Important Things to Think About: PH Social Media Directory

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Public service announcements and advisories are a vital tool in generating awareness for critical issues like weather situations and distubances. Important announcements in all media need to contain messages that provide information that is intrinsically useful to their respective audiences. 

Living in digital technology lifetyle, just want to share this Social Media Directory from The Philippne Government Official Gazette.

GOVERNMENT-MANAGED FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW DURING NATURAL DISASTERS

The Official Gazette collates and amplifies announcements from agencies of the national government. We likewise release advisories on weather disturbances, as well as reports on government action and response to emergencies. The website, through its social media, also publishes consolidated crisis response information, as well as supplemental material to agency releases (like briefers on storm surges and flooding, guides to agency advisories, and public safety warnings). Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.

For announcements on class suspensions, follow the Department of Education: Facebook | Twitter

For updates on relief operations—from the prepositioning of goods to their distribution, and to post-emergency care like situationers regarding evacuation centers—follow the Department of Social Welfare and Development: Facebook | Twitter

For updates and announcements on weather disturbances, including typhoon forecasts and storm signals, follow PAGASA: Facebook | Twitter

For information on volcanic activities, earthquakes, and tsunamis, follow PHIVOLCS: Facebook | Twitter

To get detailed reports on the national government’s disaster risk reduction efforts, including directives to and coordination with local government units, follow the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council: Facebook | Twitter

For Metro Manila residents who would like to receive flood and traffic updates, follow the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority: Facebook| Twitter

For updates on health care provision during emergencies, as well as relevant public health advisories, follow the Department of Health: Facebook |Twitter

For announcements on transportation-related concerns such as flight cancellations, follow the Department of Transportation and Communications: Facebook | Twitter

For announcements on flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airport service concerns, follow the Manila International Airport Authority: Twitter

For updates on the country’s sea transportation, and maritime search and rescue operations, follow the Philippine Coast Guard: Facebook |Twitter

For updates on the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response movements of the military, follow the Armed Forces of the Philippines:Facebook | Twitter

For announcements regarding power distribution lines, follow the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines: Facebook | Twitter

For updates on airport status such as airport closures, and resumption of operations, follow the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines: Twitter

For emergency requests, and for updates from your respective localities (e.g., class suspension announcements and flood updates), follow:

