CA Upholds Purchase Of San Miguel Corporation Assets To PLDT, Globe

Everything is on the up and up, according to the CA The Court Of Appeals have given its stamp of approval on the acquisition of both PLDT and Globe Telecom of San Miguel’s Corporation’s telco assets in the Php 70-billion deal last year, including the company’s highly lucrative 700MHz spectrum. It has also instructed that […]

Autosweep to Combine Easytrip in One RFID Sticker

Good news for motorists! You can soon travel the north and south expressways with just one RFID sticker—Autosweep. Starting January 15 next year, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Infrastructure has announced that EasyTrip users that travel the north expressways NLEX, SCTEX, CALAX, CAVITEX, and C5 Link will be able to access expressways in the south: SLEX, […]

SMC To Build EV Battery Factory

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is set to build its own electric vehicle (EV) battery factory amounting to USD 500 million. Dinagat Islands Governor Nilo Demery Jr. announced SMC’s plan after meeting with its President and CEO Ramon Ang. According to Demery Jr,. the construction of the electric car battery plant will start in September this year […]

DOTr, SMC Approve 417-km Bicol Expressway

The long awaited expressway from Metro Manila to Bicol is finally official, after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed on Friday, June 3, the Supplemental Toll Operations Agreement (STOA) for the South Luzon Expressway Toll Road 5 (SLEX TR5) with the San Miguel Corporation (SMC).   The said expressway will  start at the South Luzon […]

The stations will have a standard layout, with a concourse level and a platform level. The concourse is usually above or below the platform, with stairs, escalators and elevators leading down to the platform level. Station concourses will contain ticket booths, which is separated from the platform level by fare gates. Most stations will be designed to be barrier-free inside and outside the station, and trains will have spaces for passengers using wheelchairs.

MRT-7 Nears Completion

After two decades, the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is nearing completion. It’s just a matter of time before it starts operation. The project was conceptualized in August 2001, while the concession agreement was signed in June 2008. However, the  Department of Transportation (DOTr) under President Duterte’s administration said that not even a single […]

Smart Emerges as Top Company in the Philippines for 2022

After bagging the second spot last year, Smart is now the top company in the Philippines for 2022 in the latest report from LinkedIn. LinkedIn explained in its Top Companies in the Philippines 2022 report that one of Smart’s key strengths as a company is how it supported the mental health of its employees through […]

Buses, Delivery Vans Allowed Again on Elevated Skyway

Starting April 1, public utility buses and closed van delivery trucks are once again allowed to use the Skyway. This is to make commutes and transport of goods faster and more efficient for everyone. In February 2020, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) prohibited such vehicles to enter the Skyway, making the elevated expressway exclusive to Class […]

Duterte Inaugurates P14B SLEX Elevated Extension Project

The newly completed South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Elevated Extension Project had its inauguration ceremony at Alabang Northbound Entry in Muntinlupa City last Tuesday, February 17. Present in the said event were President Rodrigo Duterte and San Miguel Corporation President Ramon Ang. Duterte said the opening of the SLEX Elevated Extension Project is very timely as […]

SMC Reopens Alabang-Zapote Northbound Entry Ramp

Now that the southbound Skyway Extension off-ramp is open, the northbound Alabang-Zapote on-ramp has been opened to the public once again. Just a few days ago, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) opened the newly constructed southbound Skyway extension for motorists heading directly towards Laguna, Batangas, and beyond. The construction of this extension caused the northbound Alabang-Zapote […]

PAREX to Have Bike Lanes, Walkways, and Rapid Bus Transit System

We recently told you that San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) is good to go after finally receiving approval from the Government. Not to waste any time, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) and the government broke ground on the Pasig River Expressway project on Friday. PAREX will serve as the country’s first hybrid and green […]

Government Approves SMC’s Pasig River Expressway

We will soon have an expressway running along the banks of the Pasig River. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is good to go with its P95-billion Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. The government has given its approval to SMC. The latter may now proceed with the 19.37-km and six-lane elevated expressway that will run along the […]

MRT-7 Now 55.3% Complete, Set to Open by December 2022

The Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project is now 55.3% complete. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President Ramon Ang shared this news on Facebook along with a sneak peek of the new train sets from South Korea. Earlier this month, we told you about the arrival of trains sets procured all the way from the […]