Cebu Pacific vaccine delivery continues
Cebu Pacific (CEB) has airlifted 76,935,820 COVID-19 vaccine doses across the country, reaching another delivery milestone as the government pushes for the administration of the fourth dose.
The fourth dose may now be administered to adults aged 50 years old and above, and individuals aged 18 years to 49 years with comorbidities.
Since March 2021, CEB has transported life-saving vaccines to 31 provinces namely: Bacolod, Basilan, Boracay, Bohol, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cauayan, Cebu, Coron, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Jolo, Kalibo, Legazpi, Masbate, Naga, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, San Jose, Siargao, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Tawi-Tawi, Virac, and Zamboanga.
Among the provinces, Legazpi received the highest number of vaccine shipments, followed by Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban, and Zamboanga.
“We support our country’s continuous fight against COVID-19 through the safe and timely delivery of vaccine doses across our domestic network,” said Alex Reyes, chief strategy officer at CEV. “Our assistance to the government is meant to make booster shots as conveniently available as possible.”
AboitizPower deploys ‘robots’
Aboitiz Power Corp. made a recent technological breakthrough after concluding its Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bootcamp wherein participants successfully developed 23 “robots” meant to improve the company’s customer service and overall business operations.
Among these is a robot, created by a team member from Cebu-based distribution utility Visayan Electric, that has the capability to consolidate high-volume data from various sources and generate accurate and actionable reports.
“This process involves more than 200,000 customer records. From more than 10 hours it normally takes us to finish the task, we were able to do it in less than half an hour with the robot. That’s more than a 95 percent improvement,” said Gratz Redoble, system operations supervisor at Visayan Electric.
The RPA bootcamp trained team members from various AboitizPower business units with some participants having minimal to no experience or knowledge in IT.
The newly developed robots have brought down turnaround and processing schedules across participating teams by an average of 50 percent, not only saving time, money, and effort but also freeing up team members to do more value-adding work.
Lalamove powers last-mile deliveries
Lalamove has expanded its last-mile and long-distance delivery service to cover the farthest locations in North and South Luzon.
Lalamove has been strengthening its fleet to offer a wide range of vehicles from motorcycles, sedans, vans, and trucks, to address last-mile delivery challenges facing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Lalamove also has a multi-stop feature, which allows 20 different drop-off locations in one delivery order, thus making deliveries more cost-efficient and time-saving.
Lalamove is committed to meeting the demands of users from Manila or Pampanga as its fleet can travel as far as Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Abra, Apayao, and Benguet in North Luzon.
The one-stop delivery app has also made its long-distance delivery services available to reach the provinces of Rizal, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon in South Luzon.
Earlier this July, Lalamove officially expanded its delivery coverage to Olongapo City. The delivery platform is also gearing up for further expansion this 2022, targeting to add more locations to its list of serviceable pick-up and drop-off points.
Working Beyond Barriers
In line with the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week, the Philippine Business and Disability Network (PBDN) held “Working Beyond Barriers” Conference on July 21 and 22 where discussions centered around opportunities and challenges in disability inclusion in the workplace, as well as potential policies and practices that further promote participation and representation of Persons with Disability.
The conference is part of PBDN’s mission to strengthen connections through networking and innovation.
PBDN is a group for and by businesses that works toward more inclusive and barrier-free workplaces for Persons with Disability and is currently a 22-member network, led by its current Steering Committee, which are JPMorgan Chase & Co., IBM, PayPal, Asurion, and Citihub.
The pandemic also further challenged them in hiring or retaining personnel. For role models, businesses can look to PayPal, IBM, Asurion, JPMorgan, Bayer, and Manulife as these are some of the companies that have an inclusive environment for Persons with Disability.
Kia Ortigas inaugurated
Kia recently inaugurated its Ortigas dealership. This venue, part of the nationwide Kia dealership network which already boasts of 41 locations, is proud to showcase Kia’s new look. It also marks another milestone on the road to the targeted 50 Kia dealership expansion and appointments by the end of the year.
