Tag: San Miguel

Pres. Duterte inaugurates Skyway stage 3, says he hopes Filipinos’ lives will be better

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated the third stage of the Metro Manila Skyway Project (MMSS-3) built to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila, saying that with the completion of the project he hoped to make life a bit easier for the Filipinos amid the pandemic. “Today, the life of many may not really be very, very comfortable. But ang hiningi ko lang naman komportable lang na buhay. And if this will continue, […]

Easing EDSA traffic: San Miguel pushes 10-lane 22-kilometer ‘elevated EDSA’ proposal

  (Eagle News) – There might still be hope for decongesting the heavy traffic along EDSA, with the proposal of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to build an “elevated EDSA” — a 10 lane elevated 22 kilometer expressway that will run fro Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City to Samson Road in Balintawak. Ramon S. Ang, President and Chief Operating Officer of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has already submitted partial documents on the proposal to the Department […]

Sunog sumiklab sa Tandag City, Surigao del Sur; pinsala ng sunog tinatayang umabot sa P2M

Ni Merly Orozco Eagle News Correspondent TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Isang sunog ang naganap sa Purok Mercury, Brgy. Telaje, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur nitong Lunes, Agosto 13 bandang 6:45 ng gabi. Itinuturong dahilan ng pinagmulan ng nasabing sunog ay ang pumutok na saksakan ng electrical appliances. Mabilis na kumalat ang apoy lalo’t ang karamihan sa mga bahay ay gawa lamang sa light materials. Agad namang rumesponde ang personnel ng Tandag […]

Barangay Ginebra looking to spoil SMB’s grand slam bid as 2018 Commissioner’s Cup Finals tips off tonight

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The San Miguel Beermen are looking to defend their crown and continue their quest for a rare grand slam as they are set to battle sister team and long-time rivals Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings in Game 1 of the 2018 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Araneta Colisuem tonight at 7:00 p.m. SMB will be banking on their towering center and 4-time defending PBA Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo. […]

San Miguel buys Masinloc power plant for $1.9 billion

(Agence France Presse) — Top Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp said Tuesday it has bought the Masinloc power plant for $1.9 billion, adding to its burgeoning electricity generation assets. San Miguel unit SMC Global Power Holdings acquired the equity stake held by AES Philippines and Thailand’s EGCO group in Masin-AES, an SMC statement said. The deal involves the 630-megawatt coal-fired power plant, a 355-megawatt coal-fired unit still under construction and a 10-megawatt battery storage plant. […]

Nasa 500 na pamilya, nasunugan malapit sa Malacañang; Pangulong Duterte, personal na nag-abot ng tulong

(Eagle News) — Nasunugan ang tinatayang limandaang pamilya na nakatira sa Sicat Street na nasa humigit kumulang isang daan at limampung metro lamang ang layo sa Palasyo ng Malacañang. Ayon kay Barangay Chairman Jerry Bolante ng Barangay 645 San Miguel, Maynila nagsimula ang sunog sa bahay ng isang nagngangalang Oriel  “Oying” Degala. Napabayaang kandila Napabayaang kandila naman ang itinuturong dahilan ng nangyaring sunog. Mabilis naman ang naging pagkalat ng apoy sa mga katabing bahay dahil […]

Philippines’ San Miguel buys Australian bottling firm

(Agence France Presse) — Top Philippine conglomerate San Miguel said on Thursday it had acquired an Australian wine bottling firm as part of its regional expansion. Packaging unit San Miguel Yamamura Packaging International bought Australia’s Barossa Bottling Services for an undisclosed amount, a San Miguel statement said. “We remain bullish on the Australasian market and will continue to look for bigger and better opportunities in that region,” San Miguel president and chief operating officer Ramon […]

LPA na nararanasan sa Surigao del Sur nagdulot ng mga pagbaha

SAN MIGUEL, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Nagdulot ng mga pagbaha sa San Miguel, Surigao del Sur ang magdamag na pag-ulan sanhi ng Low Pressure Area (LPA) mula pa noong Huwebes, Marso 9. Isa ang San Miguel sa mga bayan na kaagad binabaha kapag dumarating ang mga ganitong panahon. Karamihan sa mga barangay nito ay hindi na nadadaanan ng mga sasakyan dahil sa pag-apaw ng tubig sa kalsada. Bagamat nasanay na ang mga residente sa ganitong mga […]

Gin Kings brace for tough final series against SMB

(Eagle News)  — Despite the existence of their many supporters who can give them moral support, Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings head coach Tim Cone admitted that they feel a lot of pressure in their upcoming game against the San Miguel Beermen. The game on February 24 would be the first of the seven–or four games, depending on how it goes—in the final series of the PBA Philippine Cup. According to Cone, their sister team is […]

Dalawang vintage bomb nahukay sa San Miguel, Surigao del Sur

SAN MIGUEL, Surigao (Eagle News) – Aksidenteng nahukay ang dalawang vintage bomb habang naglilinis ang ilang mga personnel ng Motorpool sa Lokal na Pamahalaan ng San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. Ang motorpool ay katabi lamang halos ng mismong Municipal building ng nasabing bayan. Ayon sa nakakita, habang naghuhukay aniya siya gamit ang pala para sa pagtatapunan ng mga basura ay napansin niyang may bakal siyang natamaan. Kaagad aniya niya itong hinukay gamit ang kaniyang mga […]

TNT wins over Beermen in series

(Eagle News) — Talk N’ Text Katropa defeated San Miguel Beermen in the best of seven semi-finals series on February 16, 2017 with a score of 101-94. Kelly Williams and Ranidel De Ocampo of TNT both scored 18 points while Roger Pogoy had eleven points and seven rebounds. Because of their victory against Beermen, TNT needs only one more game to enter into the semi-finals. The next game of the series will be on February 18, […]

San Miguel falters as Rain or Shine is a win away from the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals

Quezon City, Philippines – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters holds a commanding lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Semi-Finals after escaping a late run by the San Miguel Beermen to win, 98-96. San Miguel held on to a one point lead during the first half which led to the adjustments made by Rain or Shine in the third quarter as  Jeff Chan scored 9 of his 14 points to pull his team up by three […]