GLOBE TELECOM PUBLIC ADVISORY
Globe Telecom advises its customers in Eastern Visayas to take
necessary measures in preparation for Typhoon Hagupit, which entered the Philippine
area of responsibility today. The typhoon
is expected to hit some of the areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda about a year
ago.
The telecommunications provider urges its customers to charge their
cellphones and other mobile devices, in case the weather anomaly causes
extended commercial power failure. The company suggests customers may also opt
to buy alternative source of energy such as power banks and rechargeable lamps
with USBs.
Here are some tips to conserve battery life of smartphones:
1.
Log off or turn off unnecessary mobile apps or at least disable push
notifications for nonessential apps
2.
Turn off unnecessary radios such as GPS, blue tooth and Wi-Fi.
3.
Switch off vibrate function and utilize ring tone instead.
4.
Turn off sync function.
5.
Dim LCD screens and shorten screen timeout
6.
Minimize notifications and use phone only when necessary
Customers in areas identified in the path of Typhoon Hagupit should also
make sure their respective lists of contacts are in order. Contact lists should
include emergency numbers such as the nearest hospital, police stations and
barangay or community leaders.
Globe Senior Vice-President for
Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said, “We are now strengthening our
disaster-preparedness program in terms of added facilities, supplies,
infrastructure, and manpower support so we can immediately attend to network
and service concerns that may arise due to the typhoon,” she
said.
Globe
regional teams are being mobilized to ensure they are well equipped to address
network issues that could arise from the typhoon. Preparations include deployment of back-up
supplies, power tools and infra materials, spares and back-up fuel. Crisanto added that the company's
disaster-preparedness program also include employee-safety measures to be
implemented in areas that will likely be affected.
Crisanto
said the company is coordinating closely with government authorities, specifically
the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council or NDRRMC to
ensure its disaster-preparedness program is aligned with both the national and
local government efforts.
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For more information, please contact:
Yoly C. Crisanto
Head, Corporate Communications
Globe Telecom, Inc.
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