NDMU bags 2nd in Smart SWEEP Innovation and Excellence Award

A team composed of ECE students from Notre Dame of Marbel University placed second yesterday February 22, 2012 in a nationwide contest of most innovative wireless applications to address real problems in the community.

The team of Louie Flores (team leader), Sheena Basilisco, Kingsly Alovera and Eusop Alim was mentored by Engr. Rachel Sucayan and Mr. Arnel Robles. They placed second in the 8th Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (Smart Sweep) Innovation and Excellence Award held at the Hall 1 of SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

The NDMU team developed and submitted "Smart E-Mobilized" an application that uses an android phone and Smart’s wireless broadband technology which will enable subscribers to enroll in a service which help minimize the time and effort in buying tickets at MRT and LRT stations simply by swiping an electronic mobile card at barcode readers at the station, and the payment will already be processed and deducted from the subcriber's Smart Money account, which is linked to the application.

Congratulations NDMU team, they have won P300,000 for themselves plus another P300,000 in grants for Notre Dame of Marbel University.

Other top winners of the 8th SWEEP Innovation and Excellence Awards includes Mapua Institute of Technology (1st Place) for their project "Wearable Obstacle Detection System and Braille Cell Phone for the Blind" and Bataan Peninsula State University (3rd Place) for the project "Aquamarine Solution to Salinity and Oxygen Using SMS". The teams received P500,000 and P150,000 as cash prize respectively plus the equivalent amount going to the school in a form of a grant.

The 8th SWEEP Awards Top 10 Finalist

The Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) Innovation and Excellence Awards is an annual contest among engineering schools that have partnered with Smart. SWEEP is an industry-academe partnership that seeks to help raise the level of technology and engineering education in the Philippines. More than 100 schools from all over the country participated this year with a theme "Innovation in the Palm of Your Hand."

Read More...

Climb and Plant: Get ready for Amyak Maleh 2012

This early the organizers of the annual climb and plant event in Tupi, South Cotabato has released the itinerary for Amyak Maleh 2012 celebrating the 17th Anniversary of Mt. Matutum Protected Landscape set this coming March 23-25, 2012. 

Here now is the itinerary for Amyak Maleh 2012:

AMYAK MALEH 2012

ITINERARY

Day 1(March 22, 2012)

Registration……..

Day 2 (B/L/D) (March 23, 2012)

4:00 AM Wake up

6:00 AM Early breakfast and take service to Sitio Lemblisong

7:00 AM ETA Lemblisong

7:00-7:30AM Tree Planting

7:30 AM Start assault to Phase I

12:00 NN ETA Phase I

1:00 PM Ascent to Summit

4:00 PM ETA Mt. Matutum Summit and start pitch tent and sightseeing / picture taking

6:00 PM Dinner and Inato Social

11:00 PM Lights off

Day 3 (B/L) (March 24, 2012)

5:00 AM Wake up

7:00 AM Breakfast sightseeing/ picture taking

8:30 AM break the camp and descent preparation

9:00 AM start descent to Phase I

12:00 NN ETA Phase I (Lunch)

1:00 PM descent to Sitio Glandang

4:00 PM ETA Sitio Glandang

4:00 PM Take service to Municipal Hall

6:00 PM Mountaineers Night and Fireworks display (Free Dinner)

Day 4 (March 25, 2012)

Home sweet home.

Registration Fee: 300.00

Inclusive: Souvenir T-shirt, Certificate, I.D., 1 Meal during Socials and Transportation from Mun. Hall to Sitio Lemblisong and Sitio Glandang

For more information pls. contact:

Mun. Tourism Office (083) 822-0087 /(083) 822-0089

Read More...

SM Supermarket Job Hiring in Gensan

Get hired and be part of the Philippine's largest supermarket chain - SM Supermarket which will operate soon in General Santos City with the opening of SM City General Santos few months from now.

SM Supermarket will be conducting a 2-day Job Hiring from March 5-6, 2012 at the Oval Plaza Covered Court, General Santo City. Currently SM Supermarket is in need of individuals to fill the following positions:

• Office Assistants (female)
• RDU Clerk (male)
• Cashiers (female)
• Sales Clerks (female)
• Stock Clerks (male)
• Baggers (male)

Qualifications:

For Office Assistants and RDU Clerk, must be a graduate of any business-related courses preferably BS Accountancy of Financial/Management Accounting, Banking and Finance, Management or Marketing, Psychology or other Behavioral Science courses. Must have a good communication skills and pleasing personality.

For Cashiers, Sales Clerks, Baggers and Stock Clerks - SM Supermarket accepts College Level applicants. Must be smart, honest, and with genuine interest in costumer service.

All applicants must be not over 26 years old.

Interested applicants should bring their Resume with photo, a valid ID, SSS E-1 form, and school credentials.

Mark the dates. SM Supermarket Job hiring starts at 9am.

Read More...

Health official welcomes deployment of nurses by PhilHealth

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (Philhealth) decision to hire and deploy nurses in the entire country would be an advantage to government hospitals, a local health official said.

Dr. Conrado Braña, chief of South Cotabato Provincial Hospital here said PhilHealth’s plan to assign at least one nurse to every public hospital would mean a big improvement in the services to health insurance beneficiaries.

“This would be a great help to our hospital staff because there will be a specific person who will be able to explain to patients about availment process, assist in filling out forms, and even help in computing the amount of services that could be availed,” he said.

With a nurse assigned to attend to Philhealth patients, the hospital staff delegated to this work could be assigned to the actual jobs they were primarily hired for.

Dr. Braña explained that at present, government hospitals have to delegate a staff to assist Philhealth patients, and prepare documents for the claims.

“This move of Philhealth is a very good news to public hospitals, which are often understaffed,” he added.

Delays in the processing of claims could also be ironed out, Dr. Braña said, because problems like insufficient information, wrong calculations and entries and the like could be avoided.

Early this month, Philhealth president and chief executive officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon said Philhealth will hire at least 530 nurses under its Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff (CARES) program.

They will be deployed to government hospitals all over the country.

Banzon added the program was conceptualized to employ some of the more than 298,000 jobless nurses.

PhilHealth CARES nurses, who will be paid P15,000 monthly salary, will help ensure hassle-free availment of Philhealth benefits via spot eligibility checks in hospitals, expedite the documentary requirements of PhilHealth members in hospitals, and lessen the return-to-hospital benefit claims, according to information posted at the Philhealth website.

“Besides assisting PhilHealth members with PhilHealth availment, these nurses would also conduct interviews with patients whether they were satisfied with the services provided by the health facility,” Hannah Naanep, information officer of PhilHealth 12 explained.

Results of the survey could be used as bases for Philhealth to facilitate improvement of the services that public hospitals should deliver to PhilHealth members, she added.

Naanep said, the PhilHealth CARES nurses will be deployed in March until December this year. (DEDoguiles/PIA 12)

Read More...