READ: THE MRT-7 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE TRAFFIC ADVISORY

In view of MRT-7 construction- related activities, the southbound and northbound lanes of Regalado Extension (from Bristol St. to Commonwealth Avenue), shall be closed starting at 11 p.m. of Feb 26 (Monday) until 5 a.m. of Feb 27 (Tuesday).

Motorists are therefore advised to take the following alternate routes:

Vehicles going towards Quezon Memorial Circle:

• Take Quirino Highway and Commonwealth Avenue
• Take Belfast Street and Mindanao Avenue

Vehicles going towards San Jose Del Monte:

• Take Mindanao Avenue and Regalado Avenue

The affected lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. of February 27.

Thank you for patience and kind understanding.

Big and bold ‘Bleeding Steel’

Jackie Chan

Your favorite martial arts superstar Jackie Chan is back via “Bleeding Steel,” his latest action/sci-fi movie, now in Philippine theaters.

Directed by Leo Zhang, the movie is about Special Agent Lin Dong (Chan) who gets torn between his family and his duty. He gets a phone call from the hospital informing him that his daughter who’s suffering from leukemia is in critical condition. He rushes to the hospital, but on the way gets another phone call this time from a co-worker, informing him of an immediate and dangerous mission.

Lin’s co-worker informs him that Dr. James, a critical witness to a crime is in danger and needs protection from the police. But before the police can reach him, Dr. James injects himself with a chemical substance stored with a mechanical heart. And when the police arrive to escort him, they were ambushed by unknown men and almost all members of Lin’s team were killed.

Full of fights and goofy scenes, “Bleeding Steel” is presented by Viva International Pictures and MVP Entertainment.

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PHOTO taken during the turnover ceremony shows (from left), Pandesal Forum’s Wilson Flores Lee, PVAO Adm. Lt. Gen. Ernesto Carolina, historian Jose Antonio Custodio, FAME’s Bob Hudson, PVB Chairman Bobby de Ocampo, Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia and PVB Pres./COO Nilo Cruz.

PVB supports restoration of historical markers

The Bataan Death March kilometer markers that follow the path of the infamous Bataan Death March through Bataan, Pampanga, and Tarlac some 76 years ago will be restored to their former glory thanks to the efforts of Philippine Veterans Bank and its partners.

Proceeds of the Bataan Freedom Run 2017 and Mariveles-San Fernando-Capas Freedom Trail 2017 amounting to over R500,000 was turned over recently to the Filipino-American Memorial Endowment, Inc. (FAME).

PVB Chairman/CEO Roberto De Ocampo, OBE, handed the ceremonial check to Robert Hudson, VP of FAME at the launch of the 2018 iterations of the Bataan Freedom Run and the Freedom Trail during the Pandesal Forum at Kamuning Bakery in Quezon City.

This year, PVB will once again hold the Bataan Freedom Run on April 7, and the Mariveles-San Fernando-Capas Freedom Trail on March 24–25.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Feb, 24, go to Gov. Josie dela Cruz, Manolo Favis, Beatriz Ventura, Norma del Rosario, Leonisa Gamboa, Ryan Manabat, Jenina Cruz, Helen Reyes, Wilma Galvante, and Nancy Castiglione…Feb. 25: Maricel Soriano, Vittorio Romero, Maricel Pangilinan, Yolly Mendoza, Myrna Fuentes, Rosie Frivaldo, Anjo Perez, Evelyn Batalla, Chit Salud, and Reynaldo M. Francisco… Feb. 26: Chanda Romero, Angelique Lazo, Mikee Jaworski, Ching Villanueva, Mel Canchela, Erik Escarez, Sofia Babao, and Assunta de Rossi…