Lawin Disrupts Communications Services in Some Parts of Northern Luzon

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Globe gears up restoration activities and business continuity protocols.

Two-hundred twenty five (225) kph-strong winds from Typhoon Lawin resulted in commercial power interruption, multiple fiber cuts and service disruption in parts of Northern Luzon. Globe reported voice, call and data service disruptions in selected areas in Abra, Cagayan, Kalinga, portions of Ilocos Norte and Apayao.

Customers in the said areas will temporarily experience difficulty in accessing communications services. PAGASA has donwngraded Lawin from supertyphoon to typhoon level offering opportunities for early restoration of Globe services. Network redundancies were activated to alleviate the impact of service disruptions to customers.

Globe technical teams have already been deployed to restore damaged facilities. In the meantime, Globe is also in close coordination with government agencies to deploy relief operations in areas affected by the typhoon. Further advisories will be released to update customers on the restoration of various services.

As of 3:30 pm Thursday, about 95% of Globe Telecom’s total wireless network in northern Luzon are already online, enabling the company to provide critical telecommunication services in areas severely affected by Typhoon Lawin.

Following accelerated restoration efforts implemented by the company, Globe Telecom’s mobile services have been immediately restored in key areas that include Baguio, Benguet, Laoag, parts of Tuguegarao City and Cagayan including Ballesteros, Cauayan and other areas in Isabela.

Globe assures its customers that it will continue to step up restoration efforts until we have completely restored voice, text and data services are fully restored in all typhoon-hit areas.

Meanwhile, Globe also began reaching out to typhoon victims in Cauayan, Isabela by setting up a Libreng Tawag and Libreng charging station across Cauayan City Hall to assist residents who needed to assure their family and friends of their safety or to request for aid if necessary. The facility is available from October 20-22, 8 am to 6 pm. —Yoly Crisanto, Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications.

CBN Asia Premieres Oyayi this October 23 on ABS-CBN

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CBN Asia, in partnership with the National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT), premieres its newest kiddie show for the whole family entitled “Oyayi”, this October 23, 2016 on ABS-CBN. 

The show aims to create an awareness among the Filipino children about the environment, culture, family, and arts through educational and fun-filled episodes that teach them to be wise citizens at their young age. 

“There are many programs that children can watch but they are not designed for children. We need quality children’s programs that will teach values in a very entertaining way,” says CBN Asia’s Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer Robert John Tan, the Director of the show. 

Oyayi, a Filipino word which means lullaby, is based on a children’s storybook written by Fernando Rosal Gonzalez. It was the chosen winner in the NCCT Nationwide Search for the Coolest Television Proposal in 2012. 

After months of preparations, it was successfully molded into an all new quality children’s show co-produced by CBN Asia and NCCT. 

Rinnai: Advanced Precision Cooking Ranges to Enhance Your Culinary Passion

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Rinnai, the largest manufacturer of gas appliances in Japan since it was established in 1920, recently launched its series of cooking ranges at an event held at the Atrium of SM Megamall on October 19, 2016.

Dubbed as Rinnai: Passion and Precision, the event highlighted its new brand ambassador, Celebrity Chef Rosebud Benitez who can be seen in her show called Quickfire, a 10-minute television cooking show broadcast several times daily on GMA News TV, a sister station of GMA Network.

Chef Rosebud, together with Masashi Morita, Marketing Manager from Rinnai Japan, went around the display showcase of Rinnai cooking range to talk about its basic features. Mitsui Industria Corporation, distributor of Rinnai products in the Philippines. 

The key management handling the brand like Rinnai Japan's Naohito Shibata and Mitsui Industria Corporation’s General Manager John Chuakaw, also shared their messages on stage.

A pasta dish cooking demo was also done by Chef Rosebud so the attendees can actually see one of the cooking range in action.