Metro Manila Skyway (MMS) Stage 3 Project Approved By Malacanang

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Traffic weary motorists have relief coming soon. Malacanang recently approved the contract for the Metro Manila Skyway (MMS) Stage 3 Project which will connect the Southern Luzon Expressway to the Northern Luzon Expressway. The project will be fully funded by the Citra Central Expressway Corporation at an estimated cost of Php 26.5 billion and will be overseen by the Department of Transportation and Communications and the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).

This new road is expected to help decongest EDSA and other major roads such as Quezon Avenue, Araneta Avenue, Nagtahan, and Quirino and greatly reduce travel time from Buendia to Balintawak from the usual 2 hours or more to just 15 minutes. In a 2013 report released by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), it estimated that around Php 2.4 billion worth of economic and opportunity loss is incurred daily due to traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

The flood free, mostly elevated 6 lane expressway, has an approximate length of 14.2 kilometers and will help reduce pollution, provide greater comfort and safety to the motorists and result to large savings in travel time, fuel and vehicle maintenance costs. It will also provide around 6,000 direct jobs and an additional indirect jobs of around 10,000 during construction. 

Qualcomm Mobile World by the Numbers

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How much do you know about the mobile world?  

Studies show that 68% of people sleep with their mobile device next to their bed while 85% admitted that they can’t go a single day without their mobile. Filipinos are rapidly adopting the mobile lifestyle, listing their top four mobile activities with their mobile phone as emailing, surfing, social networking and taking photos.

As we continue to ride the mobile tide, we expect more from our mobile phones. Qualcomm gets to the heart of these devices with processors that enable longer battery life, lightning fast communication and unbeatable efficiency for a better mobile experience.

We are sharing with you an insight on the mobile world by the numbers.

3M Innovation Tour : 3M Unveils Latest Innovations Through Office Tour

 

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The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company started as a means to find mineral deposits for abrasives. Now, 3M has become the leader in abrasives, adhesives, and hardware products worldwide, and as a way of thanking the people, especially the Filipinos, in patronizing its products, 3M once again opened its doors to the public through its 3M Innovation Tour at its Makati office along South Luzon Expressway.

Rika Kamibayashi first welcomed us and gave us a briefing on what to be expected in the tour.

Then we set sail to a trip to the entire Customer Technical Center. First up was the Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Room where we found out that what we usually call "scotch tape" should be precisely called cellophane tape. Here are some more of the industrial adhesive products of 3M.