Easy Taxi app services available soon in Cebu

Just read from one of the threads at their Facebook Page that "Easy Taxi", the mobile phone application which let users book a taxi without the hassles, may soon be available in Cebu. In one of their posts, the makers of Easy Taxi announced: 

"Easy Taxi, the world's largest and fastest taxi app, is coming to Cebu city! Now you can book a taxi with a tap of a button and enjoy a safe and hassle-free ride like never before! "

Now that would be something new especially for gadget and tech savvy passengers. The challenge however is how the app can get access to hundreds of taxi operators in Cebu City. One of the features I have read about Easy Taxi isn't just about getting the ride but also getting to your destination safe. 

"We thoroughly screen and train each driver to ensure that only those with clear history and best skills become our partners. Our cab app allows you to see driver's identity and car. Lost an item? Track your taxi on the fingerprints and never worry about safety anymore!" said the application's description texts at the iTunes download site.

The application may also pave the way for Cebu City's upgrade in the payment systems for Taxicabs. In areas serviced by Easy Taxi, the passengers can pay through their credit cards or paypal through mobile phone access. 

In the Philippines, the Easy Taxi is available in Metro Manila area only. Their expansion to Cebu should be highly anticipated. No dates have been mentioned yet as to when their services will be available at the Philippines' Queen City of the South. 

Waka Waka brings lights to Northern Cebu

What in the world is a Waka-Waka solar lamp? Catchy name. But more than what's in a name, these solar lamps have definitely helped those that were rebuilding their lives from the destruction brought about by the Super Typhoon Yolanda. Here's an article shared through email by our friends from the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation about the "waka-waka" LED lights.

"In partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) distributed 2,500 WakaWaka solar lamps in northern Cebu to temporarily light the homes of survivors who still have no access to electricity last Jan. 28.

Nearly three months after super typhoon Yolanda ravaged northern Cebu, many survivors are living with fuel-powered lamps or candles at home. The typhoon toppled most of the electrical posts.

That is why the beneficiaries in the towns of Tabogon, Medellin, Madridejos, and Daanbantayan were grateful, as they can now light up their homes, especially during night time. They found the lamps useful, as the solar-powered lamps can be used up 16 to 100 hours or good for five days.

Because the lamps have solar panels, they can be charged during the day by exposure to sunlight and can then be used at night. With its multi-purpose cables, the WakaWaka lamps also serves as universal charger of cellular phones, ensuring that people could still have power to make emergency calls even when electricity is down.

IRC, an organization created upon the request of Albert Einstein, also gave blankets, jerry cans, and mats, which RAFI used to complement the shelter kits that funded by funded by Caritas Germany.

Since its founding in 1933, the IRC has responded to nearly every major global humanitarian crisis, helping millions of people.  Its main office is in New York, but it also has offices in Washington DC, London, Brussels, Geneva, Bangkok, and Nairobi.

It chose RAFI as partner when it came to the Philippines to help in humanitarian efforts for supertyphoon Yolanda survivors. 

The WakaWaka lamp has solar panels on one side that stores heat energy from the sun that later on powers its LED lamp. Its multi-purpose cables, the lamp also serves as universal cellular phone charger."

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