Globe Telecom: close to 50% of sites affected by typhoon now up; mobile signal up in 2 cellsites in Leyte

Restoration in Visayas accelerated; ongoing Libreng Tawag in 7 sites in Visayas

Globe Telecom said 50% of base stations adversely affected by the super typhoon have already been restored back to operations as of 9 am Monday.

                In Visayas alone, 42% of the company’s 3G enabled sites that have been adversely affected by the typhoon have been restored. Globe has also reactivated 31% of 2G-enabled sites affected by the typhoon.

Mobile connectivity in Tacloban has improved substantially with the restoration of a cellsite serving critical communication requirements of the local government units and agencies involved in disaster response and coordination efforts.  Several units of cellsite on wheels are currently being mobilized to further expand service to typhoon victims.

The temporary site in Tacloban was put up near Maharlika Highway, after initially setting it up near Hotel Alejandro in Tacloban.  Tacloban was among the hardest hit provinces of Typhoon Yolanda and the last isolated area where Globe mobile signals were fully disrupted. Another cell sites has been reactivated in Ormoc City, located in Bantiq, which is around three kilometers away from the city proper.

Globe said that restoration efforts are being accelerated in the Visayas region with the assistance of government units like the Phil. Air Force and the Phil. Navy who lent assistance in providing transport requirements for heavy network equipment that are being airlifted or shipped to critical sites including Tacloban. 

In Cebu, 81% cell sites affected have already been restored while 84% of base stations affected in Negros Occidental have been reactivated while 81% of affected cell sites in Bohol have also been returned back to operations. Other restorations of affected sites in various provinces are as follows: Antique- 54%, Capiz-10%, Iloilo- 64%, Northern Samar-42%, Negros Oriental-97%; Southern Leyte-53%; Western Samar-26%.

Restoration of affected sites including those in southern Luzon and Mindanao involved 767 base stations.

  

Libreng Tawag, Libreng Charging centers mobilized

Parallel with efforts to repair base stations, Globe also mobilized Libreng Tawag stations in 7 different sites in Iloilo, Romblon and Antique.

The company is currently facilitating Libreng Tawag stations in Tacloban and Roxas, which is expected to become operational within Monday.

In addition, 24 Libreng Charging stations in Leyte, Bohol and Antique have been set up whereby gensets serving the Globe cellsites are used to charge mobile phones to help residents in the area with no commercial power.

The company’s lanning our first wave of relief operations in Panay (Iloilo, Roxas, Antique), Northern Cebu (Malapascua, Bantayan), and Leyte (Ormoc). As we speak, our Ka-Globe in Cebu are repacking 1,000 packs of relief goods for distribution in Northern Cebu and Ormoc.

Below are locations of Libreng Tawag and Libreng Charging stations:

Libreng Tawag:

Iloilo

1. Overseas Worker Welfare Administration Office, Region VI Office, 3rd  Floor, Robinson Mall,  Mabini Street;

2. Western Visayas Cyberlink  Inc. HUB, Shoppers Avenue, Valeria Street; 

3. Globe Telecom office in JM Basa Street.

Romblon

1. Odiongan Commercial Center, Liwayway St., Odiongan

Antique

1. Old and New Capitol, San Jose;

2. Boss Radio, San Jose;

3. Lauan Municipal Hall

Libreng Charging:

Southern Leyte

1.IC Abgao,Maasin City

2. GT Mambahao Maasin

3. FOBN Maasin City

4. GT Maria Clara Maasin

5. GT Macrohon

6. GT Pob. P. Burgos

7. IC Tangkaan P. Burgos

8. GT Bunga P. Burgos 

9. GT Bontoc So. Leyte

10. IC Sogod So. Leyte

11. IC Lilo-an So. Leyte

12. GT Nahulid

Bohol

1. GT Dagohoy

2. Innove Talibon

3 GT Sagbayan

4.GT Alicia Innove

5. GT La Union Candijay

6. GT Buenavista

7. GT Rosario Inabanga

8. GT Tabajan Guindulman

9. GT Bien Unido

10. GT Alijawan Jagna

Antique

1. San Jose Capitol

2. Lauan Municipal Hall