San Miguel Corp. (SMC) reported that its group-wide reforestation initiative nationwide has resulted in the planting of 3.8 million trees since 2019 to date. The conglomerate said in a statement that it has recently completed planting over 26,000 trees in Angat, Bulacan together with the town’s...
Presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS25) sustained its humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations for the victims of typhoon "Odette" as it attended to the medical needs of over 900 patients, the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed Monday, Jan. 24. A medical personnel attends to a...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is ramping up its clean-up of the Tullahan-Tinajeros river system and the Pasig River which will cost it about P3 billion. In a statement, the diversified conglomerate said it is eyeing to remove a total of 1 million tons of silt and solid waste from the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said Malacañang and the Department of Justice (DOJ) should not allow Public Attorneys Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta to report to work for her continued refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Drilon said he finds it unacceptable that...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced that it has so far donated food and water amounting to over P35 million as its response efforts for provinces hit by typhoon Odette continues. This comes as fuel subsidiary Petron Corporation has managed to restore full operations to most of its damaged...
'Ang Batang Hesus' exhibit at Araneta City Araneta City opens to the public the “Ang Batang Hesus” exhibit in Ali Mall in partnership with Santo Niño devotees to honor the Child Jesus. In time for the feast of Santo Niño, the faithful are invited to visit the solemn display of the different...
At least 15 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (PSG logo) This was confirmed to Malacañang reporters Thursday, Jan. 6 by Col. Randolph Cabangbang, chief of the PSG. According to Cabangbang, the 15 PSG members--who...
Malacañang will continue to support Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena amid his rift with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles stated this during his press briefing on Wednesday,...
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has expanded its coastal clean-up drive to Calatagan and Balayan in Batangas, even as it prepares to start cleaning up the heavily-polluted Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando river system (MMORS) in Bulacan. In a statement, SMC said a total of 1,340 bags full of garbage were initially...
President Duterte has expressed a desire to go back to the provinces that were ravaged by typhoon "Odette". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, despite the apparent new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that's slowly sweeping across the nation. Duterte, in his...
Typhoon “Odette” victims who experienced various medical conditions were attended to by military-medical personnel at the BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS-25), the Philippine Navy (PN) said. Presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo is repurposed as a floating hospital to cater to the medical needs of victims of...
The New Year is upon us. On the crystal surface of the champagne we drank on New Year’s Eve, have we seen enough of ourselves to help us kick old habits, strengthen parts of us that had been weak, turn a new leaf, hug our enemies, and keep abusive, toxic people we loved at a distance? But...
