While Typhoon Jolina has yet to leave the country, Globe is already preparing its disaster assistance for Typhoon Kiko, which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last night and is expected to continuously intensify until the weekend.

Globe is ready to deploy its Libreng Tawag, Libreng Charging, and Libreng WiFi services anytime as heavy rains associated with the typhoon may begin affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon on Friday, September 10, 2021.

Globe assures the public that its technical and support personnel are on standby and are ready to assist as necessary to ensure continuous communications services.  There are also generators for its facilities in case of power supply interruption.

To keep safe during severe weather disturbance, Globe advises residents to stay indoors, store enough food and water, prepare candles and first aid kits, ensure their flashlights have extra batteries, fully charge their mobile phones, and stay alert for SMS from National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).  They can also check the NDRRMC website: https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/ for more information

On its September 8, 11 am bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), said the eye of the typhoon is estimated at 1,120 kilometers East of Central Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and with gustiness of up to 190 kph.  Kiko is moving West Southwestward at 20 kph.

For more information, follow Globe Bridging Communities: https://www.facebook.com/GlobeBridgeCom or visit globe.com.ph for the latest #StaySafePH advisories.

 Ni Aileen Navarro

PORMAL nang ipinakilala ng Board of Directors ng WeEvolve Marketing Corporation ang Multi-awarded Humanitarian, Businessman at Founder ng Team Advocate Change Club na si Dr. Alvin Sahagun  bilang kanilang bagong presidente.

Ang WeEvolve, ay bagong direct selling company sa Pilipinas na dinisenyo at nilikha bilang solusyon upang  mabago  ang kalakaran ng Network Marketing Industry sa bansa. Product based ang naturang kompanya, na may very unique at sustainable business plan.

Sa ginanap na pagtitipon kamakailan lang, kasama ang mga board of directors, ilan sa mga top leaders sa Pasig City ay mainit ang kanilang pagtanggap sa bagong Presidente na si Dr. Alvin Sahagun at itinuturing nila itong malaking impact dahil sa kanyang malawak na kaalaman at karanasan sa larangan ng pagnenegosyo.

Naroon sa pagtitipon sina Mr. Roy Cueto, Chairman ng Weevolve Marketing Corp; Mr. Marco Mallari , Vice chairman; Mr. Ruwell Unabia, COO/CFO; Mr. Jogui Guillermo, VP for Business Development; Ms. Corazon Quizon, VP for Ethics and Communication; Mr. Ryan Tomada,  VP for Online Marketing. Kasama rin ang mga top earners na sina, Nolan dela Pena na taga-Batangas, Rex Campana na taga Cavite, Jinky Quizon at  Lenie Amarante na taga Quezon City.

Hindi lingid sa kaalaman ng maraming Network Marketers ang iba’t -ibang kompanyang pinang-galingan ni Doc Vince Sahagun bilang isang distributor at upline o Grand Mentor.

Marami na rin itong naging resulta. Sa tagal niya sa industriya, nabuo nga ang Team Advocate Change Club na kinabibilangan ng daang-libong miyembro na solid din ang suporta at tiwala sa kanya.

Para sa nais matuto ng Social Entrepreneurship Training mula kay Doc Vince Sahagun, maaari kayong mag PM sa kanyang FB Account: Vince Sahagun at nakahanda itong tumulong.

Para sa dagdag katanungan sa Livelihood at Opportunity na hatid ng WeEvolve maaring kontakin ang mga numerong 09157184717 at 09214617050.

Ni Claire Hecita

OPISYAL na inilunsad ng Globe ang internal mobile number portability (MNP) capability ngayong araw, Abril 21.

Ito ay bahagi ng misyon ng Globe na mapahusay ang kabuuang customer experience nito.

Kabilang dito ang postpaid to prepaid, prepaid to postpaid, at prepaid to postpaid customer ng Globe at TM.

Sa pamamagitan ng MNP capability, pahihintulutan ang mga customer na panatilihin ang kanilang kasalukuyang ginagamit o existing mobile number kapag magbabago ng subscription type.

