At this year’s Asia Stevies, multiple initiatives from the PLDT Group were honored across categories spanning community engagement, corporate social responsibility, digital platforms, and executive thought leadership.

Thousands of previously unconnected barangays across the country will soon have internet coverage, enabling livelihood, education, digitalized delivery of public service, among other benefits of connectivity.

Next-generation connectivity with portable learning tools and resilient teaching frameworks key in expanding access to education in remote communities

Businesses managing distributed teams and multi-branch operations can now deploy mobile technology faster and more efficiently through end-to-end wireless bundles from Power Mac Center and PLDT Enterprise.

Basketball fans in Cagayan de Oro got an exciting treat as Kagay‑anon players of TNT Tropang 5G Poy Erram, Rey Nambatac, and Glenn Khobuntin, together with PBA Legend and TNT Tropang 5G Team Manager Jojo Lastimosa visited key PLDT and Smart stores in the city during the Jolas Cup 2026 opening weekend.

For smallholders to truly thrive in the digital economy, technology is already a given; what drives the shift to digital agriculture is a fully integrated ecosystem — where infrastructure, service delivery, adoption enablement, and partnerships work together to turn access into impact. 

Public servants from Cagayan de Oro city government and Misamis Oriental provincial government enhanced their digital capabilities through an AI training workshop organized by PLDT and Smart.