More food cravings satisfied: foodpanda rides to Batangas, Butuan, Dasmariñas, Iligan, Koronadal, Ormoc, and more

On-demand food delivery service, foodpanda, announced its expansion to more cities in the Philippines, solidifying the brand’s position as the biggest online food and groceries delivery service in the country. Among the new places where foodpanda is now available are Malolos, Dasmarinas, Iligan, Legazpi, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Olongapo, Novaliches and Batangas.

foodpanda has been constantly growing, as people turn to delivery apps during these challenging times. The expansion to new cities reflects its commitment to serving more Filipinos with unparalleled delivery service. foodpanda delivers dishes from a range of global and local cuisines as well as grocery items to your doorstep. It is founded on the “three Cs” of food delivery service, simplifying life for its customers.

Choices
foodpanda gets your food so you don’t have to. You can stay at home and remain focused on attending to work or family duties without having to worry about what to eat. With foodpanda and its extensive list of dining partners, you can always order a burger or pizza, milk tea or frappuccino, Japanese or Mexican, and so on. Aside from your usual favorites, foodpanda is able to satisfy your cravings for your favorite local food from small businesses to establishments waiting to be discovered. Whatever your food choice may be, know that you’ll get everything in a tap, safe and fast.

 

Convenience 

All the time and energy that goes into going out to buy food or groceries is reduced to simple scrolls and taps on the screen. foodpanda’s app and website are as easy to access as they are simple to use. With a few taps here and there, expect a seamless experience for every order delivered to your doorstep in less than twenty-five minutes. 

Customer Perks & Rewards 

Lastly, foodpanda offers deals and offers for its valued customers like no other does. Enjoy regular discounts and free delivery promos. From food to goods, you’ll surely end up loving its endless list of benefits whether you’re on a tight budget or feeling the need to indulge.

 

These prime offerings make foodpanda the top delivery service of choice in any market it enters. That includes city centers, where a fast-paced lifestyle leaves little time for going out, as well as non-urban areas, where the distance between home and restaurant often make it a chore to buy essentials. Thanks as well to its dedicated riders, the quality, and satisfaction of customers are consistently in check.

 

Whether you’re busy at home or enjoying a weekend with family, foodpanda is definitely just a tap away for your food and grocery needs. Check out restaurants and shops that are now available in your area!

Foodpanda partners with local restaurants in the City of Love

ILOILO, PHILIPPINES -- Grounded on its advocacy of helping local restaurants nationwide, foodpanda, an on-demand food delivery service in the Philippines, partnered with three restaurants in Iloilo City so that Ilonggos could have a taste of specially made food and drinks at a reasonable price.

foodpanda definitely has got your love for food covered by sharing the great stories of three of their restaurant partners and how the platform helped their business:

Akamon Ramen Bar started out in 2018 as a small ramen shop in a food park located in Iloilo City. Back then, it was still called Ramen Raku until they decided to take a big leap and opened a stand-alone ramen restaurant in SM Strata this year. The new name, Akamon, means a red gate (door) in Japanese.

Mr. Bryan Te, owner of Akamon Ramen Bar, started the business, wanting to serve authentic Japanese food to its customers in hopes of becoming one of the leading ramen chains in Iloilo City. “Always dream big and put quality first before anything else. There will be struggles along the way but you have to keep up and think of innovative ideas'', shared Mr. Te.

Kai Royal Tea started out only last year but they are already bringing lots of smiles to people living in Iloilo City because of their milk teas and refreshing drinks. The owner of the milk tea shop, Mr. Keano Lev Eslabon, has plans of branching out soon and his team is also working on franchising the business in order to open more branches in the city.

"Always study the market first to understand it and focus on your customers without forgetting about your employees. Make sure you have enough knowledge of the industry you’ll be involved in. Lastly, there will always be risks but you can manage risk by planning ahead", said Mr. Eslabon.

Another homegrown brand, Monkey Grounds Coffee, which started in 2016, serves healthy meatless food. It has always been Ms. Glaiza Wong-Nava and Ms. Goldline Wong's dream to have a coffee shop and as business owners, they discussed how there's a lot of challenges along the way but they always try to improve and do their best as receiving good feedback from their valued customers is very rewarding.

"No one is going to take care of your business but you. You need to put your heart and soul into it and to stay motivated when problems arise. It’s also important that your family understands your long hours spent in the business but at the same time you also need to balance business, and family, and personal life", said Ms. Nava.

