Quiapo Church’s waste-less Feast of the Black Nazarene celebration has been praised by Philippine eco group, EcoWaste Coalition.
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Skyway, SMC tollways go 100% cashless with Autosweep RFID in January
Skyway and other tollways in Luzon operated by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Infrastructure in the Philippines are all set to go 100% cashless on January 11, 2021, with the completion of the shift to Autosweep RFID.
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Philippines marks January as Zero Waste Month
Philippine environment groups belonging to the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement have launched their activities for the opening of the celebration of the National Zero Waste Month.
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LOOK: Philippines’ 1st double-decker elevated highway links Southern to Northern Luzon
Have you seen the Philippines’ first double-decker elevated highway? If you have not been out on the road because of the coronavirus pandemic, you can check out the new Skyway 3 video on YouTube.
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MakatiMed receives 2 international awards for COVID-19 best practices
The Philippines’ Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) has received the Excellence Award for Patient Safety from the 2020 Asian Hospital Management Awards (AHMA) and Special Recognition for the International Hospital Federation (IHF) Beyond the Call of Duty for COVID-19 program.
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UP scientist Perry Ong honored with name of new flowering plant in Mindanao
University of the Philippines Diliman scientist Dr. Perry S. Ong has been honored with the name of a new flowering plant species found in Mindanao.
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Muntinlupa’s 1st learning bus teaches disaster preparedness to residents
Muntinlupa City has launched the first innovative ‘learning bus’ of its kind in Metro Manila that teaches residents about disaster resilience and risk reduction while raising awareness about climate change adaptation.
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University of London goes live with open access to world inventory of Philippine treasures
The University of London’s Philippine Studies forum at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is going live with an open-access inventory of Philippine treasures found around the world.
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Historic University of the Philippines Chapel receives restoration work
The University of the Philippines Chapel, also known as the Parish Church of the Holy Sacrifice in Diliman, Quezon City, has received initial restoration work to repaint its interior and exterior facades and repair its worn-out parts.
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Manila’s Metropolitan Theater reopens for Battle of Mactan quincentenary
The iconic Metropolitan Theater (MET) in Manila is set to reopen this year with celebratory events leading to the quincentennial or 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan on April 27, 2021.
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These yellow boats cross rivers to bring school modules, set up e-hubs
The Yellow Boat of Hope mission to ferry school kids from remote villages to their school across rivers in the Philippines continues even under the new normal modes of schooling by instead transporting modules.
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Philippine Standard Time clock sync campaign heralds New Year 2021
A campaign to urge Filipinos to synchronize clocks with the Philippine Standard Time is heralding the New Year 2021.
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