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Politics

LACSON TO PRIVATE SECTOR: HELP GOV’T FIX FLOODING

Senator Ping Lacson pushed for the all-out help of the private sector in addressing the flooding problem, even as he continues his own probe into failed and ghost flood control projects that have cost taxpayers more than P2 trillion in the last 15 years. Lacson said the offer of San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang […]

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Hobbies & Advocacies

SMC EYES REHAB OF 3 MAJOR LUZON RIVER SYSTEMS

Three years after it launched its landmark river cleanup and flood mitigation initiative–which has led to the removal of over 3 million metric tons of silt and solid wastes from the Pasig, Tullahan, and San Juan Rivers–San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is setting its sights on a more ambitious goal: Cleaning up and rehabilitating three major […]

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Politics

ELECTRIC COOPS RESILIENT, STRONG AMID COVID-19 – DE JESUS

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) said electric cooperatives (ECs) have shown strength and resilience in the face of the ongoing public health crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement, PHILRECA president and party-list Rep. Presley De Jesus said since the declaration of a state of public health emergency, […]

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Government

ONE EC NETWORK FOUNDATION DONATES P12.1-M FOR PANTAWID LIWANAG PROGRAM

True to its mission of extending social advocacies, cultural development, and economic prosperity and abundance to member-consumer-owners or MCOs, the One EC Network Foundation, Inc. (OECNF) has pledged to donate a total of P12.1 million to all electric cooperatives (EC) or about P100,000 per EC.   In its regular meeting held last April 22, 2020, […]