(L-R) The symbolic powering up of the PLDT Network Access Point (NAP) in Escalante City Hall was led by John Delarmente, PLDT CX Service Delivery Associate; Mae Agnes Legaspina, PLDT Relationship Manager Executive III; Anastacio Rabago, Department Head of Escalante City General Services Office (GSO); and Atty. Edwin Villamor, City Admin of Escalante City

PLDT, Inc. brings fiber connectivity to Escalante City, Negros Occidental, aiming to unlock boundless opportunities for business, education, healthcare, and overall growth and development of the community.

“We believe in the power of connectivity to transform lives and uplift communities,” said Ma. Hazel Amoyan, Business Head of PLDT Enterprise, for Eastern and Western Visayas. “Bringing high-speed fiber internet to Escalante City is proof of our commitment to creating a digitally inclusive Philippines, at the same time closing the prevalent digital divide.”

The symbolic powering up of the PLDT Network Access Point (NAP) in Escalante City Hall was led by Atty. Edwin Villamor, City Admin of Escalante City; Anastacio Rabago, Department Head of Escalante City General Services Office (GSO); Ephrain C. Deanon of Coyu Mayor's Offic; Auvy Mae D. Jarina, HRMO, and Joan Ester P. Ameler City Accountant; Mae Agnes Legaspina, PLDT Relationship Manager Executive III ; and John Delarmente, PLDT CX Service Delivery Associate I.

The PLDT Group continues to have the most expansive fiber network in the country, with its total fiber footprint of over 1.1 million kilometers, consisting of over 231,000 kilometers of international fiber and over 885,000 kilometers of domestic fiber as of end-June 2023. This fiber infrastructure also supports PLDT's wireless unit Smart's mobile network, which covers around 97% of the population with 3G, 4G/LTE, and 5G.

PLDT's sustained network expansion and improvement initiatives are aligned with the Group's support for the Government's overall digitalization thrust to narrow the digital divide and bring the benefits of the internet to more communities, as one of the founding members of the government-mandated Presidential Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) under the Digital Infrastructure Pillar, represented by its President and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio.

These efforts also boost PLDT's aspirational multi-year transformation, with elevating customer experience as one of the key priorities, as well as contribute to the Group’s endeavors to help the country achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), particularly SDG No. 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure