{"id":57522,"date":"2023-07-25T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T02:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=57522"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:56:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T02:56:20","slug":"pldt-smart-mission-critical-manpower-and-equipment-ready-as-typhoon-egay-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2023\/07\/25\/pldt-smart-mission-critical-manpower-and-equipment-ready-as-typhoon-egay-intensifies\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT, Smart mission-critical manpower and equipment ready as typhoon \u2018Egay\u2019 intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) remain on standby with mission-critical manpower and equipment already pre-positioned in areas along the routes of #EgayPH which has now intensified into a typhoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are continuously monitoring the current situation due to typhoon \u2018Egay\u2019 and any impact it may have as it maintains its strength over Philippine seas. Our emergency operations teams and network satellite offices have been preparing since the first-issued weather advisory,\u201d said Cathy Yang, First Vice President and Head of Group Corporate Communications at PLDT and Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on PAGASA\u2019s forecast, typhoon \u2018Egay\u2019 is likely to intensify into a super typhoon by late Tuesday evening or Wednesday afternoon. \u2018Egay\u2019 is also expected to make its landfall in the Babuyan Islands and Batanes within the same timeframe and will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) no. 2 has been raised over the southeastern portion of Isabela and northeastern portion of Catanduanes. With the downward shift of the typhoon\u2019s track, the current forecast shows that the highest wind signal that may be raised is TCWS no. 4 or 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPLDT and Smart will deploy additional equipment and personnel as necessary while we continue our close coordination with local authorities and our teams on the ground. We want to ensure our customers that we are working around the clock to provide stable connectivity despite the typhoon. We urge everyone to take necessary precautions and heed the alerts and warnings of local governments and disaster response authorities,\u201d added Cathy Yang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PLDT Group is fully committed to providing Filipino communities with continuous availability of communication services, mobile solutions and activities to help communities mitigate disaster risks. This is also aligned with the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goal#11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on PAGASA\u2019s forecast, typhoon \u2018Egay\u2019 is likely to intensify into a super typhoon by late Tuesday evening or Wednesday afternoon. \u2018Egay\u2019 is also expected to make its landfall in the Babuyan Islands and Batanes within the same timeframe and will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":57534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[379,343,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-57522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-pldt","tag-smart-communications","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}