Local governments in Metro Manila

Caloocan City — @PIOCaloocan | Facebook

Makati City — @MakatiInfo | Facebook

Malabon City — @Malabon_City | Facebook

Mandaluyong City — @MandaluyongPIO | Facebook

Marikina City — @MarikinaPIO | Facebook

Muntinlupa City — @OFFICIALMUNTI | Facebook

Navotas City — @Navotas_City | Facebook

Pasay City — @PasayPIO | Facebook

Pasig City — @PasigInfo | Facebook

Pateros — @MasnaMasPateros | Facebook

Quezon City — @qclocalgovt | Facebook

San Juan City — @sanjuancityncr | Facebook

Taguig City — @IloveTaguig1 | Facebook

Valenzuela City — @valenzuelacity | Facebook

Local governments outside Metro Manila

Apayao Province — Facebook

Aurora Province — Facebook

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao — @BPIARMM | Facebook

Bacoor City, Cavite — @CityofBacoor | Facebook

Baler, Aurora — @LGU_Baler | Facebook

Bacolod City — Facebook

Batangas Province — @batspiocapitol | Facebook

Biliran Province — @biliranisland | Facebook

Cagayan de Oro City — Facebook

Cainta, Rizal — @onecainta

Camarines Sur Province — @camsurofficial | Facebook

Candon City, Ilocos Sur — Facebook

Cavite Province — @CAVITEProvGov

Cebu Province — @cebugovph | Facebook

Cebu City — @cebucityPIO | Facebook

Compostela Valley Province — Facebook

Cotabato Province — @cotabatoprov | Facebook

Dagupan City, Pangasinan — Facebook

Davao City — @DavaoCityGov | Facebook

General Santos City — Facebook

Iligan City — @LGUIliganCity | Facebook

Ilocos Norte Province — @Ilocos_Norte

Iloilo Province — Facebook

Lanao del Norte Province — Facebook

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — @lapulapucity | Facebook

Lingayen, Pangasinan — Facebook

Malolos City, Bulacan — @CityofMalolos

Mandaue City, Cebu — @PIOmandaue | Facebook

Masbate City — @LGUMasbateCity | Facebook

Mountain Province — Facebook

Naga City, Camarines Sur — Facebook

Negros Occidental Province — Facebook

Negros Oriental Province — Facebook

Northern Samar Province — Facebook

Nueva Ecija Province — Facebook

Nueva Vizcaya Province — Facebook

Pangasinan Province — Facebook

Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro — Facebook

Quezon Province — @quezonPIO | Facebook

Rizal Province — @RizalGov | Facebook

Romblon Province — @SulongRomblon

San Fernando City, Pampanga — @InfoCSFP | Facebook

Surigao City — Facebook

Surigao del Norte Province — Facebook

Tabuk City, Kalinga — Facebook

Tagum City, Davao del Norte — @tagumcity | Facebook

Vigan City, Ilocos Sur — @ViganPH

Zamboanga City — @zambocitygovt

Local government officials

Albay Governor Joey Salceda — @jssalceda | Facebook

Aurora Governor Gerardo Noveras — Facebook

Bataan Governor Albert Garcia — @abetsgarcia | Facebook

Calamba City, Laguna Mayor Justin Marc Chipeco — @mayortimmy | Facebook

Camarines Sur Governor Miguel Luis Villafuerte — @MigzVillafuerte | Facebook

Cavite Governor Juanito Victor Remilla — @jonvicremulla | Facebook

Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez — @GovRamil | Facebook

Manila City Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada — @PresidentErap | Facebook

Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino — @mayorrolen | Facebook

Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez — @BagongParanaque | Facebook

Santa Rosa City, Laguna Mayor Arlene Arcillas — @ArleneBArcillas | Facebook

Philippine Information Agency (PIA) regional accounts

National Capital Region (Metro Manila) — @PIA_NCR | Facebook

Region I (Ilocos Region) — @PIAregion1 | Facebook

Cordillera Administrative Region — @PIA_Cordillera | Facebook

Region III (Central Luzon) — @PIA_RIII | Facebook

Zambales — @piazambales

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) @piacalabarzon | Facebook

Rizal — @PIARizal | Facebook

Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) — @pia_mimaropa | Facebook

Palawan — @PiaPalawan

Region V (Bicol Region)

Camarines Norte — @piacamnorte | Facebook

Region VI (Western Visayas) — @PIARegion6 | Facebook

Iloilo — @iloiloinfocen | Facebook

Capiz — @PIACapiz | Facebook

Negros Occidental — @PIANegOcc | Facebook

Central Visayas (Region VII) — @PIACentralViz

Bohol — @PIABOHOL | Facebook

Cebu — @CebuInfocen | Facebook

Negros Oriental — @PIA7NegOr | Facebook

Siquijor — @PiaSiquijor

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) — @pia_ev

Samar — @SamarPia

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) — @PIAIX | Facebook

Region XIII (Caraga) — @PIACaraga | Facebook

Surigao del Sur — @piasurigaosur

A note on the unified system of hashtags employed during weather disturbances:

During storms, the name of the storm with the PH suffix (e.g. #YolandaPH) is used; #walangpasok to announce and track class and work suspensions; #floodPH to report or warn against flooding; #reliefPH to track information on relief efforts; #rescuePH and #safenow for rescue operations.

* For local government units who would like to have their active social media accounts added to the list above, please email us atfeedback@pcdspo.gov.ph

Stay informed, be safe and enjoy the wornderful world! 

Chevron stresses maintenance of Metro Weather Project automated weather stations during rainy season

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The near-real time weather information transmittal for the Metro Weather Project with the sustained maintenance of the Automated Weather Systems unit strategically areas including 18 Caltex Stations, is important for the public most especially during the rainy season.

This project is aimed at providing the public with weather information that may aid them with necessary preparation.

Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), marketer of the high quality Caltex brand of fuels, including Havoline and Delo lubricants, assured that the 18 Metro Weather Project automated weather systems (AWS) under its supervision are properly functioning after the continuous and intensive maintenance procedures the company conducts to ensure the units are up to the task as the rainy season starts.

The Metro Weather project, implemented in 2013, is created from a successful collaboration between Chevron companies in the Philippines as an enterprise effort, the Manila Observatory (MO), and other organizations such as Globe Telecom, and MMDA.

The project provides near-real time weather information that is integrated to the MMDA Traffic mobile app and can also be accessed online through http://www.panahon.observatory.ph.

The data comes from the project’s 30 AWS units which collect and store weather data that show, among others, the rainfall intensity which can indicate flooding. These AWS units, placed in strategic areas including in 18 Caltex stations within Metro Manila, covers up to 12 million people.

“The public always needs to be informed about the weather especially during the rainy season, so that they can do the necessary preparations. So we are always making sure that the 18 Caltex-hosted AWS units are regularly calibrated, checked, and cleaned up so that weather data is correctly gathered and transmitted to the MO for analysis and interpretation,” said Raissa Bautista, manager of Policy, Government, and Public Affairs, CPI.

The Metro Weather project is very effective in creating environmental consciousness to the public. According to Antonia Loyzaga, MO executive director, “The data collected by the AWS assists in refining the identified flooding thresholds that the Metro Manila LGUs, MMDA, and DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau are monitoring. The data and analysis can be used as part of the evidence-based decision support system for evacuation planning, class cancellations, preparedness planning and zoning, and land-use planning.” Several caveats from project, with data coming from all 18 Caltex-hosted units, are recognized especially during the southwest monsoon months. In 2013, the project identified more than 50 flooded areas in Metro Manila due to monsoon rains intensified by Tropical Storm “Maring”. While in the wake of Tropical Storm “Mario” in September 2014, AWS satellite images indicated strong rainfall activity that caused flooding.

The Metro Weather project has recently been expanded outside Metro Manila. “Similar projects are being deployed in areas including Iloilo City and Iloilo province, Davao City and Davao Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City,” said Loyzaga.

Bautista added, “Chevron Philippines remains supportive and highly interested in this collaboration. Our continued commitment to public safety and environmental awareness keeps us motivated to support initiatives that address issues and educate the general public on the impact of severe weather changes.”

Engineers calibrate one of the 18 AWS units that Caltex stations host in various points across Metro Manila.  The near-real time weather information details may be accessed through the MMDA Traffic mobile app and http://www.panahon.observatory.ph.

Join the 1st iHeaRt PMAP Run

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Did you know that 9 of the 10 leading causes of death in the Philippines are health related? Are you aware that just by eating better, making small lifestyle changes and doing moderate activity on most days of the week, we can reduce the risk of many diseases and increase our quality of life?

The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), the premier organization of HR practitioners and people managers in the country, is advocating health and wellness in the workplace as one of the most important issues that companies need to address today. With this, PMAP has organized an annual nationwide event called National Wellness Day that is being participated by various companies in the country every third Friday of June.

During the National Wellness Day, companies conduct wellness events in their workplaces that includes sponsored healthy lunch and snack; learning sessions on work-life balance, holistic and spirituality; and the 7-Minute PMAP Wellness Moment, a quick wellness activity that involves stretching and meditation done simultaneously across the nation by employees at exactly 3:00 pm. 

On 19 September 2015, the organization will hold the first-ever iHeaRt PMAP fun run at the Camp Aguinaldo Grounds, Quezon City as part of the initiatives of PMAP in promoting workplace wellness. There will be three categories: 3K, 5k and 10k with minimal registration fees of P300, P400 and P500, respectively. Aside from the singlet and race bib, runners will receive cool freebies from sponsors. Also, awesome prizes await all race winners per category.

Get your running shoes ready and join this fun-filled and exciting activity. 

For registration, sponsorship and other inquiries, please call 7261532 or email pmap@pmap.org.ph. 

