Free Facebook until February 14 for Globe Subscribers

Due to insistent public demand for one of its biggest promotions to date, Globe Telecom is extending its Free Facebook offer available to its over 36 million subscribers until February 14, 2014, allowing users to post, like, comment, chat, add friends, upload photos, and share posts without the need for Wi-Fi. Globe collaborated with Facebook last year to offer its postpaid, prepaid, and TM subscribers access to the leading social networking site on mobile at zero data charges, alongside first-of-its-kind mobile innovations that address fear of mobile browsing, making the telco’s Free Facebook offer a world-first. Among these customer experience innovations include accessibility on feature phones and smartphones across all Facebook mobile platforms whether via the Facebook app or Facebook’s mobile site m.facebook.com. Customers are also guaranteed of no billshock or “nakaw load” as they will be notified if they will incur data charges once a link that leads out […]

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Globe Nurtures the Right Talents

Much of Globe Telecom’s encouraging performance over the past several years could be attributed to the contribution of high potential and engaged employees amid company efforts to strengthen its talent development programs. Strongly believing that employee engagement will further drive company growth and performance in the future, the leading telecommunications company is bent on developing key talents within the organization into future leaders of the company.  “Our objective is to build a surplus of leaders so that Globe is ready for the future whether for business sustainability or for new areas that we are resolved to conquer next,” said Tina Palmario-Sioson, Globe Vice President for Leadership and Talent Management at a recent forum on talent assessment. Globe Telecom’s talent development program is anchored on The Globe Way, which espouses the telecommunication provider’s culture, values and ideals based on the premise that “people make the difference”. Such thrust has prompted the company to […]

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Globe Gives ICT tools to UNICEF for Quality Maternal and Child Care

Globe Telecom has donated P1 million worth of prepaid load and 200 mobile phones to the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the provision of quality health services to mothers and their newborn children particularly those in geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas. The donation will be used for the Real-time Community Health and Information Tracking System or rChits which was initially launched in 10 off-grid areas to aid in information management and treatment response efficiency.  Globe is the official telecom and ICT (information communications technology) partner of the rChits program led by UNESCO, Australian Aid, and UP Manila National Telehealth Center. rChits is an ICT innovation made up of three components:  Chits, an electronic medical record system for maternal care; mReports, a software installed in mobile devices which serves as a portable medical reporting system; and LGU Dashboard, a graphical web interface that allows local chief executives to make evidence-based decisions […]

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Hala Bira! Sinulog 2014 Goes Digital As it Unfolds A Great Festival Through Photos

Turns to social media to create a wonderful festival through photos  With the advent of digital technology, the current celebration of Sinulog Festival in Cebu from January 16-19, 2014  harnesses social media to showcase the vibrant and lively celebration to the rest of the world, in cooperation with Globe Telecom. This year, the leading telecommunications company turns to social networking sites Instagram and Twitter to engage locals and tourists participating in one of the country’s biggest and most attended festivals with a photo submission contest. To join the contest, Sinulog attendees should capture and upload photos taken from the Globe Neon Carnival on Instagram and Twitter with the hashtags #Wonderful2014 and #GlobeSinulog2014. The photos must tell the story of “Globe creating a wonderful world of festivals and celebrations at the Sinulog 2014”. Five winners of Globe prepaid load cards plus 1 grand winner of P5,000 worth of prizes from Globe […]

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Cryoslim: A Non-Invasive Contouring Procedure from Bioessence

  Bioessence, a popular skin and wellness establishment in Davao City, famous for their luxury facials, effective non-surgical slimming has recently introduced  the best and proven techniques of CRYOCELL (CRYOSLIM). It is a technology which tightens sagging tissues and muscles which is a common problem for matured skin usually experienced between age 40-50. Among the notable features of CRYOSLIM are: – Non-surgical and no needle procedure -Immediate body contouring effect -Promotes blood circulation -Stimulates body metabolism Headed by its Founding President, Dr. Emma Beleno-Guerrero whose firm belief in the power of excellent customer service, continuous innovation, non-stop research and development, world class training and passionate heart for service, all of which became the contributing factors which have put Bioessence on top of the beauty and wellness industry. They have humble beginnings which started from a three-bed clinic that has spawned to almost 50 branches all over the country spreading across key […]

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Bamboo and Tattoo Home Broadband Bring Smiles to the Children of Ormoc

Rock icon Bamboo in partnership with Tattoo Home Broadband gave the children of Brgy. Tambulilid Elementary School in Ormoc, Leyte a lot of reasons to be happy as they were the recipient of gifts of toys just in time for the Christmas season. To cap the successful series of Bamboo’s Christmas concert Believe: Christmas at Home with Bamboo, the concert became the prime vehicle to be able to collect over 2000 toys for the benefit of the kids in the said barangay. After the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda, Tattoo, through Globe Telecom’s Bangon Pinoy program, gave its commitment to restore and rebuild 100 homes in Ormoc, in partnership with Gawad Kalinga. And with the holiday season Tattoo chose to give importance to the children of the community who were left most vulnerable after the calamity. Everyone who wanted to watch the concert purchased toys in exchange for the tickets. On […]

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