Rehabilitated MRT-3 Escalators Now Fully Operational

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Jardine Schindler restores first batch of worn-out conveyance facilities.

All refurbished Schindler-brand escalators of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) are now open for public use, providing some relief to commuters — especially senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women — while the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is striving to modernize the system through facility upgrades.

“Passengers can expect a more convenient commuting experience with the rehabilitated escalators now up and running. The restoration of these conveyance facilities is a small step towards long-term progress that will make a valuable difference in the lives of daily commuters,” said DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya.

The P22.11-million project was awarded to Jardine Schindler Elevator Corporation in June 2015 through the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (PS-DBM). The contractor holds proprietary rights to rehabilitate the 12 Schindler-brand escalators as the brand’s exclusive distributor.

The projects to rehabilitate the other batch of escalators, which includes 34 Mitsubishi-brand facilities, and to replace 32 elevators are currently under procurement by the PS-DBM.

Celebrating Australia Day at Skippy's Bar and Grill

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"Australians have very good reasons to be proud of their country. It's a country where workers can actually live on their wages and save to have a secure retirement. Just like in the Philippines, the kids can study primary and high school for free. Young people have many options to study, prepare, and build their careers. If you move to Australia, you can really build a life there, as countless migrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees have done. Truly, Australia has much to celebrate and be grateful for. Through many ups and downs over 200 years, Australians have built a fair, open, prosperous, and progressive society."

Happy Australia Day to my Aussie friends!!! or should I say, Happy Aus- Straya-Day mates? Ozzie! Ozzie! Ozzie! Oi! Oi! Oi! 

We got Australia Day off to a great start when many of us jumped off the sober January wagon to celebrate with fellow countrymen and Filipino friends at Skippy's Bar and Grill at the Forum of Bonifacio Global City (BGC) last January 26! 

My Radyo Inquirer friends and I got invited by the owners of Skippy's Bar and Grill themselves, namely Stephen and Cristina Bird, to celebrate Australia Day at their bar. I had an earlier event at a nearby restaurant along High Street so it was very convenient for me to drop by as early as their call time of 4 pm. Though I was a bit full already from the restaurant event, there's no stopping me from trying out Skippy's Bar and Grill's specialties.

IoT Summit, All Ladies League, and The Filipino Rambler at Radyo Inquirer's Vigattin Radio Show

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Hackathons have made the word "hacker" so glamorous nowadays because it now means someone who wants to change and improve the world. The numerous organizations and companies who have either organized or sponsored such events and encouraged even the youth to participate are totally making hacking a heroic act.

By 2020, the number of devices connected to the Internet is expected to exceed 40 billion and it would be awesome to get started in creating and innovating ideas that would help us lead the trend.

From the organizers of the very successful Hack The Climate events, they now also present to you the IOT Summit Philippines - An Internet of Things expo and hackathon. The event aims to introduce you to the IoT ecosystem consisting of hardware, software and cloud providers.

Our guests were Elaine Cedillo, Diego Ramos, and were joined by Chris Misola, a Technology Evangelist from Microsoft who is a major sponsor of the IoT Summit, plus the HR Head of 8Layer Technologies who shared to us some of the job opening of their tech company.

What is the Internet of Things? Internet of Things (IoT), which is where just about anything can be provided with unique identifiers and given the ability to transfer data without requiring human interaction.

Be able to drive revenue opportunities & solving business problems across multiple industries & in nearly all business functional areas. This will be very useful for technology & business decision makers to evaluate IoT and its impact on their businesses, and for you to unleash the power of IoT through cloud, big data and analytics.

If you want to collaborate / participate as an exbitor or sponsor, please email info@econnext.com

Check out their Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/iotexpoph