Honeywell launches mobile app for pilots’ flight efficiency

Honeywell launches mobile app for pilots’ flight efficiency

MINERVA BC NEWMAN

SINGAPORE-- Honeywell launched a new mobile app for pilots called “Forge Pilot Connect” designed to improve fuel savings while increasing crew interaction throughout the flight and better enable flight efficiency insights and recommendations.  The mobile app is available in the app store for Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency customers in March 2022.

Honeywell Forge Pilot Connect will provide improved situational awareness and give a clear overview of how it can boost flight efficiency. Combined with pilots’ collective flying experience, airlines will be able to seamlessly integrate fuel efficiency information into their flight briefing and debriefing process. The key advantage of the app is that airlines can customize the flight efficiency insights they share.

“The existing mobile app, formerly known as GoDirect Fuel Efficiency, allows flight efficiency managers to export dashboards from the data analytics portal to a mobile device. While this approach provides flexibility and customization, there is now an increasing need for the data insights to be presented in a more interactive manner that is aligned with the practical and immediate needs of the pilots,” Honeywell Aerospace Services and Connectivity president Philippe Chevrier said.

Chevrier added that the fully customizable Honeywell Forge Pilot Connect mobile app will not only include all of the features and functionalities of the existing app, but will also incorporate several new advanced enhancements to improve pilot engagement.

More than 3,000 aircraft rely on Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency, an enterprise performance management solution to improve flight efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Key features of the platform are Advanced Trajectory Analytics, Deep Data Analysis and Emissions Reduction.

With Advanced Trajectory Analytics, machine learning algorithms can automatically detect flight events and procedures such as automated shortcut detection, holding detection, acceleration altitude reduction and continuous descent operations, among others.

Deep data analysis feature, airlines can use the platform to analyze multiple disparate sources of data simultaneously to measure performance and derive insights for more efficient operations. Users can either use the pre-defined analytics and reports or define their own custom queries.

Reducing fuel consumption is the best way for an airline to cut emissions while reducing operating costs. Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency is designed to improve fuel efficiency, assisting with reducing direct fuel costs as well as the additional cost of offsetting carbon emissions.

Honeywell Forge software solutions serve the aircraft, building, industrial, worker and cybersecurity segments. Honeywell Forge often replaces multiple-point solutions, connecting stakeholders across an organization to provide a unified system of record for operations-related data.

US government hands nearly P10M worth of reading materials to MBHTE in Maguindanao

CEBU CITY -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over nearly Php10 million worth of early grade reading materials in the Magindanawn language to the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) for the province of Maguindanao, Cotabato City and special geographic areas in the province of Cotabato.

“As education systems continue to rebuild amid the COVID-19 pandemic, USAID will continue working with partners to mitigate learning losses, equip educators and institutions to be more resilient and adaptive to the current situation, and ensure children have continuous access to quality education,” USAID Philippines Acting Office Director for Education Yvette Malcioln said at the handover event in Davao City on February 10.

The materials benefit nearly 100,000 children from Kindergarten to Grade 3 and more than 2,000 teachers in the region.  The digital versions of these materials will also be uploaded to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) online portal so Magindanawn children all over the country can access them.

MBHTE minister Mohagher Iqbal is grateful of the partnership with USAID, RTI International, and DepEd that resulted in a successful undertaking to improve the children’s reading comprehension through specially-designed and quality-assured early grade books in Magindanawn

USAID’s support to Magindanawn learners includes training 40 local Bangsamoro writers, illustrators, editors, and evaluators to develop early grade reading materials; developing and distributing 77 books in Magindanawn; and translating or adapting 45 titles into Magindanawn.

Through its ABC+: Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines project, USAID has distributed more than 9 million early grade reading materials, including books in various mother tongues, to over 600,000 students and 42,000 teachers.

In partnership with DepEd, the project aims to ensure young children in the Philippines will continue having access to quality education and learning, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Globe continues its internet safety campaign, blocks 1.15B scam, spam messages in 2021

CEBU CITY— Globe Telecom vowed to continue its internet safety campaign to protect further customers amid increased online activity under the pandemic as it blocked 1.15 billion scam and spam messages, 7,000 mobile numbers linked to scammers and 2,000 unofficial social media accounts and phishing sites in 2021.

Globe chief information security officer Anton Bonifacio said that customer protection has always been a top priority for Globe. It is continuously strengthening its systems and processes to combat emerging security threats across the Globe Group of Companies while also pioneering better partnerships and coordination with the private sector as a whole.

Bonifacio bared that Globe invests in tools to proactively detect suspicious content on the internet to protect its employees and customers from online attacks. Reporting tools and processes were also enabled for employees, customers, and partners to immediately capture customer concerns on fraud and scams.

Fraud and security chatbots are also in place to assist employees with privacy and cybersecurity-related concerns. They provide a comprehensive archive of privacy and security terms and assessment guides, and respond to privacy and security requests.

