The Time sculpture at SM Megamall
There’s a new landmark in EDSA with the unveiling of the Time Sculpture at SM Megamall. The towering 12-meter work made of mirror stainless steel is designed by Filipino-American public artist Jefre. It depicts a man looking at his watch, a reminder that time is valuable and should be used productively.
The Time Sculpture is the latest public art piece in SM’s premier malls, which include the iconic globe at the SM Mall of Asia, the Cube at SM City Seaside Cebu, National Artist Arturo Luz’s Cubi at the Podium, and the colorful Philippine animals at the Skypark at SM Aura Premier.
MakatiMed expands renal services facilities
Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) has increased the capacity of its Renal Care Services Unit to serve more patients who need high-quality, comprehensive, and safe dialysis services.
According to MakatiMed, 14 dialysis bays have been added to its Renal Care facilities, now totaling 39. The expansion provides increased inpatient and outpatient dialysis treatments.
MakatiMed’s Renal Care Services Unit is located on the 1st Floor of Tower 2, and is open from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.to 6p.m.for kidney transplant and renal diet consultations; and Monday to Saturday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.for outpatient dialysis services. Patients who will opt for schedule 10 p.m.onwards must have a prior appointment.
SMC takes initial delivery of own vaccines
San Miguel Corp (SMC) has started administering company-procured vaccines to its workforce, after taking delivery of 150,000 vaccines it acquired from Astra Zeneca under its P1 billion Ligtas Lahat vaccination program.
The vaccines are good for 75,000 individuals, enough to cover all direct and indirect workers across SMC’s nationwide network.
“With the arrival of our vaccines, we are now assured that we can vaccinate all our employees, consultants, and support workers across the San Miguel Group, bringing us closer to our goal of herd immunity in our workplaces and facilities nationwide,” said SMC president Ramon S. Ang.
SMC started administering the vaccines last Tuesday to 1,000 employees of external partners at its sports complex-turned vaccination site in Pasig City. Vaccination activities for employees and indirect workers will follow at company vaccination sites nationwide.
Prior to the delivery of vaccines, SMC had partnered with LGUs where its operations are located, and assembled several batches of its employees to receive their vaccines under the A4 of essential workers priority group.
Hyundai modern PUVs roll out in Luzon
Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI), the country’s official distributor of Hyundai commercial vehicles through Hyundai Trucks and Buses Cabanatuan (HTB Cabanatuan), sustains its support for the nationwide public vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) with the recent turnover of a fleet of Hyundai Modern PUVs in Northern and Central Luzon.
The units are among the estimated 100 Modern PUVs that HARI turned over to various transport cooperatives nationwide this year. HTB Cabanatuan proudly counts this as its fourth turnover this year, covering areas of Luzon, specifically Tarlac, Pangasinan, and now, Ilocos Norte and Bulacan.
In Ilocos Norte last July 8, HTB Cabanatuan turned over 23 units of HD50S Modern PUV Class 2 to the Laoag Bacarra Pasuquin Transportation Group Inc. While the Sapang Palay Tungko Grotto Transport Service Cooperative of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, welcomed over 15 brand-new units of the same Modern PUV model last July 19.
Lenovo Beyond Boundaries report
Lenovo Group launched Beyond Boundaries, a new report on the state of business innovation.
The study examines how businesses are innovating their way into the post-COVID future, not just to satisfy pent-up demand and unlock growth, but also to improve their social and environmental performance.
Lenovo surveyed senior decision makers in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and Asia Pacific.
Report highlights include the findings that: Businesses recognize that diversity is directly related to successful innovation, but there is more work to do before individuals can be their authentic selves at work; Disrupting a stifling, hierarchical culture — also related to effective innovation — is far from easy.
The study finds some leaders are struggling to embrace a bottom-up working environment, and that business agility has led to improved innovation. However, there are fears that these gains will be lost as firms transition back into the office, or adopt a hybrid model that balances on-site and remote working.
Precise digital printing from Epson
Epson responds to demand for high-impact printing with its strongest advancements in this area like its PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead and its UltraChrome inks.