The three business owners shared how foodpanda was instrumental during the difficult times of community quarantines, with its convenient ordering and delivery process. foodpanda truly has got its partner restaurants and customers covered.

Globe provides free data access to DepEd’s online learning platform

Teachers and students interested in advancing their knowledge while under enhanced community quarantine may now visit the Department of Education’s (DepEd) new online learning platform, DepEd Commons, without incurring data charges on their Globe or TM-powered smartphones.

DepEd Commons contains online review materials and Open Educational Resources (OER) authored by public school teachers who are subject matter experts. Teachers can retain, reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute the content by blending it with a learning management system to deliver a distance learning modality.

“In this time of crisis, it is important that we make it possible to overcome this challenge with solid partnerships with the private sector. We are thankful to Globe for supporting our initiative for the continuity of public education by providing us free data for DepEd Commons access amidst the COVID-19 situation,” said DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis-Briones.

Alain Del B. Pascua, DepEd Undersecretary for Administration, on the other hand said, “We are facing many challenges in ensuring the continuity of education especially in this extremely difficult situation that we are in.  In partnership with Globe, DepEd is steadily moving forward in bringing educational resources to the teachers and the learners wherever they may be."

By providing free access to DepEd Commons (https://commons.deped.gov.ph), Globe hopes to encourage educators and learners to take advantage of supplementary online instructional materials without worrying about data charges.

These resources were designed to serve as alternative forms in the teaching-learning process during class suspensions and other similar circumstances.  

“Under this situation where teachers and students have to stay at home like many of us, it is important for learning to continue.  Globe supports the education sector by providing access to this alternative learning platform free of charge,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP for Corporate Communications.

The website also integrates  the Globe eLibrary, an online platform which features age-appropriate and engaging e-books ranging from storybooks for children and young adults to textbooks on core subjects such as Math, Science, English, Filipino, Music, Arts, among others.  Globe eLibrary also has a collection of eLearning videos, some of which were developed by teachers themselves, which introduce important concepts in English, Math, and Science, incorporating sights and sounds that are familiar to the students.

However, while access to the site using the Globe/TM network will not entail any data charges, it does not cover the links outside the DepEd Commons domain.  Thus, all links clicked and visited will still incur standard data charges.

Telecom technicians keep households connected amidst COVID-19 threat

Despite mounting fears over the continuous spread of COVID-19 in the country, hardworking telecom technicians bravely go to the field day in and day out, leaving the safety of their homes just to ensure that customers are connected even while under enhanced community quarantine.

Installers, repairmen, and other technicians working for Globe Telecom’s various contractors all over the country, for instance, visit as many as 10 homes a day but their challenges start before they reach the residence of the customers.  Many barangays refused to grant them entry even with government orders exempting telecom services from ECQ.

“Mahirap po pakiusapan ibang barangay na papasukin mga technicians natin, kung minsan kami naharap at pinapakita namin yung ID na issued ng Globe pero ayaw pa din (We’re having difficulties requesting some barangays to allow our technicians to enter their areas.  Sometimes, we even have to face them and show the IDs issued by Globe but they still refuse), said Nerissa Gama, EdgeComm Field Supervisor.

They also have to face apprehensive customers who are now wary of allowing strangers into their homes due to the virus threat.

“May subs po na ang trato samin parang may COVID na din kami. Hindi po kami pinapapasok sa loob na ng bahay.  Ung iba po halos paliguan kami ng alcohol bago kami papasukin sa bahay nila. (There are subscribers who treat us like we are COVID patients.  They don’t allow us to enter their houses.  Others would almost bathe us in alcohol before they allow us to go inside their house),” said Christian Almonte, a repair technician of EdgeComm in Metro Manila.

Aside from the challenges at work, the frontliners also have to bear the burden of being away from their loved ones at this time when most families stay at home.

Jedlian technician in Tarlac, Alvin Fronda, whose wife and three kids reside in Nueva Ecija, said:  “Ngayon po mahirap po kasi malayo sa pamilya  pero pinipilit ko pong kayanin  dahil sa trabaho po na to para po sa pamilya ko at sa company po ng Jedlian and Globe  para sa serbisyo po. (Right now, it’s hard because I am far from my family but I’m trying my best to carry on because this work is for my family, for Jedlian and Globe, and for service).”

But despite the hardships,  each of them only has one goal in mind -  to keep customers connected especially in this time of need.  

