Castrol webinar highlights value of lubrication solutions
Castrol Global Marine and North Trend Marketing Corp. hosted a webinar last August 18 with attendees from the marine sector, domestic shipping companies, chief engineers and technical engineers.
Titled“Build Your Bounce: Extend the Life of your Fleet’s Engines for Different Operating Conditions,” the event is part of the Castrol Solutions Talk Webinar, aimed at showing the marine sector how to maximize productivity and improve operations with less downtime, even during this time of pandemic.
Present at the webinar were Lucio Lim Jr., chairman of Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association Inc., and Capt. Jeffrey Solon, deputy executive irector of the Maritime Industry Authority.
Castrol’s over 820 ports and 82 countries, provide a global network of technical service, customer service, and distributor partner teams, further strengthened in the Philippines with North Trend Marketing Corp’s four major warehouses and depots in Manila, Cebu, Davao and Cagayan De Oro.
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Globe joins Vigeo’s top 100 ESG leaders in sustainability
Globe entered the top 100 Best Emerging Market Performers ranking from V.E, part of Moody’s ESG Solutions, as of July 2021 for its dedication to implementing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices across its operations to attain a sustainable future.
Moody’s ESG Solutions Group is a business unit of Moody’s Corporation serving the growing global demand for ESG and climate insights. The group leverages Moody’s data and expertise across ESG, climate risk, and sustainable finance, and aligns with Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) and Moody’s Analytics (MA).
Globe, the only PH telco that made it to the list, ranked 4th out of 43 in the Telecommunications Emerging Market Sector, and one of 12 telcos to enter the top 100 list.
Globe is dedicated to showing leadership in sustainability through value creation in four key pillars: Care for the Environment, Care for People, Digital Nation, and Positive Societal Impact.
At present, about seven essential facilities of Globe are running on renewable energy, and 7,400 green network solutions have been deployed.
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AgotoZ Technology in PH
AgotoZ Technology, one of the leading ICT solutions providers in China, has partnered with PLDT Global Enterprise to provide its network solutions to Chinese enterprises expanding in the Philippines.
The partnership allows AgotoZ Technology to leverage on PLDT’s international and domestic network facilities and ePLDT’s globally certified Data Centers. PLDT enables Agotoz’s cloud, cybersecurity and ICT service offerings to meet the technical requirements of customers.
Through PLDT’s VITRO Data Center, the partnership provides AgotoZ Technology with services for local peering access, local and international internet access, and submarine sea cables.
PLDT Global Enterprise is supporting AgotoZ Technology’s recently activated point of presence (PoP) with its slew of technological solutions such as its Philippines Internet Exchange (PHIX) facility, iGate which guarantees bandwidth for businesses, and International Private Leased Circuits (IPLC) for a seamless and point-to-point connectivity solution for enterprises.
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Mestiza’s newest natural beauty ambassador
For a brand that consistently advocates the importance of choosing only the best natural ingredients for your skin, it was critical for Mestiza to be represented by someone who embodied these values.
According to Martina Salimbangon, head of Content for Organique Skincare Inc., last year’s Miss Grand International1strunner up Samantha Bernardo best exemplifies how nature and simplicity can be empowering in skin care.
“It’s important that we become more aware of what ingredients go into products that we use on our skin,” Samantha said.
MESTIZA, the healthy skin soap is made from natural ingredients,containing 33% extra premium virgin coconut oil, papaya, banana, carrots and calamansi. All ingredients come together organically to create a moisturizing lather and gently cleanses, exfoliates, clears away blemishes and revitalizes the skin from top to toe. The fresh fusion of fruity scents perks you up and gives an all over clean feeling every time.
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AboitizPower ramps up We Got Your
Aboitiz Power Corp. is ramping up its vaccination program for employees, with more than 1,300 team members from Luzon and Visayas having received at least one dose as of Monday, August 9.
