Globe opens Libreng Tawag, GCASH donate facility for Sendong victims

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

GLOBE Telecom immediately responded to the need for communication services of Typhoon Sendong victims by setting up free calls or libreng tawag operations in heavily hit areas in Mindanao as well as opening its GCASH donate facility, accepting cash donations for its relief operations via text message.

Globe has set up Libreng Tawag Centers in various evacuation areas in Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City, and Dumaguete City enabling evacuees to avail of free calls—5 minutes local calls to all networks and 2 minutes of international calls.

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Globe has also installed free Internet use for evacuees to help communicate with their loved ones abroad or check on status of lost and found victims. The computers in the Libreng Tawag Centers can also be used by DSWD volunteers who are keeping tally of the evacuees.

The Libreng Tawag Stations has been in operation since Sunday, December 18, in the following areas—covered court of Barangay Macasandig, City Central School, West City Central School in Cagayan De Oro City; and Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City National High School, and Obaldo Laya Elementary School in Iligan City; Batinguil Elementary School, Canduay Elementary School Dumaguete, Sibulan Municipal Market in Dumaguete City.

Globe has also opened its GCASH donate facility for its relief operations for victims of tropical storm Sendong. To help in the relief efforts, Globe subscribers can make donation by texting DONATE (space) AMOUNT (space) MPIN (space) SLB and sending it to 2882 for free. Globe is conducting its relief efforts in partnership with Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB). As of Wednesday, Globe has already received donation amounting to over P320,000 via the GCASH-SLB donation channel.

SLB, through its E-Ugnay program, an online map application powered by Globe enables it to receive real-time information on needed relief support (number of goods and urgency) in calamity-hit areas. Partnering with SLB enables Globe to purchase, re-pack and distribute relief goods as quickly as possible.

So far, Globe has already distributed relief goods in the following areas: Barangays Balulang, Bulao and Consolacion in Cagayan de Oro City, Junob Tabuctubig in Dumaguete City, Magatas in Sibulan, and Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology in Iligan City, benefiting around 2,600 families. (PR)