Aboitiz Foundation partners with Armed Forces for #BangonVisMin
Members of the Philippine Army load bottled water for distribution in Dinagat Islands
Aboitiz Foundation has partnered with the uniformed men and women of the Armed Forces to deliver aid in the typhoon-stricken provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and Surigao. Over 27,000 families benefited.
Pilmico, the integrated agribusiness and food subsidiary of the Aboitiz Group, also provided relief packs to affected families in Leyte, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Bohol, and Cebu.
As of January 3, the Aboitiz Group’s #BangonVisMin relief operations has delivered over 34,000 food packs, distributed water filters and 54,496 liters of water, served 300 individuals in the Bohol feeding program, prepared 600 sleeping kits and 6000 bread packs for distribution, and has established charging stations in Toledo City and Barangay Ermita in Cebu City.
The group has also raised over 16 million pesos through its crowdfunding app ‘Kinder by Aboitiz,’ bank donations, and PayPal.
Mondelez is employer of choice
Mondelez Philippines was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in 2021 in the country.
The organization received a high 88 percent rating for leadership and social responsibility and a staggering nod of approval from 84 percent of their employees, which secured the certification for the company.
This recognition was given by the Best Places to Work certification, which is the most definitive ‘Employer of Choice’ body that organizations aspire to achieve.
“On teamwork and relationships, we scored a high 87 percent as well, which is really about how people feel about their peers, their colleagues, how well people work together, and how respected they feel as individuals in the organization. These were some of the merits that our award was based on,” said Ashish Pisharodi, country director for Mondelez Philippines.
Mondelez Philippines has put in effort for the past 58 years to create a working environment that prioritizes diversity and inclusion, strong employee engagement, and building professional and personal growth. All while solidifying their role in making their consumers happy with their delicious and well-loved snack products like Tang, Eden Cheese, Oreo, Cheez Whiz, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Tiger and Toblerone.
Shakey’s Pizza partners with Darwinbox
Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. partnered with Darwinbox to empower its team of 1000+ employees with HR tech to bring in operational efficiency and improve business productivity.
Darwinbox, an end-to-end HRMS platform that recently became the only Asian player to feature on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for HCM suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises, is set to help Shakey’s thrive in a post-covid world by managing its human resources effectively from hire to retire.
As organizations recalibrate work, workforce and workplace, leveraging digital tools and systems that not only help them stay ahead of the curve in the post-covid economy but also future proof for the new world of work becomes imperative. For a forward-thinking company like Shakey’s, investing in its most valuable resource, its people, has always been a priority.
With Darwinbox , Shakey’s Pizza now has the power to complement its safe and healthy work environment with tech infrastructure that manages the entire employee lifecycle.
PLDT expands Google Cloud tie up
PLDT Enterprise continues to expand its partnership with Google Cloud.
Through its ICT arm ePLDT, it achieved premier partner status and recently earned partner expertise in business & professional services, energy & utilities, global public sector — education, and financial services.
ePLDT has also earned four more expertise designations from Google Cloud, recognizing that it has demonstrated proficiency and has exhibited customer success through the combination of experience in a specific industry or product.
To date, ePLDT has Google Cloud Expertise in three main areas, including product technology, solutions portfolio, and industry verticals.
These are composed of seven Google Cloud rxpertise designations in Google Cloud Productivity, Work Transformation, Business and Professional Services, Energy and Utilities, Global Public Sector — Education, and Financial Services.
NCIP turns over Epanaw coffee table books to Consul General
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), through Ethnographic Commissioner for Central Mindanao Bo-i Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las, turned over its Project Epanaw’s Three (3) Coffee Table Books (CTBs) to Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer Philippine Center Building inSan Francisco, California last 09 December. This is the second Philippine Consulate in the United States of America (USA) to have had officially received the set of CTBs which aim to promote awareness on the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs), their cultures and traditions, and their Ancestral Domains (ADs) in the Philippines.
Commissioner Las said that the project was the brainchild of NCIP Chairperson, Secretary Allen Capuyan, who is very grateful for the opportunity given to the agency by the Philippine Consulates/Embassy in the US, with the assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) as the lead facilitator for coordination.
