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QC GOV’T, SMC PARTNER TO CLEAN, REHAB RIVERS

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Quezon City government to clean and rehabilitate major rivers in the city, expanding the company’s Better Rivers PH initiative aimed at reducing flooding in Metro Manila. Under the agreement, SMC will deepen and widen key sections of the San Juan River and extend […]

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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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Business & Economy

SMC’S SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AIDS CASSAVA GROWERS

San Miguel Foods’ long-running regenerative agriculture program, also aimed at supporting local farmers, has yielded over 90,000 metric tons of cassava in the first half of the year, 44% higher than in the same period last year, boosting incomes for its extensive network of farmers nationwide. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Chairman and CEO Ramon S. […]

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SMC RIDS RIVERS OF 6 MILLION MT OF TRASH, SILT

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has achieved a new milestone in its river cleanup advocacy, having removed a total of 6 million metric tons of silt and solid waste from various river systems in and around Metro Manila.  This total includes more than 3 million tons recently extracted from over 50 kms of rivers across the flood-prone […]

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Business & Economy

SMC EYES DECEMBER COMPLETION FOR SLEX EXPANSION

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced that the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) expansion project is approximately 70% complete, with a target completion date set for December, just in time for the holiday season. This project is seen to further boost the economic prospects of the CALABARZON region and provide significant benefits for motorists. The expanded expressway […]

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Business & Economy

MGEN, SMGP LAUNCH PH’S 1ST INTEGRATED LNG FACILITY

In a landmark development for the Philippines’ energy sector, Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), Aboitiz Power Corporation (AP) and San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP) are launching the country’s first and most expansive integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Batangas. This initiative is seen to help boost energy security and steer the country towards […]

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Business & Economy

SMC WATER SAVINGS REACH 33.8 BILLION LITERS

On World Water Day, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that its businesses collectively saved some 33,865,901,000 liters of water from 2017 to 2022–equivalent to the annual consumption of over 94,000 households, or the monthly use of over 1.129 million families. The water savings, part of the company’s long-running “Water for All” water sustainability initiative, represent […]

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Business & Economy

SMC ROLLS OUT CASH AID FOR CAVITE FISHERFOLK

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has rolled out its P500-M ‘Handog Tulong Pinansyal Para sa Mangingisda” financial assistance program for fisherfolk families residing in Rosario, Tanza, Naic, and Ternate in Cavite as part of its commitment to managing its social and environmental impacts following strict performance standards set by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its […]

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Business & Economy

SMC CLEANUP OF SAN JUAN RIVER UNDERWAY

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), which has taken for itself the gargantuan task of cleaning up major river systems in and around Metro Manila, reported that its cleanup of the 15-kilometer San Juan River, a main tributary of the Pasig River, is well underway, with over 90,000 metric tons of silt and solid waste already extracted. […]

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SMC TO GIVE BULACAN HOUSEHOLDS SAFE DRINKING WATER

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its Luzon Clean Water Development Corp. (LCWDC), will make available potable and affordable water from the Angat reservoir to more than 350,000 households in Bulacan by early 2025 as it starts implementation of Stage 3A of the Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP) covering the water districts of Baliwag, Norzagaray, […]