Globe revealed that another key initiative of the company is the collaboration with all major commercial banks and online retailers in the country to ensure quick and efficient handling of spam and fraud. Partners are provided with a direct and round-the-clock communication channel to report malicious or fraudulent activities for immediate investigation and blocking.

Globe encourages the public to be more aware and vigilant of cybercriminal activity, as threats such as spam calls and messages, and fake promotions are beyond the company’s control.

Customers may report these concerns to the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group at https://acg.pnp.gov.ph/eComplaint/ or the National Telecommunications Commission at https://ntc.gov.ph/complaint-page-2/.  

Globe reminds customers to only transact with official channels to avoid falling victim to scams. Report scam messages to https://www.globe.com.ph/stop-spam or tampered modems to https://www.globe.com.ph/report-tampered-modem.html.  Customers may also get in touch with Globe at https://www.globe.com.ph/contact-us.

Globe continues to regularly provide its customers with relevant information about fraud, cybersecurity, and data privacy to boost awareness and help them protect themselves against these threats. Social media advisories are released periodically to quickly warn customers about the latest scams. (Photos: Globe/PRWorks)

 

 

BPO Partylist to push for 6-point agenda for online freelancers

CEBU CITY -- The Cebu-based Bangon Philippine Outsourcing, Inc. (BPO) Partylist kicked off its campaign with its 6-point agenda for online freelancers and the rest of those in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry.

BPO Partylist first nominee Mike Cubos said that online freelancing is the future of work. Business is now discovering this as a sustainable way to operate a business, he said during a virtual open forum with BPO Partylist hosted by Grace Locsin, CEO of Surge Freelancing Marketplace.

"The beauty of online freelancing is that there's a worldwide sharing of talents. The talent is not just limited to a certain area. For a certain a business, they can have the best talents that the world can offer by just outsourcing. It is now a trend and it seems it will continue growing for years to come," Cubos continued.

Cubos pledged to look after the welfare and work in the best interest of all those in the outsourcing industry. 
As a former online freelancer himself, Cubos firmly believes that the future of work will include freelancing activities especially at this time of pandemic where companies all over the world have discovered freelancing as a sustainable way to operate a business.

The BPO Partylist also trongly advocate and push for the promotion, development, sustainability, support, and advancement of Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM), Countryside Development, Startups and Online Filipino Workers in the Philippines.

Cubos sees a deep need for the government to pay much attention to the BPO circle being one of the biggest contributors of the country's economic growth and prosperity for the past three decades now.

"I realized that being in the call center industry and as a Filipino owner, there's a lot of limitations in terms of opportunities and support. I see we havs a lot of things to really focus on. That is why we need Congress representation," Cubos said.

Cubos added that the numbef one priority of thr BPO Partylist is the online freelancers. He sees online freelancing as the biggest answer to joblessness.  The country is facing a lot of displaced workers and new graduates finding difficulty in getting work.

With this in mind, Cubos and the BPO Partylist come up with a six-pronged agenda for the good of online freelancers in particular and the BPO family in general across the nation.

Foremost in its list is the creation of co-working hubs in different cities and towns in partnership with the local government units and concerned government agencies.

Secondly, he BPO Partylist also yearns to give online freelancers access to financial assistance especially for those who are just starting. 

Thirdly, Cubos said they will endeavor for free training and education. "We want the government to sponsor free training for all Filipinos nationwide. The barrier for displaced workers and those who are jobless will no longer be that high because the training is there. All they have to do is to invest their time and do their training and after that, they have a higher chance of getting work."

Fourthly, the BPO Partylist wants to push for the Digital Services Entrepreneurs' Advancement and Mentoring (DREAM) program to transform freelancers into entrepreneurs.

The DREAM program can help level up online freelancing to transition from reelancers to become entrepreneurs where they can provide more jobs, Cubos said.
The last two in the agenda are to push for a Digital Workers Center; and Special Government Agency for Freelancers.

The Digital Workers Center is a one-stop shop for everything that you need as a freelancer. It's a center for online freelancers to go to when they need help, when they need support, Cubos added.

Cubos said that lastly, the creatoin of a special government agency for freelancers is needed to controls and governs the online freelance industry, an industry that can provide millions of jobs in the next three years.

Cubos admitted that all the programs they want to enforce will not happen overnight but with unity and cooperation from all the stakeholders, it is doable and highly achievable.  "We want to make this big in the national level," Cubos said.

 

Malasakit Centers are superfluous with proper implementation of UHC

MINERVA BC NEWMAN

CEBU CITY – Malasakit Centers become superfluous with the proper and strict implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) that was signed into law in 2019, the best achievement of the Duterte administration, according to Dr. Minguita Padilla, a senatorial candidate for the May 2022 elections under the Partido Reforma.