NCIP seeks to pay tribute and memorialize the identities and rituals of the Indigenous Peoples as well as to highlight the importance of protecting their ADs.
The NCIP has partnered with the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) of the Department of Tourism (DOT) for the publication of Project Epanaw, already distributed widely all over the Philippines.
DITO connects Filipinos after Odette
The newly laid out DITO cell towers stood resilient in the provinces hit by Typhoon Odette, except for only six of DITO microsites that were affected.
In particular, residents of Negros Oriental were able to rely on the continuous and strong connection provided by DITO.
Through Dr. Jobe Buling-Viernes, coordinator of the San Beda University – Graduate School of Business, DITO also distributed 500 SIM cards to local members of the Philippine National Police, students, drivers and municipal employees.
Using #DitoNaKamisaDITO, #DITONaKami, #DitoTayoSaDITO on social media, recipients expressed their appreciation to the telco for its strong internet speed and reliable connectivity while being economical for as low as P39 for 3GB, P99 for 10GB, and P199 for 25GB.
DITO also provided 1,000 SIM cards to the Armed Forces of the Philippines through the AFP Visayas Command and another 250 to the regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management offices for the use of the responders.
This effort is in collaboration with Udenna Foundation’s UCare, UShare initiative,
ICCP Group aid to typhoon victims
The ICCP Group, through its industrial estate and residential property subsidiaries Cebu Light Industrial Park and Pueblo de Oro Development Corp. (PDO) in cooperation with Cebu Light Industrial Park (CLIP) Locators Association and the ICCP Group Foundation Inc., rushed to the aid of its host communities in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette that hit the province of Cebu.
The Group shipped over 6,000 liters of drinking water and 2,000 kilos of rice to households in Brgy. Basak and Brgy. Babag. Drinking water was also donated to the city through the offices of Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Ahong Chan and Lapu-Lapu Representative Paz Radaza.
PDO and CLIP also extended a helping hand to its Cebu-based employees, who were themselves victims of Typhoon Odette, by supplying rice and drinking water. The city and most of the province continues to experience low or no water supply as water districts stopped operating due to the wide power service interruptions.
Buy real, buy smart
Epson has warned against using counterfeit inks on its printers, saying this might damage the printhead and main board of the printer due to incompatibility.
Epson said one is actually not saving money by choosing the cheaper option, as this only leads to higher maintenance costs in the long run.
Epson also said using fake ink will void the printer’s warranty which will lead to more unnecessary costs.
Customers are encouraged to look for these marks to make sure they are buying the real deal: hologram stickers and color-shifting labels in the packaging.
Panasonic equips med schools with nanoeTM X Technology
Upholding its mission and vision as a company, Panasonic continues to advocate cleaner and fresher air for life. In recent events, the company partnered with the Far Eastern University — Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF) in Novaliches, Quezon City through a donation in the form of nanoeTM X-equipped Panasonic Air Purifiers as well as Panasonic Portable nanoeTM X Generators for the university’s use in its medical schools.
It is Panasonic’s objective to provide cleaner and quality air for the community by installing Panasonic’s nanoeTM X technology in high-traffic areas including vaccination sites, hospitals, and schools in this time of the pandemic.
Previous Panasonic excursions included partnerships with different local city government units to disseminate the technology they have, including donations to Mandaluyong City, Makati City, Malabon City, Taguig City, Quezon City, and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH).
Guests at at FEU-NRMF’s Alfonso Hall for the short turnover last December 10, included General Manager of Life Solutions and Panasonic Country Head Yosuke Tanaka; Communications and Product Planning Manager of Panasonic Air Conditioning Philippines (PACPH) Francis Serrato; FEU-NRMF Chief Operating Officer Juan Enrique Reyes; Dr. Magdalena Natividad; Dr. Nolan Pecho, and other FEU-NRMF department heads, staff, and medical students.
A total of 16 Panasonic nanoeTM X air purifiers and 18 Panasonic Portable nanoeTM X Generators were donated. Classrooms equipped with nanoeTM X products are identifiable through Panasonic’s nanoeTM X safety seal sticker. With this contribution, the company hopes for improved protection in its classrooms in time for the resumption of face-to-face classes. Freebies such as nanoeTM X face masks, fans, and pillows, were also given to students in attendance.