To celebrate this grand occasion and to highlight the dealer’s commitment to exceptional aftersales service, Kia Ortigas is offering a 10 percent discount on parts until Aug. 31.
Kia Ortigas is in Celilu Compound, KM 17 Ortigas Avenue Extension, Santo Domingo, Cainta, Rizal.
Honda Cars Manila fresh look
Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) inaugurated a new Honda Cars Manila with a fresh faí§ade design that keeps up with the latest design for Honda Dealers globally.
Bearing the message “Driven by dreams,” the new streamlined design aims to provide a space that is highly efficient and functional so that Dealer Associates can work with greater brilliance and pass on joy to customers with every experience.
“HCPI’s adoption of the new visual identity from Honda Motor Co. Ltd. represents our desire to keep on improving for our customers. Aside from world-class technology and safety in our vehicles, we are dedicated to offering world-class services that will give joy to our customers here in the Philippines” said Masahiko Nakamura, president of HCPI.
Honda Cars Pasig, Honda Cars Pampanga, and Honda Cars Cebu, Inc. are next in line to adopt the new visual identity by the third and fourth quarters of 2022. This rollout of the new global design will be done in the entire Honda Dealership network in the Philippines.
Joyful welcome
Jollibee Group chief sustainability and public affairs Officer Pepot Miñana (left) welcomes US Department of Agriculture Administrator for Foreign Agricultural Services Daniel Whitley to Jollibee W City Center, Bonifacio Global City, where they discussed trade and sustainability initiatives while enjoying some Jollibee favorites.
#Share The Confidence
Shopee recently launched the #ShareTheConfidence campaign in partnership with Whisper and World Vision, to educate Filipinos on the importance of menstrual hygiene management.
This initiative is part of Shopee Bayanihan, the company’s umbrella CSR arm that seeks to provide support for communities in need through partnerships with various humanitarian organizations.
As part of the campaign, Whisper pledged to match and donate sanitary products for every Whisper product sold on Shopee from May 28 to June 30. Almost 130,000 young women from World Vision’s partner communities all over the Philippines benefitted from the initiative and received sanitary products through the delivery efforts of Shopee Xpress, Shopee’s logistics arm.
Last July 22, Shopee and its partners culminated the #ShareTheConfidence campaign with an on-site event in Laurel, Batangas to turn over Whisper sanitary pads to over 85,000 beneficiaries within the area.
Bayad at Shopwise
Bayad has intensified its partnership with Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. as it recently relaunched its supermarket brand, Shopwise.
The partnership enables the perks of having to pay bills at Shopwise Business Centers, making the shopping experience a one stop shop solution for customers.
Through Shopwise’s interoperability with Bayad, its Business Centers now accepts bills payment services covering brands from household utilities, government contribution, bank loans, and credit card payments. They also accept airline ticketing payment services and loading services for telecommunications and transportation.
Pioneering Learning Hubs
For the upcoming 2022-2023 school year, Mapúa Malayan Digital College (MMDC) officially opens its Learning Hubs for MMDC students.
Envisioned as a modern space designed to cater the needs of 21st century digital learners, MMDC Learning Hubs are located at Ayala Malls Cloverleaf in Quezon City, and Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod.
“The MMDC educational model was created to be affordable, accessible, and flexible. While we offer a cutting-edge, outcome-based curriculum that teaches students by doing, we also emphasize the need to effectively address other important student needs such as connectivity, conducive spaces for learning, and simply, providing a place for students to be with other students,” said Derrick Latreille, chief learning officer of MMDC and co-founder of Ayala Education. “As a digital-first college, our Learning Hubs play a central role in our model because they provide a concrete, physical, and encouraging venue for all our learners.”
MMDC Learning Hubs are designed to maximize productivity across a wide range of learning styles. Conducive study pods and open lounges cater to solo learners, while meeting rooms can be booked by big groups to work on bigger projects and other school requirements.
MMDC Learning Hubs also provide safe spaces that nurture psycho-social-emotional student needs such as belonging, and self-actualization. Mapúa Malayan Digital College is accepting BS Information Technology students, and BS Business Administration freshmen students, for the 2022-2023 school year.
