Cagdianao Mining acquires P23.5M emergency-response vehicles for community use
Cagdianao Mining Corp. (CMC), a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), has acquired transportation units worth P19.8M and an ambulance unit worth P3.7M to improve the mining company’s emergency response and logistics capability to serve employees and residents of the communities especially in this time of COVID-19.
Teodoro Alipayo of the Incident Command Post of the Municipality of Cagdianao, said CMC’s response vehicles serve emergency calls from the residents as well as locals needing to be picked up from the San Jose port and transported to their respective quarantine areas.
Part of CMC’s emergency-response fleet are two units of 40-seater mini buses costing PHP 9.8-million and the “CMC Seaborne Barracuda,” a P10-Million watercraft to ferry employees and community residents to any point in Dinagat Islands. Barangay officials also use these buses for government-related events and activities around the island.
Once the company completes the required permits from MARINA, the Seaborne Barracuda can travel to other provinces for both operational and emergency purposes.
Franklin Jardeleza, CMC Admin Manager, said the emergency-response vehicles are being heavily utilized for the LGU’s requests on emergency cases.
BDO American Express Virtual Card launched
American Express and BDO are launching the BDO American Express Virtual Card.
Linked to the cardmember’s primary card, the virtual card comes with its own credit card number and offers an adjustable credit limit, which gives greater control over online spending and offers an additional layer of account information security.
Cardmembers will continue to enjoy the same benefits on their primary card when they use the new virtual card to shop online.
BDO American Express card members may apply for a virtual card, free of charge. With the BDO American Express Virtual Card, card members can take advantage of the following features: feel more secure while shopping online; set a credit limit according to online purchasing needs; easily track online transactions; and earn rewards points for every transaction with the same spend-to-point value as the primary credit card.
Cebu Pacific transports vaccines
Cebu Pacific safely hand-carried vaccine doses inflight last July 27 and 29.
Dumaguete City was the first to receive this type of shipment, followed by General Santos.
This was made possible through the assistance and approval of the Office for Transportation Security coordinated through Cebu Pacific as requested by Reliance United, the Gokongwei Group’s official partner for its employee vaccination program.
This type of special courier service has to be pre-arranged and is ideal for small shipments of vaccines, while large volumes will continue to be accommodated as cargo in the belly of the aircraft.
These vaccines were stored in insulated bags with ice blocks to ensure its potency and efficacy are maintained throughout the duration of the flight. All bags were securely placed on a passenger seat beside its caretakers.
Accenture teams with NGOs
Accenture has teamed up with Caritas Manila, Philippine Business Social Progress (PBSP) and Philippines Business for Education (PBEd) in launching various initiatives that aim to help alleviate hunger and uplift health and well-being, livelihood and education of communities.
As a responsible business, Accenture remains committed in making a positive impact in local communities during these challenging times. “In the true Filipino spirit of ‘bayanihan’, we stand together with our partner organizations, Caritas Manila, PBSP and PBEd in doing our part to make a lasting and inclusive impact for communities in the Philippines,” said Lito Tayag, country managing director, Accenture in the Philippines.
Accenture in the Philippines focused on help in three key areas. Caritas Manila, which is overseeing the distribution of gift vouchers to over 180,000 Filipino families nationwide to assist them in their everyday essentials and a six-month feeding program for 5,000 malnourished children in communities in the National Capital Region and nearby cities or NCR Plus.
PBSP aims to provide livelihood training and assistance to about 14,000 families and close to 1,300 individuals through its programs such as Mask4All, Super Carinderia, and Kada-Uno:The Hunger Program Hope Fund in selected NCR+ cities and provinces in Visayas and Mindanao.
PBed, for its part, is driving the launch of the Kiddie Learning Train, a volunteer-based community program that aims to teach 1,000 Kinder to Grade 3 public school students and bring them up to speed with Reading, Math and Science curricula.
GMA Network promotions
GMA Network has announced promotions in its executive offices.
