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E-Waste Zero helps Globe’s Drive Towards Environmental Sustainability

As part of its environmental protection and sustainability advocacy, Globe encourages everyone to practice responsible e-waste management and join its E-Waste Zero program. E-waste Zero focuses on responsible disposal and recycling of electronic waste, one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the Philippines today.
Miguel Bermundo, Globe Senior Manager for Sustainability Integration, discussed the program during his talk at the latest Liveable Cities Lab session on “Circular Economy: Take, Make, Use, Repeat!” presented by the Liveable Cities Challenge Philippines and the League of Cities of the Philippines, in partnership with Globe. It aims to equip cities with knowledge and insights for designing better solutions for their communities.
E-waste refers to any old, non-working, and end-of-life devices. These cover all electrical and electronic equipment and its components, such as electronic or battery-operated devices and IT accessories and peripherals that are no longer working or wanted.
Launched in 2014, E-waste Zero has served as a platform for everyone to donate their old, non-working electronic devices through over 120 e-waste drop-off points nationwide, mostly in Globe Stores and malls. This allows the public to join the fight against e-waste wherever they may be.
“You can all participate in E-Waste Zero in two very easy ways. First, you can drop off your e-waste in select Globe stores or request a free door-to-door pick-up. Second, you can most certainly partner with us through a signed agreement should you choose to have a regular e-waste pick-up arrangement with us. This is our commitment,” said Bermundo.
So far, Globe has over 80 partner corporations, organizations, local government units, and schools. Since 2014, the program has responsibly recycled 1.4 million kilograms of e-waste.
The recovery and recycling program ensures that e-waste like old mobile phones, broken chargers, and other electronic gadgets do not end up in landfills. It aims not just to promote proper disposal but also to educate people about the potential harm of e-waste to the environment. Visit https://www.globe.com.ph/about-us/sustainability/environment.html for the complete list of drop-off points nationwide or to request a free door-to-door hauling of bulky e-waste.
“E-Waste Zero is one of Globe’s key sustainability programs, focused on caring for the environment. It also helps attain circularity in the supply chain,” said Bermundo.
Unlike the linear economy model which is focused more on a take-make-dispose scheme, Circularity starts with product design, production, distribution, and consumption. It continues the collection of used products and recycling. Eventually, these are reinserted into the system as raw materials. The main focus of this model is to maintain the added value of a material while eliminating waste as best as possible.
“With circularity, nothing is wasted since everything goes back to the system. Through this process, the value of the product is maximized. We make the most of the materials we have available to us. We find a way to keep using it and find returning value,” he added.
As part of its commitment to circularity, Globe has joined a multi-stakeholder partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), DENR and Ecowaste Coalition earlier this year which put up the country’s second community e-waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facility in Barangay Dampalit, Malabon City. This will help informal e-waste pickers transition into a formal economy by capacitizing them to properly handle e-waste and by protecting them from environmental and occupational health hazards.
E-waste Zero has been featured by GSMA as one of the global best practices for take back and collection programs. GSMA is an international organization that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide.
E-waste Zero is part of Globe’s support to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically, UN SDG No. 12 on Responsible Consumption and Production. It hopes to achieve economic growth and sustainable development by urgently reducing ecological footprint, increasing resource efficiency, and promoting sustainable lifestyles. Globe remains committed to upholding the UN Global Compact principles and contributing to 10 UN SDGs.
To know more about Globe’s sustainability initiatives, visit https://www.globe.com.ph/about-us/sustainability.html.
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Globe Logs over 11M Prepaid SIM Registrants, urges Customers to Register before April 26 Deadline

