Scamdemic: Intentionally scared to be easily controlled?

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Is this scamdemic worldwide? Should we end this madness?

Seems like the scamdemic is not yet over. It will be accompanied by typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, asteroids, volcanic eruptions, etc.

Not so fast! Bill Gates promised there will be an even bigger plandemic coming in the next two years.

God has shown me a cataclysmic event is coming soon ... and we're waiting for aliens to finally reveal themselves so we can do an intimate interview.

Plot twist! It was aliens behind all of it all along! Aliens definatley next. The devil gets great delight in telling us beforehand. It’s like this whole fiasco. They’ve already told us we just weren’t listening.

Think you missed out the Biblical Plagues.

The frogs I could live with, but the rest, no thanks!

Actually kind of surprised Bigfoot, Lockness, Mothman, unicorns, and mer people didn’t make the list. It is 2020.

Come on the asteroid... at least it would be quick! Would put an end to this purgatory!

I kinda wanted zombies to be honest. Always wanted to express violence but in a way that doesn't make me feel bad. A bit gutted.

There still almost two weeks left till the end of 2020. Plenty of time for all that.

Can we just get them all at once and get it over with please?

The fear and panic is strong in most of us, but these pulpoliticians have never faced so many people awakened calling them out. If they're not afraid to gather in a crowd and avoid social distancing, then this pandemic is indeed a scam.

Oh and global warming... even though the hole in the ozone layer from the '80s is gone.

Don't forget climate change or global warming... even though the hole in the ozone layer from the '80s is gone. things that will finally bring this #Scamdemic to a grinding halt, is the way politicians and 'so-called' celebrities, lecture us plebs on what we should or shouldn't do...& then proceed to do exactly what they told us not to.

Hypocrisy rules OK.

You don’t need to die of covid, you just need to have tested for covid. Even these fake, fluffed up numbers don’t excuse what we’re doing to the economy right now.

I hope you are all alright.  I hate to witness the mental health damage this is doing to my own family and friends.

Cong TV and Viy Cortez Brokenhearted Over Miscarriage

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"YouTube couple Viy Cortez and Cong TV are brokenhearted over the loss of their unborn baby Kidlat.

Last Saturday, Viy made the emotional revelation in a vlog titled “Blessing” that she suffered a miscarriage, only a few days after learning she was six weeks pregnant"

In a YouTube video titled "Blessing," a tearful Viy Cortez revealed that she recently found out she was pregnant, only to miscarry a few days after. 

"Losing a child, no matter what age, makes your heart break in places that you never knew existed.

I never go to hear your cry. I never saw your beautiful eyes. I never touched your soft skin. I never saw your feet kick. But you are my angel and you will forever be missed." - Viy Cortez

"Ayokong kwestyunin ang Diyos.Gusto kong magtiwala sa kanya"

This got me, when we are in so much pain sometimes there's this doubt and we question why? But upon watching ate Viy's vlog on losing her baby it taught me that everything happens for a reason.

It really hurts when a mother lose her baby. Rest in Peace baby Kidlat.

Sending hugs for Viy Cortez and Cong Tv. Baby Kidlat is with Emman Nimedez now. 

Cheer up! Maybe it's not the right and perfect time to have and keep that baby. I know God has a plan for you two. 

However, I don't think getting pregnant before the marriage is okay. I'm not overly conservative. Remember, there are kids watching their vlogs. They may get the wrong ideas.

Though we also know that Cong and Viy Cortez will be a better and amazing parents in the near fture. Hopefully they'll also get married soon. God always has a plan. Trust in him.

UnionBank of the Philippines develops virtual platforms to continue serving customers safely during COVID-19

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Through Microsoft technology, UnionBank empowers employees to create platforms to deliver excellent customer service throughout the pandemic

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), one of the largest and profitable banks in the country, continues to redefine banking by introducing automation to its Treasury & Investments Channel Management (TICM) workflows and experience. Built on Microsoft technology, UnionBank is creating solutions that optimize operations and allow them to better serve their customers and stakeholders in a remote everything world.

The TICM unit of UnionBank handles large volumes of outward remittances daily that rely on face-to-face transactions. With the Philippine Government's imposition of Community Quarantine, these transactions had to be conducted remotely by both the customers and the bank's staff. Looking to create an easy-to-use, virtual platform for everyone involved, Dapple del Mundo, Distribution Operations Team Lead of TICM at UnionBank, looked into the bank's partnership with Microsoft and expand the bank's utilization of their solutions through Microsoft Power Platform.

"One thing we like about using Microsoft apps is that it's already here, it's not an added cost, unlike asking an external or third-party developer to develop something for us. In terms of editing or updating, it's easier now since we can do it ourselves", del Mundo said.



Covid-19 Pandemic Drives Innovation

The Microsoft Power Platform is Microsoft’s low-code platform that allows everyone to build web and mobile apps, improve workflows, and gain insights from data while ensuring security. It enables people with little to no coding knowledge or experience to become developers and build intelligent solutions that integrate seamlessly with the rest of Microsoft’s world-class products and platforms. It serves as an end-to-end business solution, maximizing productivity, efficiency and collaboration in a remote everything world.

To manage efficient transactions remotely, the TICM harnessed Microsoft Power Automate. This application within Microsoft Power Platform allows users to easily create automated, multistage workflows across a variety of services and applications. One of its primary functions is to boost users' productivity by saving workflows into everything from individual tasks to large-scale systems with seamless integration using hundreds of prebuilt connectors.

"What surprised us were the learnings that we got from this flow—this one single approval flow that had multiple conditions and a tricky setup—we managed to adapt and mirror it with other bank processes like bond issuances," explains del Mundo.

The Treasury and Investments Channel Management (TICM) unit saw an immediate improvement on its productivity and efficiency; resulting in improved client transactions and faster service despite the entire experience being conducted online. According to del Mundo, the bank was able to simplify the whole process of remitting. It also significantly improved the coordination and communication between Treasury and Remittance through Microsoft teams. This allows them to have visibility to internal processes in real-time to track the approval procedures and give timely feedback.



Digital Banking Benefits Employees and Customers

UnionBank Trust & Investment customers can now receive copies of their statements, proof of investments, and remittances with e-signatures that can be easily accessed remotely—anytime, anywhere.



Through UnionBank’s continuing innovation, customers benefit constantly through improvements in their experience that are not only more convenient but ensure their safety and peace of mind during this unprecedented period. Moving forward, they maintain their focus on driving innovation within their organization to provide the best service and experience possible, transform banking in the Philippines and aid in the nation’s economic recovery.

"It is imperative we extend the capability of automation not only to our IT team, but across all employees of the bank," says Paulo Martin Santos, Enterprise Communication and Collaboration Head at UnionBank. "Thanks to our partnership with Microsoft, now our whole team can truly be digital to the core. This is just one clear example from our treasury group, but we have several groups building their own automation without coding".