Humanitarian Lighting: Lighting homes, rebuilding lives. Signify (former Philips Lighting) helps Filipinos affected by recent calamities.

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Manila, Philippines – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, in partnership with the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) donated over 2,200 Philips LED bulbs, solar lanterns, and floodlights to over 1,500 families across the Bicol Region and Cagayan to use in rebuilding their homes after the devastating effects of typhoons Ulysses and Rolly.

Distributed from November 28-29, 2020 and December 12-13, 2020, beneficiaries included communities from Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Albay, and Cagayan. Signify Philippines employees also volunteered in contributing cash and goods in order to gather food packs, hygiene kits, and other essentials given alongside the company’s lighting donations.

 

Jagan Srinivasan, Country Leader of Signify Philippines, personally turned over lighting products and essential goods donated by Signify Philippines to Capt. Rolando V. Ramos, PGCA (Director Auxiliary Squadron, 125^th Squadron), Capt. Emmanuel T. Velante, PCGA (Director Auxiliary Squadron, 102nd Squadron), and Capt. Yashika F.Torib, PCGA.

    

With the Bicol Region and Cagayan among the areas in the country impacted the most by the typhoon, the need for quick assistance was a top priority. As a company with longstanding history both in lighting and Corporate Social Responsibility, Signify deeply understands the importance of lighting as a basic necessity, especially for those affected by calamities. In order for relocation and rebuilding activities to continue into the nighttime hours, the need for lighting is critical. 

“Considering the urgency of providing support to typhoon-affected families, we intended for our humble contributions to reach as many places in need in the quickest possible time,” said Jagan Srinivasan, country leader of Signify the Philippines“. Understanding their wide reach and connections with essential logistics and support groups, we took action in partnership with the PCGA.”

 

·        Members of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) distributes lighting products and essential goods donated by Signify Philippines.

These efforts are in line with Brighter Lives, Better World – Signify’s global program which aims to create positive change in developing and disaster-affected locations. The program focuses on three key areas: Lighting Lives by providing off-grid and partial grid communities with access to light; Lighting Entrepreneurs by developing business skills in communities to stimulate and improve productivity; and Humanitarian Lighting by donating lights to disaster-struck areas, providing lighting to both residents and aid workers.

Signify’s efforts are part of its commitment to actively contribute to the communities it operates in and continues to serve.

Philips Hue lights up the way to smart homes in the Philippines

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Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting is now officially distributing the Philips Hue lineup in the Philippines. 

Philips Hue, the personal smart lighting system that allows people to control their lights in their homes or from anywhere in the world using a smart device.

Filipinos can now experience light in a whole new way through intuitive technologies combined with high-quality LED lighting. Choosing from a spectrum of more than 16 million colors, Philips Hue lets you personalize your home lighting experience with custom settings and program timers to and create the perfect ambiance for any occasion. 

Philips Hue lets you create the perfect ambiance at home with your scenes and routines—all throughout your day. Here are just a few ways how:

Kickstart your day. Philips Hue lights can serve as your gentle wake-up call in the morning by automatically increasing brightness to ease you into the day.

Command at your fingertips. Don’t worry about leaving your lights turned on. You can control your Philips Hue lights from anywhere, just with the app. 

Let your lights welcome you home. Set your lights to welcome you home after a long day out by enabling the geofencing feature on the Philips Hue app. You can also set the right mood with light scenes like a Tropical Twilight or Tokyo Lights or add a customized scene to your liking.

Sit back and chill. Set up a truly immersive entertainment experience by syncing your lights with music, videos, and games with Philips Hue. You can also easily communicate through voice commands with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Nest, and Apple HomeKit, and even synchronize the smart lights with Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. 

Set to snooze. Tell your go-to smart assistant like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, “Good night,” and your lights will automatically dim to prepare you for a comfortable sleep.

The Philips Hue system can do all of these and more through the Hue White and Color Ambiance (WACA) range. The system provides an entire spectrum of 16 million colors, that can be adjusted to fit any moment of the day– whether it’s a quiet personal moment or a get together with loved ones.

The Hue Starter Kit includes three Hue White and Color Ambiance bulbs and a bridge, that allows you to add up to 50 Philips Hue light bulbs, and up to 12 switches and other accessories through the Philips Hue app. 

“The future belongs to connected living, with smart homes being a key driver today. We at Signify endeavor to deliver a human-centric approach to our innovations and Philips Hue is a perfect example as it can be the first step to turn any home into a smart home, creating never-before experiences with lighting that can be customized around your lifestyle. Filipinos are known to be quick-adopters of technology, and we are excited to introduce the cutting-edge Philips Hue system to help usher in an emerging technological trend – the rise of smart homes,” said Jagan Srinivasan, country leader of Signify Philippines.

Aside from Alexa and Google Assistant, Philips Hue is also known to have the most extensive compatibility with other smart-home platforms like Apple HomeKit, Samsung Smartthings, Microsoft Cortana, Bosch, and Logitech. The new Philips Hue range also features dual Bluetooth connectivity and Zigbee technology for an expanded smart lighting experience.

Get Philips Hue in select PowerMac, Switch, iStore, Nifty, Urban Gadgets, Infomax Glorietta, Abenson Global City and online at the Philips Lighting Official store on Lazada.

Price List Starter Kits as follows:

- Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit – 10,390 PHP

- Philips Hue White Ambiance Starter Kit – 7,490 PHP

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Bulbs:

- Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Logo – 2,990 PHP

- Philips Hue White Ambiance Bulb – 1,790 PHP

Controls:

- Philips Hue bridge – Php 3,690 (better to get bundles)

- Philips Hue Wireless dimmer switch – Php 1,290

- Philips Hue Motion sensor – Php 2,690