Halimbawa nito, ‘yung mga nais lumipat mula sa prepaid to postpaid o vice versa ay maaaring hindi na baguhin o palitan ang kanilang original mobile number.

Gayunman, ang mga customer na hindi nasa ilalim ng subscription lock-in period, walang bayarin o overdue balances ang maaari lamang maka-avail sa naturang serbisyo.

Para sa mga nais mag-aplay, ang mga mobile customer ay magtungo lamang sa pinakamalapit na globe store o kaya ay mag-log in sa kanilang globeone account.

Eligible din para sa MNP sa pamamagitan ng globeone app ang mga globe mybusiness customer. Maaari lamang na makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang account manager o sa mybusiness chat support. Maaari namang kontakin ng mga globe business client ang kanilang nakatalagang account managers.

“Enabling our customers with the freedom to move across subscription types while allowing them to retain their original mobile number creates a new level of experience,” pahayag ni Issa Guevarra-Cabreira, Globe Chief Commercial Officer.

Batay sa Republic Act 11202 or ang Mobile Number Portability Act, isinusulong ng Globe ang naturang inisyatibo na magpapahintulot sa kanilang mga kustomer na gamitin pa rin ang kanilang mobile number kahit na magpapalit sila ng sim mula sa globe patungong TM at vice versa, kahit ano pa ang kanilang kasalukuyang subscriptions.

Para naman sa ibang network providers, inilipat sa Setyembre 20, 2021 mula noong January 2021 ang petsa ng full implementation ng MNP dahil sa technical delays sa pagsusuri at pamamahala bunsod ng kasalukuyang pandemya.

Samantala, nagchampion naman ang kompanya sa United Nations Sustainable Development Goalds (UN SDG) lalo na sa UN SDG NO. 9 na kumikilala sa kahalagahan ng imprastraktura at pagbabago bilang mahalagang tagapagtaguyod sa paglago ng ekonomiya at kaunlaran.

Kaugnay nito, nangako ang globe na pagtibayin ang 10 United Nations Global Compact Principles at ang 10 UN SDGS.

The 2019 Annual Report of the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) “Puso at Sigasig” was nominated for the Platinum Anvil in the recent 56^th Anvil Awards. Taking home the Gold Anvil, the annual report adopted MBFI’s 40^th founding anniversary theme “Puso at Sigasig (Heart & Zeal).” It curated stories of extraordinary kinship and mentorship among its featured stakeholders and highlights the values of heart & zeal as its foundation to shine a light on opportunities that expand access, provide recognition, and demonstrate possibilities of a better future for all.

Organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), the Anvil Awards is considered as the Oscars of public relations industry in the Philippines. The Anvil symbolizes excellence in public relations and is awarded by distinguished multi-sectoral jury to outstanding public relations programs and tools. The Gabi ng Parangal was held virtually on February 19, 2021.

Meanwhile, two (2) digital public relations programs both received the Silver Anvil. “#MADEatHome: Art Education Online” was launched in 2020 as a platform to sustain the art thrust of MBFI while the annual Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) painting and sculpture competitions were deferred due to the pandemic. To adapt to the changing times, MBFI launched “#MADE@HOME” to amplify the use of digital media for its art education track. Contents and webinars organized were highly received by the followers of MADE social media page.

The “2020 Metrobank-MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge (MMC) Learn@Home Campaign” on the other hand, was designed to become an online learning environment for math enthusiasts. MBFI saw the need to revamp the existing MMC social media platform to sustain and scale its objective of awakening greater interest in mathematics among elementary and junior high school students. The results of the Learn@Home campaign have borne fruit to a real disruption: it has successfully sustained and awakened the interest and participation of a more captive at-home audience in learning mathematics.

