Here are the stories on Trendrod Summary for Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Manila’s Light Rail Transit lines implement fare hike
Commuters will now pay more to ride LRT 1 and 2.
Beginning August 2, 2023, the Light Rail Manila Corporation, operator of LRT Line 1, and the Light Rail Transit Authority, which handles Line 2, will be implementing new fare matrices. The last time that there was such a move in both rail lines was in 2015.
For Line 1, which runs from Baclaran station in Parañaque to Roosevelt, Quezon City, here is how the new fare system will look like.
- STORED VALUE CARDS / BEEP
- Base fare: Php 12 > Php 14 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 30 > Php 35 (starting August 2)
- SINGLE JOURNEY TICKETS (SJTs)
- Base fare: Php 12 > Php 15 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 30 > Php 35 (starting August 2)
For Line 2, which brings passengers from Recto station in Manila to Antipolo in Rizal, here is how much commuters will have to pay due to the fare adjustment.
- STORED VALUE CARDS / BEEP
- Base fare: Php 12 > Php 14 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 28 > Php 33 (starting August 2)
- SINGLE JOURNEY TICKETS (SJTs)
- Base fare: Php 15 > Php 15 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 30 > Php 35 (starting August 2)
Senior citizens, students, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will still be able to avail the 20 percent discount in both lines.
The ABS-CBN Ball is making a comeback this year
The much-awaited gathering of showbiz’s brightest stars is happening.
In a teaser on Tuesday, ABS-CBN announced that it will be staging the ABS-CBN Ball this year. In the video, a shiny logo of the ball’s logo appears on screen with the year 2023 right at the bottom. Apart from that, a text that reads “the new chapter” is added on the next slide.
ABS-CBN Ball, which first took place in 2018, was the replacement of sorts for the annual Star Magic Ball, which itself began in 2007. As the ABS-CBN Ball, it became a much more open event to Kapamilya stars handled by other artist management companies, as well as other showbiz personalities. The last time the ball was held was in 2019, before taking a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, there was supposed to be an ABS-CBN Ball, set to be held on October 2, 2022. However, likely due to scheduling conflicts of many artists, it had to be canceled.
With its return, ABS-CBN Ball is expected to invite Kapamilya stars, executives, and other personalities in local showbizlandia. The interesting sight of members from GMA and TV5 networks being in the said event, is also a huge possibility.
The date for the 2023 Ball has yet to be announced by ABS-CBN.
Kim Sejeong to hold Manila concert in October
She will be on tour later this year.
Through a social media post, local promoter Wilbros Live announced that Korean idol-actress Kim Sejeong is coming to Manila. She is set to hold her ‘The 門’ in the country on October 1, 2023. The venue, seat plan, among other details have yet to be announced.
Sejeong debuted in 2016 through the Mnet survival show ‘Produce 101,’ where she was ranked second and became part of the project group I.O.I. Apart from that, she also was a member of gugudan until the group’s disbandment in 2020.
As an actress, Sejeong’s notable works are ‘School 2017,’ ‘Business Proposal,’ and ‘The Uncanny Counter,’ which is also currently airing its second season.
SM Entertainment new K-pop boy group RIIZE
It will be the agency’s first new boy group in seven years.
On Tuesday, August 1, Korean talent management agency and recording label SM Entertainment announced the official lineup for its new boy group named RIIZE. According to SM, RIIZE will be composed of seven (7) members, namely Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Seunghan, So Hee, and Anton.
Shotaro and Sungchan were former members of SM’s other boy group, Neo Culture Technology (NCT). They both joined the group in 2020, but were not assigned to any permanent NCT unit during that span. They then departed the group in May as part of the reshuffling, which includes them being part of RIIZE. Meanwhile, Eunseok and Sunghan were both announced as then-soon-to-be idols through SMROOKIES.
The official debut date for RIIZE has not been set yet.
RIIZE will become SM’s first group in what is now considered to be the “fifth generation of K-pop.” It will also be the company’s first since aespa in 2020, and first boy group since the 2016 debut of NCT.