Globe Bags The Asset Platinum Award for Excellence in Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility & Investor Relations Benchmarking

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Globe Telecom bagged the Platinum Award for Excellence in Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Investor Relations Benchmarking from The Asset, an integrated multi-media company serving the elite community of leading corporate and financial decision makers in Asia.

According to The Asset, the criteria used to assess the companies include a range of metrics of financial performance, which are also a proxy for gauging management acumen. But since the purpose of the awards is to recognize the importance of sustainable growth, companies are also evaluated according to the quality of their corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental responsibility and investor relations.

“The recognition inspires us to pursue our strategy of upholding high standards for corporate governance and to continue with our advocacy for fairness, accountability, transparency, integrity and excellence in order to strengthen our structures and processes. We are deeply honored to be recognized for our efforts in relation to governance, corporate social responsibility and investor relations,” said Marisalve Ciocson-Co, Globe Head for Legal Services and Compliance Officer.

Globe Telecom delivered a record performance in 2015, surpassing the company’s previous year’s record performance, as it posted new highs in service revenues, EBITDA, and earnings even in the face of intense industry competition. Registering broad-based data-driven growth across its key services, Globe solidified its leadership in the digital space by focusing on improving customer experience and by riding with the shift toward greater data consumption across all segments.

Globe also sustained its top line growth momentum for the first nine months of the year with consolidated service revenues of P89.1 billion, up 7% from the P83.4 billion recorded in the same period of 2015. The company’s effective efforts in providing market-relevant data offers, the best of breed solutions to cater to the evolving needs of its customers, backed by the significant improvements in its wireless and wired data networks, have paved the way for its continued success.

Scientific Fact: Women are More Attracted to Men with Facial Hair

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Science says it. Men with facial hair are more attractive. A study in the 70s and two more recent ones conducted by Neave and Shields in 2008 and Dixson and Brooks in 2013 all came up with the same conclusion:

Most women find men with a stubble or a five-o’clock shadow very, very attractive. Although the women’s perception of male attractiveness changed according to the amount and length of men’s facial hair, most women in the study found men with a moderate amount of facial hair to be the most attractive. Some women did prefer men with no facial hair, but to the majority, men with no facial hair were not very attractive and seemed the least likely romantic partners. Women perceived full bearded men to be aggressive, more mature and a bit too much to handle.

The study showed that, bottom line, facial hair matters. 8,250 women in the study who rated the physical attractiveness of men based on the amount or absence of hair on their faces can’t be wrong.

What do the study findings imply? Guys who want to get noticed and be more sexually appealing can surely benefit from some masculine stubble on their cheeks. Just by changing or adding facial hair, a guy could well attract the type of relationship partner he seeks.

For many men, however, the problem is more complicated than that. The reality is the amount of available facial hair varies from guy to guy. Some men have facial hair that grows in patches, some men have hair growth where they do not want them, and some men are so baby-faced, they hardly have any facial hair at all. The truth is facial hair growth pattern is largely controlled by one’s genes. Either you have virile hair growing on your face; have bald, patchy spots on your face; or have no facial hair at all.

LTFRB Recognizes Taxi Drivers Who Are Not "Isnabero"

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The LTFRB will commend taxi operators who are supportive of Oplan Isnabero

LTFRB enforcers will list down the taxi trade name, plate number, and name of mall that picks up passengers in the designated taxi bay areas. The Top 10 highest ranking taxis will be formally commended by the Board in January 2017

Oplan Isnabero was re-launched on December 14 in partnership with shopping malls in Metro Manila

Annual operation to protect passengers from taxi drivers who:

(1) Refuse to convey passengers
(2) Do not use taxi meters
(3) Do not give correct change
(4) Do not reach out to PWDs, senior citizens & pregnant women
(5) Do not wear ID
(6) Do not observe traffic rules 

Penalties:

o 1st offense – P5,000
o 2nd offense – P10,000 + 30-day impoundment
o 3rd offense – cancellation of franchise

31 LTFRB enforcers + 80-90 employees to be posted near taxi bays of SM, Robinson's, Ayala, Landmark, Araneta, and Starmall

LTFRB Central issued memo to other regions to implement same ops if applicable in their region

Hotline of Oplan Isnabero: 1342


ATTACHMENT: Reminders from LTFRB on Oplan Isnabero