Human Resources Development Department (HRDD) Head Gerrome Apolona has been appointed as first vice president (FVP). Apolona’s group is responsible for the efficient management of the Kapuso workforce. Also through HRDD, the Network has instituted a training and development program anchored in valuing employees as the Network’s best asset.
Glenn Allona is now the FVP for Radio Operations Group. As head of operations, Allona develops strategies, implements action plans and manages the day-to-day business of GMA Radio.
Mercedes Macy Sueña has been promoted to VP and head of the Financial Reporting and Services Department. She is mainly responsible for ensuring the Network’s compliance with statutory financial reporting and providing timely and relevant information to management.
Rolando Sanico Jr. has been appointed VP and head of the Group Controllership and Tax Compliance Department. With over two decades of solid experience in GMA Finance, Sanico has headed four divisions of the department across the years where he helped innovate systems and institutionalized several practices that contributed to the Network’s more efficient processes.
Alaska appointments
Alaska Milk Corp. (AMC) announced the appointment of Tarang Gupta as its new managing director effective Aug. 1. He takes the place of Harvey Uong, who has been appointed as senior vice president — Region Asia for AMC’s parent company FrieslandCampina.
In this new role, Gupta leads the Philippine team in ushering in new business opportunities and more optimized ways of working, driving the AMC business to continue strengthening its market position in the dairy industry.
Gupta has 20 years of FMCG experience with over 11 years of experience with FrieslandCampina.
Uong, who hails from the Philippines, will be based out of Singapore and will be overseeing FrieslandCampina’s Consumer Dairy businesses in the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and China.
Manila Doctors Hospital partners with PayMaya
Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH) has tapped PayMaya to enable its healthcare system to utilize the best-in-class digital payment technologies.
From on-site medical checkups to drive-thru laboratory services and online health consultations, MDH patients can now experience a safer and more convenient way to pay for hospital bills and services. Patients can pay for MDH services using PayMaya, any VISA, Mastercard, and JCB credit or debit card as well as other e-wallets through the PayMaya One terminal at the hospital cashier, payment links via PayMaya Digital Invoice for teleconsultation, and soon, through the PayMaya Checkout online payment portal at the MDH website.
GCash expands to 600 billers
GCash has expanded its network to more than 600 partner billers nationwide, giving users easy access to more utilities, government, loan payments, insurance, real estate, and even school payment transactions.
Currently, GCash is in partnership with a number of key billers that many Filipinos are availing of their services such as Meralco, Meralco Kuryente Load, Maynilad, and Manila Water. GCash also covers electronic payments for telecommunications billers, such as Globe Postpaid, and government billers namely Pag-IBIG, BIR, NBI and SSS-PRN.
With the growing demand, the app has now added to their list of billers for different categories such as loans, schools as well as new regional billers for utilities and cooperatives
Cebuana Lhuillier nabs excellence honors
Cebuana Lhuillier was named one of the winners of the recently-concluded 2021 International Service Excellence Awards organized by the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA).
CSIA cited the company’s push in digitalizing its customer response, paving the way for faster communication between the three-decade-old company and its millions of loyal clients.
The company bagged the Customer-focused Innovations nod due to its development of creative and inventive means of engagement and product usage, with the following milestones considered as game changers in its industry: CEB, Cebuana Lhuillier’s very own Intelligent Virtual Assistant; Cebuana-from-Home, an online platform which provides clients with a 360-degree access to Cebuana Lhuillier’s suite of services, and the eCebuana App, among others.
Fujitsu is fastest growing partner
Fujitsu was recently awarded by SAP as the Fastest Growing Partner for 2020 in the Philippines.
The award was announced during the first-ever SAP South East Asia Virtual Partner Kick-Off Meeting (SAP SEA PKOM), held recently, as part of the prestigious SAP Partner Awards for 2020. This virtual event also gathered business leaders from across the region to share about this year’s market trends and strategies, product innovations, among others.
For years, Fujitsu has been among SAP’s service partners in the Philippines, helping businesses across various industries in their digital transformation journey.