All roads lead to Casino Filipino this August

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Sitti proves time and again that she is truly the country’s one and only bossa nova queen. She has successfully reintroduced bossa nova as a new kind of music to a modern era of listening public. She has a new album under MCA. A crowd favorite, Sitti will captivate the audience once more with her relaxing and cool numbers as she returns onstage on August 3 (Casino Filipino Bacolod) and August 14 (Mimosa Satellite).

Catch Ariel Rivera live on August 5 at Casino Filipino Angeles. Ariel is a regular fixture in various drama series where he displays his acting mettle. Music remains his first love.

Mitch Valdez goes live at Casino Filipino Iloilo on August 5. See for yourself why she is one of the most respected and brilliant artists in the industry. 

Jam with RnB sensation Duncan Ramos as he unleashes his highly-charged performance on August 5 at Carmona Satellite. His passion for music explains his versatility as an artist.

Michael Pangilinan will take centerstage on August 6 (Parkmall Satellite) and August 7 (Malabon Satellite). Michael is one of the most promising young artists of his generation. He is behind the hit song Pare, Mahal Mo Raw Ako. 

Pretty Young Thing (PYT) will make the audience feel pretty and young as they groove onstage on August 6 at Casino Filipino Malate.

For inquiries, call the PAGCOR Entertainment Department at (02) 708-2046, 526-0337 loc 2401 or 2403. Check and ‘Like’ us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pagcor.artists

MAPFRE Insular Optimistic for Growth in 2015

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Starting strong in 2015 with 37.9% growth in total production for all lines and channels on the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2014, MAPFRE Insular is optimistic on projection of growth of its business for the year.

The company’s growth in Q1 is attributed in the Fire Insurance line which alone doubled versus its performance in 2014 delivering over 299 million in premiums for the Company. Following Fire Insurance, Casualty and Marine Cargo insurance are the second and third respectively in terms of growth.

2015 is a year of consumer-centric innovation for MAPFRE Insular. Along with continuous brand building and awareness efforts, the Company is focused on becoming the trusted insurance company of choice for the Filipinos by delivering superior and efficient insurance solutions for their different needs. 

“We at MAPFRE Insular are continuously strengthening our geographical presence to make our services easily available and affordable to more Filipinos nationwide through our various distribution networks,” says, Tirso Abad, President and CEO of MAPFRE Insular. “Our multi-channel offices and sales offices have grown in total production by 37.6% and 146.9% respectively in the first quarter. These channels have been driving growth in the Accident, Fire and Motor business through an active agents’ network focused on selling retail products,” Abad adds.

MAPFRE Insular completed the first quarter of the year with several programs that aim to improve consumer experience of existing products and services. In March, MAPFRE Insular launched its VIP Fast Track Claiming process, an innovation in the motor car insurance claims procedure that only requires one document* when making a claim. Clients may now enjoy a fast, easy and convenient claiming experience once they have enrolled their car insurance policies in the program. 

Other than this program, MAPFRE Insular continues on improving its systems and processes for the satisfaction of their consumers through its technological and digital enhancement such as Tronweb – an IT system allowing for an improved integration of company-wide processes and standardized database analysis that would lead to a more working efficiency. 

MAPFRE Insular in support of the government’s advocacy to increase insurance awareness has also recently made available a program for low-income urban population in Metro Manila. The company has established Kabuhayan at Kinabukasan Alay ng MAPFRE sa Pinoy (KaKAMPi) Microinsurance, a program to educate and help protect families from the financial burden of coping with costs associated with the unexpected death of family member. Moreover, the KaKAMPi Mo scratch card was launched for the same target. The scratch card is an accessible and affordable personal accident insurance solution for the low-income urban population.

Continuously engaging in programs and offering services that are focused in contributing to the betterment of the Filipino society, MAPRE Insular ensures that the welfare of their customers is their top priority. This commitment motivates the company in the continuous improvement of its products and services. 

The company is gearing for more innovations and expansion in 2015.

For more information about MAPFRE Insular’s services, visit www.mapfre.com.ph. 

*For own damage and clear cut claims only