, according to Ashraf Mohieddin, Egyptologist and director general of the pyramids site, on the occasion of World Tourism Day.

6 October

Globe Shop & Pay: A best-in-class retail innovation

The launch of Shop & Pay signals another milestone in innovation for Globe as it aims to create a better experience for Filipinos looking for safe and convenient ways to make transactions in the new normal.

6 October

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Czech President Václav Havel

“Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.” This is one of the many remarkable words left by a Czech dissident playwright turned statesman, Václav Havel. Photo by: Filip Jandourek, Czech Radio In commemoration of his 85th Birth Anniversary, the Embassy of the Czech …

6 October

Great literary and mentoring memories of the late National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera

My knowledge and interest about the late Bienvenido Lumbera had stemmed from my reading his literary works like poetry and essays from magazines and newspapers back in my college days at the Faculty of Arts and Letters of UST when I was in third and fourth years majoring in Literature.

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October, 2021