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Caltex offers discounts to vaccinated motorists

Posted: 02 Jul 2021 09:28 PM PDT

CALTEX, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), is fueling the Philippines' fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by offering fuel discounts to all motorists who have already been inoculated from the virus with its "Biyaheng Bakunado" promo.

"To battle swirling myths, fake news, and apprehension about vaccines' efficacy, Caltex wants to encourage more Filipinos to get inoculated to protect themselves and their loved ones from Covid-19 by offering fuel discounts. The more people can get vaccinated, the faster the country move toward normalcy and economic recovery," said CPI country chairman Billy Liu.

With the promo, vaccinated motorists can enjoy a P3 discount per liter for Platinum and Silver, and P2 per liter for Diesel at all participating Caltex stations nationwide from June 28 to July 18, 2021.

To get the discount, Caltex customers simply need to present a vaccination card and valid ID and log in their details on the discount record sheet of the participating Caltex site.

Customers need to be vaccinated on or before the promo duration and customers who currently have one dose may also qualify for the discount.

"Safety has always been a value of Caltex and this initiative is one way of fleshing out what is important to the Caltex brand and its customers," added Liu.

The promo aims to help boost Filipinos' vaccine confidence, while helping motorists save up every time they fill their tanks with Caltex quality fuels.

To also make Filipino motorists' drives safer and smoother, Caltex stations across the country remain open during the pandemic to serve them with quality fuel.

In addition, Caltex continues to provide contactless payment options for customers, regularly sanitizes its stations, frequently conducts temperature checks for its staff, and implements social distancing measures. (PR)

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PLDT Enterprise urges firms to adopt 'zero trust' security vs cyber threats

Posted: 02 Jul 2021 02:26 AM PDT

PLDT Enterprise, the B2B arm of the largest integrated telecommunications company in the Philippines PLDT, promotes the advantages of implementing a zero trust architecture in strengthening businesses' cybersecurity measures amid the increasing demand for cloud and IoT-based (Internet of Things) systems in industries such as healthcare and gaming.

Zero trust security upholds principles of "never trust, always verify," assumption of breach, and explicit verification as it focuses on the premise that trust is never granted implicitly.

Jojo Gendrano, FVP and head of PLDT Enterprise Core Business Solutions, said that "despite the innovations brought by cloud technology, security risks are present which could compromise data and potentially cause revenue losses for businesses."

"Adapting a zero-trust cloud security platform could help institutions strengthen its network security wherein users and devices are always treated untrusted and continual authentication is applied," Gendrano added.

According to cybersecurity firm Check Point Software, ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide increased 57 percent since January this year and had cost over $20 billion. The report cited the healthcare industry as the sector with the greatest number of attacks globally, with an average of 109 ransomware attack attempts per organization every week.

The gaming industry, meanwhile, has also been exposed to threats including distributed denial of service (DDoS), malware, and credential stuffing among others.

Last year, PLDT Enterprise partnered with NetFoundry for its PLDT Zero Trust Acceleration Platform (PLDT ZAP), which enables businesses to securely connect to business applications and cloud environments over an Internet connection.

Through PLDT ZAP, information from various devices is transmitted as encrypted packets, optimizing user experience while ensuring that data is secure. As the service integrates NetFoundry's cloud-native zero trust platform, ZAP customers are able to deploy new private network in minutes thereby providing their companies with a competitive advantage in the markets they serve.

"Aside from that, PLDT ZAP is agile, performant, and flexible as it can easily address various solutions such as cloud migration and IoT integration," Gendrano said.

Gendrano noted that cloud and IoT helped redefine industries such as healthcare by allowing medical institutions to efficiently gather and transmit information for more effective delivery of services.

Likewise, it was also the technology behind cloud gaming and streaming where players can access games through remote servers without the need for specific devices.

For more information on PLDT ZAP, visit https://www.pldtenterprise.com/solutions/internet/zero-trust-acceleration-platform. (PR)

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