“Unang inisip namin frontliners kami dahil contractor kami ni Globe. Ang kailangan ng tao lalo ngayon naka lockdown at nasa bahay lang sila para makabalita sa mga kamaganak nila ay internet at telepono para may komunikasyon (The first thing that we think of is that we are frontliners because we are Globe contractors.  With the lockdown where people are at home, they need the internet and phone to communicate with their relatives),” said Michael Ariza, technician of Visatech in Manila.

Michael’s words were echoed by Larry Antenor, Technician of JBD in South Luzon province who proudly said: “Dahil po frontliners tayo. Basta may problema ang internet ng subs kailangang ipagpatuloy natin ang serbisyo at responsibilidad natin sa subs (We are frontliners.  If the customers have a problem with their internet, it is our responsibility to continue providing services to them).”

Globe, for its part, expressed gratitude and extended full support to the frontliners who make sure that telecom services are always available to the country and its citizens.

"Our critical skeletal team of technicians are hard at work to provide support for Globe At Home broadband lines so that our customers remain productive, connected and informed.  In line with this, we continue to implement stringent health check protocols to ensure the overall safety and well-being of our customers, our installers and repairmen,” said Martha Sazon, Globe SVP and Head of Broadband Business.

Health and safety measures undertaken by all Globe at Home installers and repairmen begin before deployment, consisting of the following:

▪ They must pass a series of health checks such as a body temperature of less than 37.8°C, no signs of cough or cold, and no difficulty in breathing or pain in the throat and chest area.
▪ Installers must also disclose if they have gotten in touch with anyone who has displayed any of the aforementioned symptoms, or has come from a country affected with COVID-19.
▪ Before leaving for deployment, installers must also pass hand wash, alcohol and water stations to stay clean and hydrated

At the same time, technicians are required to ask homeowners three mandatory COVID screening questions to protect themselves.  The questions are:  1)  Is there any household member considered as a person under investigation or monitoring or has fever, cough or breathing difficulties? 2) Has anyone undergone COVID testing and has either tested positive or is still waiting for results? And 3) Has anyone arrived from abroad in the last 14 days?  If the answer is Yes to one or more questions, the technicians are advised not to proceed but instead return after 14 days.

Ensuring the safety of its frontliners and customers is part of the ongoing efforts of Globe in making everyone connected, informed and #SafeAtHome amid the extended ECQ in Luzon. Learn more via https://www.globe.com.ph/stay-safe-at-home.html. 

Your favorite Globe at Home Prepaid devices are now more affordable than ever!

To connect more Filipino homes to high-speed and affordable Internet, Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi devices are now at much lower prices.

Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi gets a whole new price cut from P1,999 to just P999. Customers can now  get their hands on the reloadable device that  is 2x faster, with 2x stronger signal and 2x wider coverage than your usual pocket WiFi for the whole family. Now, everyone in the family can enjoy high speed home internet for their school research, online negosyo, messaging and video calls abroad, and video streaming.

You can also score the world's first all-in-one device, Globe Streamwatch Xtreme Prepaid for only P1999 from the original SRP of P4999! At over half of its original price, you can level up your home with high quality internet, Google Assistant voice command feature, built-in karaoke, free local TV channels, and internet TV with 1M videos, shows and movies.

“These promos are part of our efforts in preparing our product offerings and technologies for higher data demands of Filipino families especially content streaming,” shared Winsley Bangit, VP at Globe at Home Prepaid.  “By giving more value to our device prices and data packages, we aim to connect and empower more Filipino homes with high quality Internet in an ever increasingly digital world.” 

Every purchase of Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi and Streamwatch Xtreme Prepaid device comes with free 10GB of data valid for 7 days. For additional data, customers can avail affordable promos like the new HomeWATCH. For HomeWATCH199, you can get 34GB with FREE 4GB of videos daily to stream your favorite content via YouTube, iWant, Netflix, iFlix, HOOQ, Tiktok and even NBA. 

Managing and monitoring data usage of your Globe at Home Prepaid devices is also hassle-free! Just download the free Globe At Home app via the App Store or Google Play Store, set-up your app profile, and easily activate freebies or load more data for uninterrupted connectivity. 

Experience a whole new level of home Internet with a more affordable Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi and Streamwatch Xtreme Prepaid! Get yours now for the whole family to enjoy via the Globe official online store at shop.globe.com.ph, ecommerce sites Lazada, Shopee, Home Credit and Akulaku, or by visiting Globe stores nationwide. 

Learn more about these promos and other Globe at Home Prepaid products and services via www.Facebook.com/GlobeAtHome.