Day: February 19, 2015

Ophthalmology residents conduct eye surgeries for Bilibid inmates

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Residents from Makati Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology gave free eye surgeries to inmates of the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City

Makati Medical Center’s Department of Ophthalmology gave free eye surgeries to inmates of the New Bilibid Prisons of the Bureau of Corrections in Muntinlupa City.

According to department chairman Benjamin Abela, MD, the medical missions in the country’s maximum security compound began in 2010, when he began coordinating annual cataract surgery missions with local charity organization Ephpheta Foundation for the Blind. For the past two years, Dr. Abela has taken MakatiMed’s Ophthalmology residents inside the facility to carry out pterygium and squint muscle surgeries on inmates.

Pterygium more common in people who have a lot of exposure to sunlight and wind, is characterized by a non-cancerous growth that covers the white portion of the eye (sclera) and extends onto the cornea, causing irritation and vision problems.

Squint muscle surgeries are carried out to improve the alignment and appearance of the eyes.

In the latest mission led by Dr. Abela with Ophthalmology residents, Drs. Pearl Padilla, Manuel Benjamin Ibanez, Mario Sasongko, Joel Perez, Neil Onghanseng, and Ricky Ong, MakatiMed carried out around 30 pterygium excisions and three squint surgeries with no complications.

Dr. Abela said the missions helped expose residents to certain procedures that are not so common in MakatiMed’s Health Services Program, while also helping inmates in need of medical attention.

In 2010, after raising a million pesos with the help of the Jose Rizal Foundation, which was led by MakatiMed Ophthalmologist Leonardo Mangubat, MD, Dr. Abela built an eye clinic at the Bureau of Corrections Infirmary and donated all the equipment to the Infirmary. Since then, Dr. Abela has held pro-bono consultations and services in this eye clinic to help Bilibid inmates.

The next scheduled surgical mission is in July 2015.

Singapore Airlines And TCS Introduce Mobile Solution For Cabin Crew

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced the launch of TCS CrewCollab Solution, a tablet-based mobile application for cabin crew to deliver more personalised customer service and to automate and streamline in-flight processes for cabin crew. The application has been developed through a collaboration project by SIA and TCS, which leverages on SIA’s service excellence and TCS’ strength in digital technology development.

SIA is the launch customer for TCS CrewCollab Solution and its cabin crew are now using it on board. Crew can view information which traditionally has been in paper format, such as customer service lists, flight information and crew lists, digitally via tablets during flights.

In addition to the accessing and updating of flight, crew and service information digitally, SIA’s cabin crew will also be able to create digital voyage reports for each flight and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of follow-up items across the many functional areas of the Airline. Additionally, crew will be able to use the application to access digital versions of key documents such as safety manuals, service procedures manuals, catering information, crew memos or alerts and crew-to-crew handover notes.

“We are very pleased to collaborate with our long-standing partner Tata Consultancy Services to develop TCS CrewCollab Solution. The application is vital to how we will continue to improve our operations and enhance our customer servicing on board. We look forward to developing the application further in partnership with TCS, to enable our crew to offer a more personalised customer experience and meet our customers’ evolving travel needs,” said Singapore Airlines’ Senior Vice President Cabin Crew, Mr Marvin Tan.

“Digital forces like mobile, social and big data analytics are creating tremendous possibilities for businesses globally. TCS CrewCollab Solution harnesses these digital forces in the hands of airline crew to deliver an enriched customer experience,” said S Sukanya, VP and Global Head, Travel Transportation and Hospitality Unit, TCS. “Singapore Airlines is one of our most valuable and long- standing clients in the region and this partnership brings an industry-validated, ready-to-deploy solution to the airline industry,” she added.

TCS Crew CollabSolution is available from TCS to airlines worldwide.

Raffle Winner Brings Home an All New Honda Brio

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Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) turned over an All-New Honda Brio to Leigh Anne Nagata whose name was picked out from a thousand entries to Honda’s Drive the Holiday Spirit raffle promo last December 2014, held at Honda Cars Calamba (HCCL).

Nagata, a mother of two and a business owner in Laguna, decided to purchase a Jazz 1.5 VX CVT at Honda Cars Calamba last year. Few weeks after her newly bought Jazz was delivered to her, she picked up a call from her Sales Consultant and gave her the news about winning a brand new car. “My husband and I were at a business retreat when she (Sales Consultant) called me and told me that I won a brand new Brio! I thought she called up the wrong person so I asked my husband to call her again to verify. And yes, it was true!” said Nagata. The All-New Brio will be used as Nagata’s daily car for errands and bringing her son to school. “The Brio seems like a perfect car for my activities. It looks very easy to drive too, like the Jazz, which will now be my husband’s car”, she added.


