ILOILO CITY – Homegrown
hotel brand Hotel Del Rio is treating Ilonggo families to the best of the
classic Filipino Christmas this year, with a slate of events and offerings that
seek to bring back nostalgia for the Yuletide seasons of yore – all the while
also embracing the hotel’s more than five-decade legacy as one of the city’s
enduring icons.
In line with its thrust of accelerating the
digital transformation of the Philippines, Globe has established another
milestone partnership through its GoWiFi services - this time, with the local
government of Iloilo City.
The partnership was formalized through a
Memorandum of Agreement signing last December 5 at Iloilo City Hall. The ceremony
was led by Janis Racpan, Director of WiFi Business Group; Paulette Villaflor,
Industry Head, Visayas at Globe Business; and Carlo Ortiz, Cluster Head, VisMin
of Globe Business with Mayor Geronimo "Jerry" P. Trenas and MIS Head
Francis Cruz of Iloilo City.
“This partnership with Iloilo City is a huge step
for us at GoWiFi in reaching and connecting more customers in areas outside
Luzon,” shared Janis Racpan, Globe Director for WiFI Business Group. “By
providing free, high quality connectivity to constituents, we aim to be of
significant help in the city’s continuous growth as an economic center in the
Western Visayas region.”
(L-R) Mr Francis Cruz, MIS Head of Iloilo CIty;
Atty. Edgardo Gil, Chief City Legal Officer of Iloilo City;
Paulette Villaflor, Industry Head, Visayas- Globe Business; Hon.
Geronimo "Jerry" P. Treñas
Mayor of Iloilo City; Janis Racpan, Director- WiFi Business Group
at Globe; Carlo John Ortiz,
Cluster Head Vismin-Globe
Business; Jun Juada, Region Sales Head (Western Visayas) at Globe; and
Liezyl Villanueva, Retail Area Head- Globe Business at the MOA signing
held at the City Hall of Iloilo
With a formal partnership in place, GoWiFi
services are now available in key areas around the city by early 2020. These
include City Hall of Iloilo City, Sunburst Park and Freedom Grandstand. GoWiFi
is also currently available in more
sites such as Iloilo International Airport; medical institutions West Visayas
State University Medical Center (WVSU Hospital), Medicus Medical Center, The
Medical City Iloilo, and QualiMed Hospital Iloilo; schools STI College Iloilo
and Iloilo Riverplains Integrated School; malls and retail stores The Shops @
Atria, Gaisano Capital Iloilo, SM City Iloilo,
Festive Walk Iloilo, Robinsons Place Iloilo, Robinsons Place Pavia,
Robinsons Jaro, Festive Walk Parade and Marymart Center; and select Starbucks
branches.
Customers in the city can also further enjoy
their surfing experience with additional free 1GB data for every registration
of GoSAKTO, GoSURF & EasySURF worth P50 and above at any GoWiFi hotspot!
Globe Prepaid GoSAKTO90 users can enjoy 1GB free GoWiFi access on top of 2GB
mobile data, 2GB for GoWATCH&PLAY, 1 GCash voucher and unlimited all net
texts valid for 7 days for only P90. On the other hand, TM EasySURF50 users
automatically get 1GB free GoWiFi access, 1GB mobile data, 2GB for
EasyWATCH&PLAY, 300MB for an app of their choice and unlimited all net text
all valid for 3 days.
GoWiFi is the largest WiFi service in the
country available in over 2,500 sites nationwide. Users
can expect a connection with high speeds of up to 100Mbps, depending on the
location.
GoWiFi services are available in regular
(free) GoWiFi and premium (paid) GoWiFi Auto, both available to all users with
any WiFi-enabled device regardless of network service provider and even
international numbers. To connect to Free GoWiFi, just open the Wi-Fi-enabled
device’s WiFi settings, connect to the SSID “@FreeGoWiFi” or
“@<site>_FreeGoWiFi,” register and wait for the SMS verification code,
then select a WiFi offer, confirm and start surfing.