Globe, the leader in Mobile, has registered more than 11 million active prepaid SIMs around a month after the law mandating all Filipinos to register their SIMs took full effect.
Globe hit the milestone 11-million mark on Monday, January 30, 2023, a month after the SIM Registration Act was rolled out as a measure to stop cybercrime, including scam messages that proliferated due to the anonymity provided by prepaid SIMs.
“We are grateful to our customers for promptly registering their SIMs. We understand the importance of addressing the proliferation of scam and spam messages and have made it our priority to provide our customers with a seamless registration process. We are committed to meeting the deadline and continuing our efforts to protect our customers from scammers and fraudsters,” said Darius Delgado, Head of Globe’s Consumer Mobile Business.
Globe urges its customers who have yet to register to visit its user-friendly registration portal https://new.globe.com.ph/simreg. There are an estimated 87.4 million existing SIM users under the Globe network.
Registration via the GlobeOne app will begin in February as an added channel where customers may register their SIMs. As a user of GlobeOne, customers will have access to exclusive offers and deals that are available only in the app.
Globe also provided support for government-led assisted registration in priority sites nationwide from January 25 to 27. Globe established booths in 15 areas and provided assistance to anyone who needed help, especially those in need of special assistance, including senior citizens, PWDs awww and those using basic/feature phones.
Other than supporting the NTC-led assisted SIM registration, Globe has also started rolling out its own on-site assistance booths across the country. From January 27 to 29, it led SIM registration assistance in 30 Puregold branches in strategic locations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It will extend SIM registration assistance in other locations soon.
These efforts aim to provide inclusive ways to get its customers registered by the April 26, 2023 deadline. Users who fail to complete their registration on time will have their SIMs deactivated.
Even before the new law was implemented, Globe has taken several steps to curb disruptive messages through proactive blocking, threat intelligence partnerships with financial institutions, a customer reporting portal, plus an awareness and education campaign to help customers with online protection.
To learn more about Globe and the SIM registration process, visit https://www.globe.com.ph/register-sim-card.html.
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Globe Deactivates, Blacklists More than 50,000 SIMs Linked to Fraud in 2022

Leading digital solutions platform Globe deactivated and blacklisted more than 50,000 SIMs last year as it continued to intensify consumer protection initiatives amid the rising cases of online fraud.
Globe deactivated 20,225 SIMs and blacklisted 35,333 SIMs involved in scam and spam messages in 2022 alone as part of its campaign for internet safety.
This was on top of the record 2.72 billion scam and spam messages it blocked last year, 83.4 million of which were bank-related. All these efforts have been on-going to protect customers from harmful content and fraud before the enactment of the SIM Registration Act.
“Globe recognizes the growing threat posed by scammers, who use various tactics, including text messages, to deceive innocent victims into giving up personal information that could be used to compromise their financial accounts. We will continue to invest in our cybersecurity program to protect our customers from these unscrupulous individuals,” said Anton Bonifacio, Globe Chief Information Security Officer.
Under its filtering protocol, Globe deactivates SIMs within its network once detected to have been involved in fraud. Meanwhile, SIMs outside of the Globe network are blacklisted to prevent them from sending to Globe.
On its own, Globe has taken a proactive approach to combat cybercrime schemes through various initiatives. It has implemented blocking mechanisms, established partnerships with financial institutions for threat intelligence, created a customer reporting portal, and launched an awareness and education campaign to empower customers with the knowledge and tools they need to protect themselves.
Meanwhile, in a move to address growing concern over the use of unregistered SIMs in committing cybercrimes, the government introduced Republic Act No. 11934, also known as the SIM (subscriber identity module) Registration Act. Signed into law in October, the measure requires all mobile and broadband users to register their SIMs with their respective service providers to ensure that they are properly identified.
As of January 25, Globe has logged 10.4 million registrations of prepaid SIMs.
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Globe’s 5G network expands to 237 sites in VisMin, Connects more Consumers and Businesses #Globe5G #VisMin

Leading digital solutions platform Globe expanded its 5G coverage to 212 sites in Visayas and 25 in Mindanao by the end of the third quarter in 2022, providing more consumers and businesses with improved connectivity and access to faster data speeds.
The company’s 5G network is now expanding and available to most of the population in Davao City, Cebu, Iloilo City, Zamboanga City, Cagayan de Oro City, Boracay and Bacolod City.
The expansion of 5G technology in Visayas and Mindanao is intended to help bridge the digital divide between these regions and the rest of the country. It aims to support economic development and enable residents to access a wider range of digital services and opportunities.
The deployment is also beneficial to the growth of new industries and businesses in the said areas. It can inspire innovation and competitiveness as companies seek to provide the best possible services to their customers.
“We believe that the expansion of 5G technology in Visayas and Mindanao is essential for driving economic growth, supporting innovation, and providing access to fast and reliable digital services for residents and businesses in these regions. It will also help spur further investment and support the emergence of a vibrant and dynamic digital economy,” said Joel Agustin, Globe Senior Vice President for Network Planning & Engineering.
As a pioneering provider of 5G technology in the Philippines, Globe is committed to delivering improved customer service and reliable, consistent data services to its customers.
By scaling up the rollout of its 5G network, Globe is taking a major step towards building a more connected and technologically advanced society in the Philippines. It is helping drive the adoption of 5G technology and paving the way for the next generation of digital innovation.
5G technology is capable of delivering internet speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G. It also has less lag, making it suitable for video streaming and gaming.
To learn more about Globe, visit www.globe.com.ph.
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