Mr. Anthony Cheng, HCCL President; Mr. Toshio Kuwahara, HCPI President and General Manager; parents and son of the winner; Leigh Anne Nagata, winner of the Honda Brio; and Dr. Michael Tan, HCCL Executive Vice President

HCPI’s President and General Manager, Mr. Toshio Kuwahara, who personally gave the keys to Nagata shares, “It is a wonderful experience that we are able to share this moment with Leigh Anne and the Nagata family. We thank them for choosing Honda and we wish them more happy memories with their two Honda hatchbacks.”

Mr. Kuwahara was joined by Mr. Anthony Cheng, Honda Cars Calamba’s President and Dr. Michael A. Tan, HCCL Executive Vice President during the occasion.

Five Earphones under Php500

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For the music-loving people, an audio accessory is a must-have. Who wouldn’t want affordable, decently-sounding earphones? We round up five of the best ones we’ve seen and used, and are priced below half a grand.

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We know there are a lot of low-cost ones available nowadays, and you can get one for as low as Php40 at CD-R King. While they may be cheap, the sound quality is often overlooked upon; thus, most settle for those that actually sound awful. Here’s a list of affordable ones you can easily spot on malls. Prices are accurate as of February 18, 2015. List is arranged in descending order. Not a sponsored post.

Sony MDR-E9LP (Php499, Octagon)

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Sony’s most affordable on-ears available in the market has neodymium magnets, used to reproduce powerful bass sound. This one’s available in a variety of colors, including a crystal clear version.

Panasonic RP-HV41 (Php490, Octagon)

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Panasonic’s low-cost earphones have an Easy Clip Mechanism for Tangle Free Storage. It’s available in a multitude of two-toned hip colors too.

Sennheiser MX 170 (Php490, Octagon)

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Looking for that bass-driven studio sound? Sennheiser Mx 170 offers a symmetrical cable for a tangle-free listening experience and an outstanding wearing comfort on the go.

Sennheiser MX 80 (Php349, Octagon)

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If you don’t have enough moolah to buy its more expensive sibling, Sennheiser offers the MX 80 earphones more than a hundred pesos cheaper. If you are into rugged, ergonomic designs that are sweat- and water-resistant, this is a definite must-have.

A4Tech iSecureFit MK-650S (Php280, Micro Express Computer, SM North Edsa)

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Rounding up our list is a personal favorite. If you’re all about that bass (and some treble) and want rubber-cupped in-ears for that noise cancelling effect, you’d definitely purchase a pair of A4Tech’s iSecureFit Metallic earphones worth less than Php300.

While we picked only five, it doesn’t mean that everything else are badly-tuned pieces of plastic or metal. We’d love to check on your other earphone recommendations under Php500 that are not on this list by leaving a comment below.

The post Five Earphones under Php500 appeared first on YugaTech | Philippines, Tech News & Reviews.

Five Earphones under Php500

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

For the music-loving people, an audio accessory is a must-have. Who wouldn’t want affordable, decently-sounding earphones? We round up five of the best ones we’ve seen and used, and are priced below half a grand.

earphonesunder5002

We know there are a lot of low-cost ones available nowadays, and you can get one for as low as Php40 at CD-R King. While they may be cheap, the sound quality is often overlooked upon; thus, most settle for those that actually sound awful. Here’s a list of affordable ones you can easily spot on malls. Prices are accurate as of February 18, 2015. List is arranged in descending order. Not a sponsored post.

Sony MDR-E9LP (Php499, Octagon)

earphonesbelow500 (1)

Sony’s most affordable on-ears available in the market has neodymium magnets, used to reproduce powerful bass sound. This one’s available in a variety of colors, including a crystal clear version.

Panasonic RP-HV41 (Php490, Octagon)

earphonesbelow500 (2)

Panasonic’s low-cost earphones have an Easy Clip Mechanism for Tangle Free Storage. It’s available in a multitude of two-toned hip colors too.

Sennheiser MX 170 (Php490, Octagon)

earphonesbelow500 (3)

Looking for that bass-driven studio sound? Sennheiser Mx 170 offers a symmetrical cable for a tangle-free listening experience and an outstanding wearing comfort on the go.

Sennheiser MX 80 (Php349, Octagon)

earphonesbelow500 (4)

If you don’t have enough moolah to buy its more expensive sibling, Sennheiser offers the MX 80 earphones more than a hundred pesos cheaper. If you are into rugged, ergonomic designs that are sweat- and water-resistant, this is a definite must-have.

A4Tech iSecureFit MK-650S (Php280, Micro Express Computer, SM North Edsa)

earphonesbelow500 (5)

Rounding up our list is a personal favorite. If you’re all about that bass (and some treble) and want rubber-cupped in-ears for that noise cancelling effect, you’d definitely purchase a pair of A4Tech’s iSecureFit Metallic earphones worth less than Php300.

While we picked only five, it doesn’t mean that everything else are badly-tuned pieces of plastic or metal. We’d love to check on your other earphone recommendations under Php500 that are not on this list by leaving a comment below.

The post Five Earphones under Php500 appeared first on YugaTech | Philippines, Tech News & Reviews.