SAN REMIGIO CEBU, Philippines – To strengthen its communication strategies and disaster preparedness efforts, the LGU San Remigio officially launched its Infocast Program with Smart Communications Incorporated on October 16, 2017, Monday at San Remigio Municipal Social Hall.

Smart Infocast is a web-based communications solution that allows the municipality to send important events, disaster warnings, important announcements or notices to over thousands of subscribers daily. The platform is free to register and broadcast for Smart, Sun Cellular and Talk and Text subscribers. They provided 10,000 monthly SMS allocations to the system to broadcast.

Other networks can still register for free and received information if the San Remigio infocast system loaded with an extra load for broadcasting.

The official launching was attended by Hon. Susan Collamat, Hon. Rosario “Romy” Reynes and executives of Smart Communications Incorporated from Cebu City just to grace the event. These include Atty. Maria Jane C. Paredes, Center, Head/AVP-Public Affairs Group; Ms. Nancy Nacua, Senior Operations Officer; Ms. Lalaine Husain, Area Development Manager Cebu North, South & Bohol Area and Mr. Ramjun Magadan Jr, Consumer Development Manager of North Cebu Area

Hon. Susan Collamat in her speech personally thanked Smart Communications for the opportunity in using this program to disseminate urgent and even critical information directly to the constituents especially during disasters with the full support of Mayor Mariano R. Martinez.

The launching was also attended by Barangay Captains, Barangay Secretaries, DepEd School Principals and representatives, Cooperatives and LGU Department Heads.

During the said event, Smart Communications Inc. headed by Ms. Lalaine Hussain, distributed LTE sim cards for free with free 300 mb data internet to each participant and other gifts/surprises.