Globe volunteer staff assists seniors go digital in #SeniorDigizen Campaign
The sun wasn’t even out yet when 47 Globe volunteers arrived at the SM North Edsa Sky Dome one early morning on a special mission: to help turn senior citizens into #SeniorDigizens. Throughout the four-hour “Teach Me How To Digi” Learning Session on January 25, the volunteers assisted some 200 seniors as they went through lessons on digital skills, including Smartphone 101, and using email and life-enabling apps such as the GlobeOne app, GCash and KonsultaMD. One of them was Jerome Callueng from Globe’s Channel Management Group, a “lola’s boy” who signed up because we knew how seniors struggle with using digital technology. “Lola’s boy kasi ako . So before my lola died, she ventured into iPads and other devices. I found out nahihirapan siya . I wanted to help the senior citizens given na alam ko ‘yung hirap ng senior citizens natin when they’re dealing with technology or digital electronics,” said Callueng. Janette Patricia...