The program, dubbed “We Got Your Vacc,” is also aligned with the Aboitiz Group’s target of vaccinating more than 30,000 team members and subcontractors nationwide. AboitizPower alone targets to inoculate this year 5,000 team members who have signed up for the program.
Those recently vaccinated were mostly team members and subcontractors from the National Capital Region (NCR) where AboitizPower’s corporate office is located while the rest were from Toledo City in midwest Cebu, home to its 340-megawatt thermal power plant. After NCR and Cebu, AboitizPower is set to roll out vaccination drives in the rest of its sites across the country this month.
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Isuzu Isabela sports new design
Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC), with B.M. Domingo Motor Sales, Inc. (BMD), celebrated the reopening of Isuzu Isabela last August 13, as Isuzu’s latest dealership adopting the Isuzu Outlet Standard (IOS).
The reinauguration was held to also commemorate BMD’s 44th anniversary as a franchised dealer of Isuzu trucks and vehicles and one of the brand’s most trusted partners in the Cagayan Region and Central Luzon in the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Tarlac.
Isuzu Isabela’s new IOS Showroom and Service Center has a total floor area of 2,854-sqm housing a mezzanine and a 2-floor parts warehouse. The workshop can accommodate up to 12 LCV units. A separate Truck Center, with a total floor area of 1,745-sqm, is at an extension of the main lot which has another showroom with 2 CVs and additional service bays for 4 LCVs and 4 CVs.
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DHL Express continues to deliver Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines
DHL Express continues its partnership with the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) and has successfully delivered more Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to the country, including the first batch of the government’s procured supply from the manufacturer.
The vaccines were shipped in specially engineered thermal shipper packaging with dry ice to regulate the temperature, allowing them to be used in locations where the physical infrastructure to maintain the needed temperature was lacking. Each thermal shipper box also contains temperature trackers equipped with sophisticated GPS technology to provide full visibility throughout the shipment’s entire journey.
DHL said itwill continue partnering with various local government agencies to support vaccination efforts, such as the Resbakuna campaign of the Department of Health.
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Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation hosts ALS Summit
Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation Inc. (CLFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of Cebuana Lhuillier, recently held Bida Best: The 2021 ALS Teachers Digital Summit.
Teachers at the company’s network of Alternative Learning System-Community Learning Centers (ALS-CLSs) attended the event, along with key leaders from the Department of Education (DepEd).
The Digital Summit highlighted the importance of fostering learning continuity to help learners registered under the ALS program finish their education while also taking into consideration the well-being, health, and safety of the ALS Teachers and Implementers, whose dedication to their duties have made blended learning a success.
The summit also featured talks from well-being experts who shared tips and insights on mental, financial, and physical wellness to build inner resilience.
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Market Reach International welcomes court decision
Market Reach International Resources said it will focus on growing the company after the decision of the Metropolitan trial court of San Pedro invalidating the search warrant served on its warehouse in Laguna last June.
Market Reach CEO Jiten (Jatin) Lalwani and officers Argel Jarasa, Bernard Bonina and Naresh Kumar said they hope that the ruling would pave the way to clearing the name of the company so that it could continue its operations unabated.
Market Reach, a leading export company engaged in logistics trading and consolidation, said it is looking forward to moving past this issue so it can pursue its big plans for the year such as ramping up capabilities for further growth in the years to come.
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Metro Retail helping MSMEs
Go Lokal products have beenon display at the Metro Supermarket in Market! Market! Taguig with products made by local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) reflecting the innovativeness and ingenuity of Filipino entrepreneurs.
Mayette’s Native Food Products, KXC Enterprises, and Dielle’s Apiary and Meadery, Inc. have found support from the ongoing Bayanihang Metro x Go Lokal!, an initiative of Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI), a strategic partner of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Go Lokal!program.
Bayanihang Metro x Go Lokal! is in line with DTI’s efforts to showcase the innovative products of Filipino entrepreneurs through its partnership with select retail partners.
