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Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines Launches Online Store

The Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines, Inc. (MFPI), the pioneer organization for Filipino mountaineers, announces the launch of its online store www.mfpi.org/store, using the Mozcom NetPresence and PayEasy facilities.

Formed in 1975, MFPI has been actively promoting in the Philippine mountaineering community the right and duty to be responsible mountaineers. MFPI members remain dedicated to the mission to become responsible mountaineers, establish standards for the Philippine mountaineering community both in the development of skills for safety climbing and the right attitude in preserving the ecosystem and paying respect to local communities encountered during their adventures.

With the changing times, MFPI has provided not just set guidelines for the Filipino mountaineering groups but also made available for them the right tools needed for a safe and successful climb expedition. MFPI now introduces its online store for current and would-be mountaineers the best quality gears ready for online purchase using the PayEasy Online Payment System.

By simply logging-on to www.mfpi.org/store, one can register as a member online and avail of the product offerings of MFPI for fellow mountaineers. The site includes mountaineering gears of top brands such as Speedlite, Future and GigaOffice for backpacks and sleeping bags. One can easily choose an item he or she wants to purchase and put them in the “Shopping Cart”. Each item is labeled and provided with a comprehensive description and actual photos making the MFPI Online Store truly virtual.

With NetPresence, buying multiple goods online is made easy with its shopping cart facility. It provides MFPI domain registration and hosting services, complete with an operational, turnkey shopping cart solution. After choosing the final list of items for purchase, the buyer can immediately pay online using PayEasy. Safety in this online sales transaction is assured with the PayEasy's fraud detection features as well as efficiency and flexibility that allows payments using credit cards, debit cards, ATM cards, or through the PayPal system. Users may fund their wallets online using their MegaLink ATM cards or offline through bank deposit, remittance services, and payment centers. The MFPI Online Store is an efficient and versatile real-time online shop that aims to propagate awareness among mountaineers this move towards e-Commerce.

The responsibility of MFPI does not stop in its established tradition in the local mountaineering community but takes a newer and brighter path in this online venture.