“With the implementation of the UHC, the entire country is a functional Malasakit Center. As a practicing doctor, I want to push for the health for all Filipinos.  What we need today is to achieve the proper implementation of the UHC; ensure optimum response to the COVID pandemic and equip the country to be better prepared for coming pandemics and to urgently address the systemic problem inside PhilHealth,” Padilla said.

Padilla visited Cebu on the last week of January this year and met with various groups including media, mayors, barangay captains, women and youth groups to present and push for her 12-point agenda with focus on the implementation of the UHC, Agriculture and Food Security and special mention on the Mandanas Bill and Budget Reform Agenda for Village Empowerment or BRAVE when she is elected to the Senate.

She admitted that we need a doctor in the Senate because there are many issues on the country’s wellbeing, corruption within the health sector, addressing the chain management problem of medicines and medical supplies and the growing issues on mental health problems among the young generation.

 “There is a need to revisit the budget devolution and sharing with the local government units down to the barangays,” Padilla would push for budget reforms for village empowerment with the additional one billion pesos to each province per year; P100M additional to each City per year and P5M additional to each barangay per year.

Padilla said she will also revisit the political system of the country. First thing she’ll do in the Senate is to get the chairmanship of the health committee and to call the oversight committee on health to tackle the various healthcare issues in the country, she added.

“We need a very good executive department led by a strong honest, competent president. That’s why I’m running for the Senate to give hope to the younger generation in this country,” Padilla said.

 

 

 

Army paves the way for 7 NPA members in Panay to surrender

Army paves the way for surrender of 7 NPA members in Panay

CEBU CITY-- The combined efforts of the 61st and 82nd Infantry Battalions which are both under the operational control of the 301st Infantry Brigade with Brigadier General Marion Sison PA facilitated the surrender of seven NPA members of the Southern and Central Front of KR-Panay.

Sison said that after years of fighting against the government the seven NPA members decided to abandon their ideology, returned to the folds of law and embraced peace as they go back to their families.

The rebels handed over one M16 rifle, one improvised shotgun, one (1) cal .45 pistol; one homemade M79 Grenade Launcher, four 40MM HE cartridge all of which are  functional.

According to rebels' statements the NPA recruited them to join the armed movement to fight and topple the government in exchange of fake promises for good life and a better future for their families.

However, these things never happened and got even worst for them and for those they left behind. They also claimed that, NPA leaders inside imposed stricter rules by plimiting them to communicate to their love ones.

With these hardship, false promises and deception, these made them to finally leave the armed group and voluntarily surrender to the army in order to live a normal life with their families. (Source and 📸: 82IB, 61IB, 301BDE) 

LHFI, VSMMC sign MOA with Archdiocese of Cebu for use of IC3 as COVID-19 treatment center

CEBU CITY-- The LH Foundation, Inc. (LHFI) with the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) and the Archdiocese of Cebu signed the mèmorandum of agreement Wednesday, February 2 for the free use of the IC3 Convention Center as a Temporary Treatment Monitoring and Isolation Facility (TTMF) to provide medical care and assistance for mild and moderate COVID-19 patients.

Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) secretary Michael Dino extends its heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to the Archdiocese of Cebu, through His Excellency Archbishop Jose  Palma for allowing the free use of the IC3 exclusively as the COVID19 Treatment Center (IEC-CTC) in Cebu.

“In response to the ongoing COVID-19 surge and in prudent preparation for threats of other variant-driven surges that may affect Cebu and its neighboring provinces," Dino said.

The IEC-CTC will be a multi-party collaboration to be managed and operated by the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) with the support of the Cebu City Government through, OPAV, the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Diseases - Visayas (IATF-Visayas), the Department of Health (DOH-7) and volunteer Private Sector partners, Dino bared in his message during the signing ceremony today at the IC3.

The IEC-CTC is a 120-bed treatment and isolation facility that will provide medical care for asymptomatic, mild and moderate COVID-19 patients from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023 to help augment the healthcare capacity of Cebu.

According to DOH-7 the current COVID Capacity Utilization Rates (CCUR) for both Public and Private Hospitals in Cebu remain at high levels due to the ongoing Omicron-driven surges. The IEC-CTC will help decongest the allocated COVID-19 beds in both public and private hospitals of Cebu.

With the IEC-CTC, hospitals now can focus more on the treatment of severe and critical COVID-19 patients while expeditiously providing proper medical care for patients with mild to moderate symptoms, especially for those who might be unable to self-isolate at home due to damages caused by the recent typhoon.

"While it is our fervent hope that the current Omicron surge and threats of other variant-driven surges are mitigated as soon as possible, OPAV continues to provide needed assistance for our fellow Cebuanos, as we continue to rise above this current health crisis on top of our ongoing post-Typhoon Odette recovery efforts," Dino added.

Upon the effectivity of the agreement the Archdiocese will turn over the IEC building to VSMMC that will operate and manage it as a temporary COVID Treatment Center (IEC-CTC).