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SMC targets 156 Autosweep RFID stations by year-end
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), operator of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), Skyway, NAIA Expressway, and the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX), is targeting to operate a total of 156 RFID installation stations by the end of December to make it easier for more motorists to migrate to the government-mandated electronic toll…
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Accident stalls Skyway Extension anew
By John Clifford Lintao THE much awaited completion of the P10-billion Skyway Extension project may not take place as scheduled following an accident which resulted in the death of one and injuring four others. In a statement, Skyway Extension contractor EEI Corp said that a crane that was being positioned for its next task tilted…
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SMC to open 100 add’l RFID installation sites in north and south to meet surge in demand
To cope with the increased number of motorists wanting to avail of free Autosweep RFID stickers before the December 1 full implementation of cashless toll collection at major expressways, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said it is putting up 100 additional RFID installation sites, among many other measures, to cater to motorists from both southern and…
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SMC buys record corn volume to support farmers amid pandemic
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its food division San Miguel Foods, continues to make good on its promise to help local farmers weather the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic–ramping up its buying of corn from local farmers’ cooperatives by 87,946 metric tons in October to early November, bringing its total year-to-date purchase to 524,155…
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SMC to build new road, rail networks leading to Bulacan airport
San Miguel Corporation has unveiled major rail and road network projects it will incorporate into its P740-B airport project in Bulacan to provide seamless travel around the country and help decongest EDSA. “These projects make up the massive infrastructure network that will not only make the airport easily accessible from Metro Manila and various points…
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SMC to partner with LGUs to build recycled plastics bike lanes
Almost a year after it first built and started testing the country’s first asphalt road made with post-consumer plastic waste, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is eyeing the next phase of its plan to widen the application of the environment-friendly material — by building bicycle lanes made of recycled plastics in partner cities and provinces. SMC…
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SMC builds fisherfolk resilience with first-ever facility, skills training program
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) opened a first-of-its kind multi-purpose Fishermen’s Dock in Sariaya, Quezon, aimed at increasing the resilience of fishing communities by providing them, among others, facilities to secure more than 100 boats, particularly during typhoon season. The Sariaya Fisherman’s Dock, a 3.5-hectare complex, was officially opened Friday, November 6, with the inauguration of…
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SMC completes Taliptip relocation, residents moved to safer houses amid typhoon
BULAKAN, Bulacan—The last remaining residents of Barangay Taliptip in Bulakan, Bulacan to be relocated from the future site of the P740-billion Manila International Airport finally moved into their new, sturdier homes in a safer location over the weekend–just in time for the onslaught of super typhoon Rolly, which affected parts of Central Luzon, including Bulacan…
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SMC to buy up plastic wastes to power cement facilities
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is ramping up its efforts to help manage the country’s solid wastes and create more livelihood opportunities in the pandemic by buying up bigger volumes of plastic wastes to fuel its cement manufacturing facilities. This latest initiative comes after a string of major sustainability efforts launched recently by the conglomerate that…
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SMC bringing Pasig River back to life
By Fernan Angeles San Miguel Corp. (SMC) would be doing things right insofar as the government’s repeated failed attempts to bring back life at the Pasig River. In a statement, SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon Ang said they would clean up and revive the Pasig River as part of its commitment in the…