Meanwhile, GT Foundation, Inc. (GTFI), received the Silver Anvil for the “Bags of Blessing (BOB) 2020: #BeyondFestivityGenerosity.” A brainchild of the late Metrobank founder and chairman Dr. George Ty Siao Kian, BOB is a gift-giving program that is celebrated every Chinese New Year. BOB brings together employees of GT Capital Holdings and Metrobank Group of Companies, as well as institutional partners to participate in the legacy to sustain a culture of “Paying it forward” through the distribution of 10,000 bags of items worth PhP 1,000 to 10,000 indigent families in 25 sites nationwide. With this year’s public relation thrust of #beyondfestivitygenerosity, the program values volunteerism, social responsibility, and cultural connectivity among the volunteers and its beneficiaries.

MBFI has been winning Anvil awards since 1985. To date, it has won 92 Anvil awards for its various public relations programs and tools, including the much-coveted Grand Anvil gaining the record as the first corporate foundation to win a back-to-back Grand Anvil (2009 and 2010) and 2 Platinum Anvils (2015 and 2016) in the history of the award-giving body.

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The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) was established on January 8, 1979 by Dr. George S. K. Ty, sixteen (16) years after he founded the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank). MBFI envisions to be the country’s premier corporate philanthropic foundation contributing a significant impact on social development.  Its flagship programs include the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos; Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE); Metrobank Scholarship Program (MSP); Metrobank MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge (MMC); Grants and Social Development Partnerships, Disaster Response, National Teachers’ Month (NTM) celebration, and the Metrobank Foundation Professorial Chair Lectures. MBFI is also the principal owner of the Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH), one of the leading centers of wellness in the country.

As a development organization, MBFI aims to uplift individuals and the sectors they represent and strategically link with institutions for a shared-purpose. By creating and propagating a culture of excellence and providing solutions to stakeholder’s needs, the Foundation continuously expands its scope of reach and be at the forefront in serving communities. As the heart of the Metrobank Group, “Excel. Engage. Empower” or the 3Es remains its roadmap.

Ni Eyesha N. Endar

DAPAT pag-aralan at planuhin ng mga negosyante ang pagbuo ng matibay at epektibong marketing plan na lubhang kailangan sa pagnenegosyo.

Kahit maliit pa lang ang negosyo, maraming paraan upang ipakilala ito tulad ng pamimigay ng fyers na nakalagay ang kumpletong detalye ng produkto at contact number.

Maganda at epektibong paraan din ang ‘social media’ sa pagkuha ng maraming kustomer. Kaya payo ng mga negosyante, mahalaga na pagtuunan ang online marketing.

Narito ang mahahalagang tips sa pagpapaunlad ng negosyo:

1. Pagpapaalam sa mga kustomer kung anong serbisyo at produkto ang kayang ibigay ng iyong kumpanya.
2. Maglaan ng panahon upang alamin kung sino ang target audience. Kung ang negosyo ba ay pangmasa, middle-class o pangmayaman?
3. Pahalagahan ang pagkakaroon ng layunin at gawin itong makabuluhan, specific at may time table tulad ng pagkakaroon ng malaking kita at mga bagong kustomer.
4. Alamin ang magiging mga kakompetensiya. Kung anong produkto ang dapat itinda, na wala sa iba para tangkilikin ng mga mamimili.
5. Magbigay ng tamang presyo ngunit siguraduhing hindi malulugi (dapat tandaan na nagnegosyo ka para kumita).
6. Maglaan ng budget para sa marketing. Palaging mag-isip ng paraan kung paano tataas ang sales.
7. Imbitahin ang mga kaibigan at kapitbahay upang ipakita ang mga produkto. Gumawa ng gimik na makatawag-pansin sa mga mamimili na hindi lampas sa iyong marketing budget.
8. Kailangan may time table ang lahat ng iyong hakbang. Ngunit maging realistic para hindi mabigo sa iyong mga inaasahan. Huwag gumawa ng goal na hindi kaya.
9. Maging responsable sa lahat ng mga nagawang plano upang maiwasan ang pagkabigo.

At siguraduhin ang tamang implementasyon sa lahat ng nagawang mga plano upang makamit ang desired goal.