Libreng tawag para sa OFW

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LET ME interrupt my programming for some public service in my own sweet Tagalog. I received an email from a company in the Philippines called Cisco (I guess it's one of those Internet business solutions providers) na nag-aalok ng libreng video conference sa mga OFW. Hindi klaro ang lahat sa akin as to how the entire thing works, so there's not much that I can share with you about this libreng tawag. But if you're an OFW at mahilig sa libreng, you might want to grab this opportunity. I will provide a link at the bottom of this page, but first read the rest of this posting so I'll have the chance to state my disclaimer.

You need to register as early as you can because the company offers the free service to only a few OFWs and specifically those who have not talked to their families back home for more than a year. Ibig sabihin kelangan mo i-prove na medyo hirap kang bumili ng load. Their pilot service, from my understanding, links OFWs in Hong Kong with their families in the Philippines. Hindi ko alam kung kaya nila manlibre ng pamasahe kung ang pamilya mo nasa Mindoro. If you're not in Hong Kong, hindi ko alam kung eligible ka, but who knows, just register and see whether there's anything you can get from this free service once they widen their freebie to include other major destinations of OFWs.

I don't know this company well (pero kilala sila sa buong mundo) and maybe it's just offering the freebie para makilala ang kanilang negosyo. Introductory offer, kumbaga.

No money involved

I haven't tried registering with the service, but if you do, siguraduhing hindi po kayo magbibigay ng detalye ng inyong kayamanan, tulad ng bank account o credit card o anumang ebidensya ng inyong kabang yaman. Ang sabi ng email sa akin, libre raw. So dapat wala kang babayaran. If they ask for just one centavo, back off, I will have nothing to do with it.

Malay mo, maka-swerte ka at mapiling beneficiary ng libreng handog na ito. Pag nangyari, you will no longer need to talk at the top of your lungs while in a cybercafe (tulad ng kwento ko dati) where everyone can hear the goings-on in your life bilang isang abang OFW. :) Eto ang sulat mula ke JC Valenzuela:

Cisco Philippines is launching Cisco TelePresence – a cutting-edge tool that
allows face-to-face, real-time communications between parties in several
locations, taking cross-border communication to a new level.Cisco TelePresence
in the Philippines is being positioned as a service which can help Pinoy OFWs
communicate with their families back home (in the Philippines).(It) has situated
sites in Hong Kong and in the Philippines (for its initial arm of the service
duration) where Pinoy OFWs in HK can communicate with their families in the
Philippines. The service is free at this point, and is opened for Pinoy OFWs who
register online.Since we expect a lot of interest, we are prioritizing OFWs who
have not seen their families for at least more than 1 year. Moreover, the Cisco
TelePresence is situated in Metro Manila, hence another variable in terms of
preference – just so that it wouldn’t be hard for both parties to situate the
call. (This is also the initial plan, and may expand to other areas in the
future).

Go here para sa libreng reunion daw via videoconference. Sana masaya ang sayawan ninyo sa magkabilang dako ng mundo.

::: Picture used is taken from the company's website.

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