DOE: All Systems Go for 13th Fuel Economy Run

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The Department of Energy (DOE) in cooperation with Petron Corporation is all revved up for the 2017 DOE Fuel Economy Run to be held on November 20-21 at Clark, Pampanga.

Already on its 13th run since its inception in 2002, the Fuel Economy Run serves as a platform for the DOE as well as the consumers in determining the fuel consumption rating of different brand-new vehicles available in the market based on actual highway driving conditions.

This annual event invites participants to test the fuel efficiency of sedans, SUV’s, MPV’s and pickups of the different car manufacturing companies, brands and models.

Participating entries will be divided into two categories: those vehicles running on diesel and those running on gas. Each vehicle will have a driver, a navigator, and an auditor who makes sure that the performance and settings of the car strictly follow the activity’s guidelines throughout the whole run.

This year, participants will take a route with a standard distance of 216.6 kilometers. The flag-off will start at the Petron Service Station Clark, pass through SCTEX and TPLEX Binalonan, then make a U-turn to get back to the Petron Service Station Clark.

Announcement of results will immediately follow to determine which vehicle from each category is the most fuel-efficient. Each participating vehicle’s fuel economy rating will be recorded in kilometers per liter.

The 2017 Fuel Economy Run is in line with the DOE’s “E-Power Mo” Campaign which gives consumers the power of choice in putting premium on energy efficiency when it comes to purchasing vehicles.

Over the years, the Fuel Economy Run has gained a bigger following which shows that car companies realize the positive impact fuel efficiency has on their vehicles and how consumers start to consider this as one of the main criteria in choosing their ride.

Fortinet Philippines Bags the 12th National Product Quality Excellence Award for Best IT Security Solutions Provider

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Fortinet Philippines, a global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, was recently recognized as the Best IT Security Solutions Provider during the 12th National Product Excellence Awards held at the Crown Plaza Hotel Manila in Quezon City.

The said Awards was spearheaded by the National Council for Product and Service Quality and QAsia Magazine. It aims to recognize companies that exemplify product and service excellence, and that has won the admiration of consumers and the general public. The products and services that received the awards are conferred with the Seal of Product Quality or Seal of Quality Service, a symbol of having met rigorous standards set forth by the award-giving body.

This year, the National Product Excellence Awards received hundreds of nominations from across the country. Out of all the submissions, Fortinet emerged as the recipient of the Product Quality Excellence Award for the Best IT Security Solutions Provider category.

Through the years, Fortinet has demonstrated excellence in the field, especially with its vision to deliver, broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the expanding IT infrastructure.

“As a company, we are determined to shape the future of security by empowering our customers with intelligent and seamless protection across the expanding attack surface. This award serves as an inspiration for us as we continue advocating this drive,” said Jeff Castillo, regional director for Fortinet Philippines.

Since its inception, 17 years ago, Fortinet foresaw the move of IT systems to the Internet of Things (IoT), the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) revolution, and the cloud and built a security strategy to address the unique challenges brought about by these changes.

Through its Fortinet Security Fabric architecture, the company is now one of the frontrunners in addressing the security issues faced by today’s enterprises, such as complex network ecosystems; public, private, and hybrid clouds; and parallel networks encompassing IT, OT, and IoT.

To date, Fortinet has already surpassed its competitors with its more than three million deployed devices, making it the number one network appliance vendor globally. More than 330,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Global Fortune 100, rely on Fortinet for protection.

Fortinet is also the industry’s most independently tested and validated security vendor. With its Fortinet FortiGuard Labs global research team, which consist of over 200 threat researchers. It monitors 50,000 threat events and resists more than 470,000 network intrusions every minute.

Photo Caption (L-R) Jeff Castillo, regional director for Fortinet Philippines, together with Jessica Jugo, inside sales representative, Fortinet Philippines and Nap Castillo, regional pre-sales consultant for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, during the gala of the National Product Quality Excellence Awards.

DOE Highlights Energy Safety and the Transition to Smart Grid Technology

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E-SAFETY NATIN: DOE Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella delivers his Keynote Address calling for a safer energy sector and wiser energy consumers during MERALCO’s K-Ligtas Awards on 17 November 2017 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

The Department of Energy (DOE) underscored the importance of electrical safety in the workplace and the transition towards a smart grid regime by promoting the E-Safety Mo Campaign.

The DOE emphasized this during the K-Ligtas Awards of Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) held last Friday (17 November) at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.

The DOE said it shared the same ideals of MERALCO in giving recognition to organizations and businesses that promote electrical safety in the workplace.

“The delivery of electricity is vital, but the safety of our people is more important. Giving attention to safety and the energy sector’s move towards the adoption of smart grid technologies will benefit both the industry participants and the consumers,” DOE Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella pointed out in his keynote speech.

The DOE sees K-Ligtas as a venue for industry players to showcase their best practices, especially since the government is currently formulating the policy on the performance assessment and audit of power generation, transmission and distribution systems and facilities.

“We want not only to make our energy facilities more efficient through the use of emerging technologies, but also safer for our people,” Fuentebella said

“When we talk of safety, it means both private utilities and electric cooperatives should be updated in terms of knowledge, capabilities and skills,” he added.

Fuentebella said there is also a need to tap the academe by incorporating energy safety in the curriculum, especially in engineering courses.

The energy official also underlined that new and emerging technologies should be safe to use thru higher standards, proper regulations and multi-party cooperation.

The DOE’s E-Safety Mo campaign seeks to promote safe energy practices across the whole energy sector, including educating stakeholders and consumers of their options for a safer, wiser and more intelligent utilization of energy resources.

"The DOE's E-Safety Mo campaign is part and parcel of our mission to expand knowledge and enhance capabilities in the industry as we work for all power sector participants to set higher safety standards," Fuentebella stressed.

"The DOE will continue to collaborate with both the public and private sectors to provide safe and secure energy for the public as a contribution to President Duterte’s vision of a globally competitive and inclusive economy," he said.