Today’s newest color printers typically use the CMYK color profile, and Epson’s SureColor SC-T5430M wireless printer is one such example.
Designed for technical, engineering, and business graphics, this high-speed device is ideal for blueprints, line drawings, and posters up to 36” wide. It features 2400×1200 dpi print quality and a very competitive price point.
The sheet-fed capabilities of smaller devices like Epson’s 24” SureColor SC-T3130X are now used with For Placement Only (FPO) proofing, poster prints, indoor signage, and small Point-of-purchase (POP) graphics in the SOHO environment. Meanwhile, larger roll-fed devices like EPSON’s 36” SureColor SC-T5430M and 44” SC-T7270D are capable of producing larger POP displays and indoor signage.
Be TaALERTo
Following Taal Volcano’s phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1 and the continuous unrest in the succeeding days, local government units in Batangas have ordered evacuation for families and individuals residing near the volcano.
As the makers of the TaALERT app, the first mobile application for real-time updates on Taal with safety and evacuation monitoring features, Teralogix has led the assistance to the evacuees by setting up a community pantry and providing free access to the TaALERT app.
Teralogix has also provided the evacuation centers with thermometers and contact tracing portals to ensure the safety of the evacuees amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Isuzu Olympics
Isuzu Philippines Corp (IPC) virtually concluded its 16th Isuzu Service Skills Olympics (ISSO) through an official awards ceremony last June 11.
ISSO tests the knowledge and skills of service technicians, service advisors, and parts staff coming from Isuzu dealerships nationwide.
IPC president Hajime Koso congratulated the group for a successful ISSO run as well as the back-to-back achievement of a Triple Star Rating in the annual aftersales performance evaluation of IML. “Only 5 out of 33 countries worldwide received the esteemed rating. Being 1 of the 5 to receive the award proved that all the after sales activities of the Philippines are of high caliber and top of the class in Isuzu network’s standard around the world,” he said.
The top 5 performers among the participating dealers: Isuzu Bulacan, Isuzu Pasig, Isuzu Iloilo, Isuzu Makati andIsuzu Cabanatuan
Preparations are already underway for the I-1 Grand Prix — Isuzu World Technical Competition to be held, also digitally, from November 24 to 26, 2021 which will be participated by other Isuzu distributors in other parts of the world.
PLDT Enterprise powers #PASIG hotline
PLDT Enterprise announced its partnership with the City of Pasig that will extensively interconnect the city and aid in its COVID-19 response initiatives with digital services in a brief partnership launching program last May 2021.
Pasig City has recently availed of PLDT Enterprise’s extensive connectivity and communication services to be used in its offices, vaccination sites, and buses. PLDT Enterprise is also powering #PASIG MyNumber hotline #72744, which will allow its citizens to reach the LGU for emergency and other concerns.
During the onset of the community quarantine last year, PLDT Enterprise has provided Pasig City with free mobile phones, tracking devices with apps, prepaid loads, and connectivity to help the city manage its COVID response.
FedEx collaborates with DTI
FedEx Express is joining “CTRL+BIZ: Reboot Now! Regional Zoom Shows,” a series of webinars organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in keeping with the National Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) Week celebrations this August.
Through this collaboration, FedEx aims to empower Filipino SMEs by helping them stay abreast of emerging industry trends and tips to manage shipping processes and sales by tapping into valuable shipment solutions and tools. The virtual sessions will run until September 21 and will be a platform to help Filipino SMEs maximize different e-commerce platforms. This is the first time that the program features an international logistics company.
In addition to this program, FedEx is also working with other e-commerce enablers and industry organizations to facilitate learning and empowerment opportunities among Filipino SMEs.
Advancing smoking cessation
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health has committed to donate Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco (AIQT) to advance the global smoking cessation agenda worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Philippines is the second country in the world and the first in Southeast Asia to receive NRT as part of AIQT.
With this donation, the company hopes to empower more Filipino smokers as they navigate towards living a healthier lifestyle.
The donation of the patches will be complemented with support from smoking cessation experts from the recipient hospitals to help manage their physical, social and mental challenges of quitting throughout the program.
