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PNCC Foundation mounts music workshop culminating activity, May 26

      The participants of PNCC Foundation's Musical Theater Summer Workshop will stage their culminating performance on May 26, 3 p.m. at the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) Training Room, PNCC Compound, Reliance St., Mandaluyong.

      Conducted by theater performers Meliza Reyes and Jake Macapagal the former lead actors of "Miss Saigon" in Stuttgart, Germany, classes are free-of-charge and open to the children of PNCC employees. The workshop ran for five weeks with classes every Monday and Thursday from 10-12 noon and 2-4 p.m.

      The workshop participants were a fun mix of pre-schoolers and kids in their early teens. The age differences were not a hindrance to the participant's willingness to learn and pursue their interest in music and theater.

      The summer workshop was a welcome breather for the former "Miss Saigon" star. "This is my first time to teach, and I am really enjoying it. It's nice to share what I know, especially to young kids, who are eager to learn," she explained.

     Meliza played "Kim" in the Germany production of "Miss Saigon." She lived in Germany for three years, and then moved to Las Vegas with her husband and children. She returned to Manila in 2003 to resume her theater career. She was in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) production of "Himala, the Musical" (2005), she also played the role of Maria Clara in Bulwagang Gantimpala's production of "Noli Me Tangere" (2006). She played the role of Tuptim in the Asian tour of "King and I." Directed by Bobby Garcia, Meliza performed in China, Malaysia, Korea and Singapore. The musical was mounted by Broadway Asia, New York-based production company. Early this year, Meliza was also in the cast of "Zsa Zsa Zaturnah" which was staged at the CCP.

      For the culminating activity, Meliza and Jake's students will perform songs from "Annie," "Les Miserables," "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat" and many more.

      Meliza is looking forward to conducting more classes in the future. "For the first batch, participants were all children of PNCC employees. In the future, the classes will be open to the public," she said.

      The summer music workshop is just one of the many projects of the PNCC Foundation. The socio-civic arm of the Philippine National Construction Corporation, the foundation recognizes its responsibility to inspire the youth while extending assistance to the underprivileged. Established in 2008, the foundation has initiated three active projects that focus on education, arts and health.

      According to Foundation Director Rose Bonifacio, the summer music workshop is designed to expose students to musical concepts. "Studies show that early exposure of children to music has a lot of benefits. It enhances skills in math, it also fosters creativity, communication and listening."

      Aside from the music and theater workshop, the PNCC Foundation also conducts "English Enhancement Workshop" for public school students.   HOME    TOP

PNCC implements toll adjustment effective 1 August 2006

      The Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) is increasing the toll rates at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) effective 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2006.  The increase will only affect the Alabang - Calamba route, which is currently covered by the toll franchise of PNCC.

     The toll fee adjustment has been deferred twice to accomodate government and public clamor.  The increase was supposed to be effective January 1, 2006 and again last May 15, 2006.   The new rates that will ba taking effect on August 1 were submitted to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) by the PNCC last September 2005.

     Toll fee adjustments are provided for under Presidential Decree 1894 (PD 1894) which allows the PNCC an annual increase in its toll prices.  The new rates were computed to accomodate cost increase in factors affecting the return-on-rate base formula, a method approved by the TRB in computing for rate adjustment, between the period July 2004 to June 2005.

     Some factors considered in the computation include the increase of prices in equipment, property and plant valuation of the tollway; its two-month average working capital and the deficiency on the actual revenue versus the computed reenue based on invested capital.

     The new rates for Class 1 vehicles will be P27 from its present rate of P21.  The rates for Class 2 and 3 vehicles will likewise be adjusted accordingly.  Class 2 vehicles will pay P53 from P41; while Class 3 vehicles will pay P80 from P62.

    Despite this increase in toll fee prices, toll rates at SLEX remain the lowest among all tollways in the country.   HOME    TOP

SLTC conducts axle load testing along SLEX to establish road specification

     
South Luzon Tollway Corporation (SLTC), the joint venture company of south tollway operator PNCC and their Malaysian partners for the SLEX Rahabilitation Project, MTD Group, has conducted a series of axle load survey among heavy vehicles along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) for the entire month of March.

“The axle load survey aims to determine the actual load of the vehicles running at a certain location of the expressway at a given time of the day. This is an engineering requirement which will help us facilitate the specifications of the road when we begin the rehabilitation of the SLEX,” explains SLTC President Mark A Dumol. “This will also serve as a traffic survey such that we will determine the frequency for heavy vehicles running along the SLEX,” he further informs.

According to SLTC, it will establish ten (10) survey stations along the stretch of the SLEX during the five-week survey period. Heavy vehicles like trucks and trailers will be randomly flagged down and weighed at these stations.

“The survey will only take several minutes, maximum of 5 minutes per vehicle and we hope to get the support of our motorists in this activity in order that we will obtain the necessary data that we need before we start the construction and rehabilitation of the SLEX,” Dumol said.     HOME    TOP