Smart Provides Free Services Following Batangas Quake

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PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications set up Libreng Tawag and Charging stations, and provided Smart Padala services free of charge in several locations in Batangas, following the series of earthquakes that struck the province over the weekend.

Smart's Libreng Tawag, Charging and Smart Padala services are set up in front of Mabini municipal hall following the series of earthquakes that hit Batangas.

Immediately after the magnitude-6 tremor, Smart deployed its free calling, charging and money transfer assistance in front of the Mabini Municipal Hall to serve affected residents in the area.

While the services of PLDT, Smart and Sun remained fully operational in the province, electricity was intermittent, and in some areas, cut off completely as several structures were damaged by the quake.

Engineers from Smart work to provide communications support for emergency operations in Mabini, Batangas.

Libreng Tawag, Charging and Smart Padala services were also deployed in Tingloy Island, Batangas.

In coordination with the Batangas Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and local government units, Smart also provided communication support and generator sets to aid response teams in their operations. The company also gave Wi-Fi access to the Office of Civil Defense’s Emergency Operations Center in Mabini. 

Smart has also provided tents as temporary shelters for affected residents at the Batangas City community park.

In addition, Smart set up tents at the Batangas City community park to serve as temporary shelters for residents who needed to evacuate their homes in the aftermath of the earthquake.

“Smart recognizes the importance of communications as relief in times of calamities,” said Ramon R. Isberto, Smart public affairs head. “Our Libreng Tawag and Charging and Smart Padala services are ready for deployment to affected areas whenever the need arises.”

A resident of Mabini town in Batangas uses the services of Smart's Libreng Tawag station at the municipal hall.

Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas, meanwhile, thanked Smart for the services rendered to the province. “The Mabini and Batangas City LGUs extend their appreciation to all those who have made this possible. Maraming salamat po.”

As part of its #SafePH advocacy, Smart promotes resiliency and timely response in times of calamities. The company has been on the forefront of disaster preparedness by striving to deliver immediate assistance through communications and technology, as well as relief aid.

Haraya: Gumising at Maging Tinig para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan

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The Children’s Museum and Library, Inc. (CMLI) is a non-stock, non-profit foundation that is working to promote the welfare and development of the country’s youth. CMLI has endeavored to live up to its avowed objectives in uplifting the skills of Filipino youth in language and visual arts and promoting a deeper appreciation and understanding of their rich cultural heritage. The organization is continuously contributing to the welfare and growth of the Filipino Youth through advocating its goals and ideals by means of leadership training, talent development and social empowerment. And as we celebrate our 60th year, we have lined up a series of projects structured upon these programs – and we are inviting you to be part of it.

The CMLI Junior Council – Regional Executive Board National Capital Region (JC-REB NCR), the foundation’s youth arm in spreading the organization’s ideals in the different regions, will execute the project entitled “Children’s Day 2017” with the theme, “Haraya: Gumising at Maging Tinig para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan.” It is a whole-day outreach program filled with fun activities and discussions that would inculcate the ideals and values of the Filipino youth. They will be holding the event on April 23, 2017, Sunday, from 7:00 AM till 3:00 PM at the Quezon Memorial Circle Amphitheater. This outreach project will be inviting children from the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (IHMP) Community.

In line with these, the CMLI JC-REB NCR has recurred a need for financial or material assistance in order to fuel up, steer on and usher in its momentous ambition of change. We ask for the your supportive hand in empowering the eventful cause that is arduous but meaningfully rewarding in the end. The fund will be utilized for the program and its logistics heaving the spirit of our organization to soar closer in the achievement of our goals. With all humility and earnestly, we request for your favorable support and would be able to set alight the core of our purpose as it becomes a searing wildfire of hope for a multitude. This support of yours will become a tenacious stone that will be used for the fortification of the success of this gratifying event





For more details, visit www.facebook.com/CMLIOfficial on Facebook or @cmlijcrebncr on Twitter. For inquiries, contact +639173025959 / +639175401967/ +639777779035. Our email, cmli.jcreb2017@gmail.com, would also serve as our means of communication.

DOTr-CAB Launches its 24/7 Public Assistance Hotline

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The Department of Transportation – Civil Aeronautics Board (DOTr-CAB) launched today its first 24/7 Public Assistance Hotline as part of the implementation of the Air Passenger Bill of Rights (APBR).

Public Assistance Hotline 16-566 shall provide frontline transaction services, particularly to, (1) answer queries relating to the provisions of APBR; (2) provide simple solutions to air passengers’ concerns; (3) receive complaints arising from violation of the Air Passenger Rights; (4) and refer related queries to concerned airlines for immediate resolution.

The project, which initiated a soft launch last February 20, seeks to promote passenger protection by bridging their concerns to the appropriate agencies and generating their inputs for the continuous improvement of air transportation services.

Last year, CAB has also established 25 Passenger Rights Assistance Desks (PRAD) in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and in 24 provincial airports. They will be manned by 26 Passenger Rights Assistance Officers (PRAO), who will be tasked to assist, handle and address passenger concerns, and monitor airline operations in their respective airports. This is in order to ensure that airlines are compliant with CAB rules and regulations.

By the end of the year, five more PRAD are expected to be added in the city airports of Tuguegarao, Roxas, Dipolog, Pagadian and Camiguin, once the training and deployment of PRAO becomes complete.