PIA installs info kiosk at Dgte seaport terminal

By Roi Lomotan

 

The PIA Information Kiosk located at the entrance lobby of Dumaguete Seaport Terminal. This contains learning materials on different SSS benefit packages which passengers can read while waiting for their boarding time. (PIA7-NegOr)

 

An Information Kiosk was installed inside the Dumaguete Seaport Terminal by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) – Negros Oriental on August 24 to raise public awareness on the different benefits of Social Security System (SSS) membership.

The Information Kiosk is located at the entrance lobby of the terminal.

It contains learning materials on different SSS benefits such as sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, death, and funeral, loan programs of the agency and other privileges such as the PESO (Personal Equity and Savings Option) Fund.

SSS provides partial replacement of income lost due to said life events or contingencies.

Passengers inside the Dumaguete Seaport Terminal are encouraged to get their free copies of the learning materials while waiting for their boarding time.

PIA is assisting SSS in promoting their benefits to the public.

PIA-Negros Oriental Infocen Manager Jennifer Tilos hopes that through the Information kiosk, the public will be encouraged to become members of SSS so they can enjoy their social security benefits.

Aside from learning materials on SSS benefits, the information kiosk will soon contain other reading materials related to different programs of government.

This is the third Information Kiosk that PIA installed in Negros Oriental.

Last year, PIA has set up kiosks at Robinsons Place Dumaguete and Sibulan Seaport Terminal with the aim of promoting the different government thrusts to the public.

Tilos assured that PIA will continue to roll out Information Kiosks in strategic areas as it performs its mandate to communicate to every Filipino the SSS benefits and major thrusts of the government.

PIA launches Information Kiosk at Sibulan Seaport Terminal

By PIA Negros Oriental

Here’s a look of the PIA Information Kiosk at Sibulan Seaport Terminal before the launching activity

 

Traveling to Cebu via Sibulan-Lioan route? Don’t forget to drop by at the PIA Information Kiosk at Sibulan Seaport Terminal.

The Info Kiosk contains different information materials about ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and other government materials which you can read while waiting for your boarding time. All the reading materials are free so you get some and take it with you when you travel.

The PIA Information Kiosk was opened yesterday.  This is the second Information Kiosk launched in Negros Oriental. The first one opened last March at Robinson’s Place Dumaguete City

Here are some snippets of the launching:

 

PIA Information Kiosk launch at Sibulan Seaport Terminal

Sibulan Mayor Jose Abiera and PIA-7 OIC-Regional Director Fayette Riñen (center) lead the ribbon cutting and launching ceremony of the PIA Information Kiosk. Joining them are PIA-NegOr Infocen Manager Jenny Tilos and Msgr. Gamaliel Tulabing of San Antonio De Padua Parish in Sibulan.

 

 

PIA-7 OIC Regional Director Fayette Riñen gives her speech

 

PIA-7 OIC-Regional Director Fayette Riñen explains the PIA Information Kiosk is an avenue in raising awareness on the significance, relevance and positive impacts of ASEAN to Filipinos especially as the Philippines assumes the chairmanship of the ASEAN Summit and related meetings this year.

Apart from being a platform to promote ASEAN but also an effective outlet to disseminate programs of government from the regional line agencies down to the local government units.

“You can use this to display your information materials and let the people know about your programs, services, and projects. This is also a way of reporting to the people what the government is doing for us,” Riñen said.

“We hope that the people using this port will also take time to read the information materials that are on display here,” she added

Sibulan Mayor Jose Abiera delivers his message

 

Meanwhile, Sibulan Mayor Jose Abiera thanked PIA for putting up an Information Kiosk at Sibulan Port. He said there are more than 1,000 passengers entering the seaport daily.

Mayor Abiera also cited that with the installation of an Information Kiosk at Sibulan Port, the objective to have an empowered people through information is now within capacity.

 

Assistant Provincial Administrator Atty. Froilan Joseph Pinili gives his speech.

 

On the other hand, Assistant Provincial Administrator Atty. Froilan Joseph Pinili also lauded PIA for  this endeavor. He says the location of the Info Kiosk is strategic as it is identified as one of the busiest ports in the province.

“The establishment of the information booth is very timely especially with the security concerns we are facing these days. This could help very well in informing our people regarding updates on security and safety,” Atty. Pinili said.

 

 

Barangay Captains of Sibulan, representative from partner agencies, other officials of LGU-Sibulan and some members of the media participated in the kiosk launching.

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