PLDT, Smart hold cyber safety workshop for blind students
In a classroom at the Philippine National School for the Blind, the lesson shifted from traditional subjects to something less visible but increasingly urgent: how to stay safe online.
How PLDT and Smart are using everyday technology to support persons with disabilities
Technology like AI or artificial intelligence delivers its greatest impact when it uplifts not just the many, but especially the most disadvantaged, giving persons with disabilities greater access, dignity, and opportunity. This drives PLDT and Smart to use AI and widely available mobile applications to support persons with disabilities in schools or in the community.
PLDT, Smart open digital doors for Bukidnon PWDs through digital business training
In a world where digital skills can open doors to opportunities, PLDT and Smart are ensuring a level playing field for all Filipinos, especially persons with disabilities. In Bukidnon, PWDs recently gained the confidence, tools, and skills to build their own livelihood, proving that inclusion and innovation can truly change lives.
AI in a box brings tech-powered learning to students with disabilities
PLDT and Smart are helping teachers make classrooms more inclusive — especially for students with disabilities.
Innovation Generation: Cebu’s TrackSense champions inclusive tech for the visually impaired
Some things are worth the wait. For five graduates of the University of Cebu–Main Campus, finding jobs was briefly set aside so they could pursue something bigger — a device to transform the lives of persons with visual impairments.
Mulanay: Finding ‘paraiso’ through digital empowerment for persons with disabilities
The town of Mulanay in Quezon province has come a long way from the underserved rural community portrayed in the 1996 award-winning film Mulanay: Sa Pusod ng Paraiso, directed by Gil Portes. While the movie depicted a village lacking in infrastructure and a community deeply rooted in tradition and reluctant to embrace modern medicine, present-day Mulanay is now a first-class municipality where diversity and inclusion thrive, opening opportunities for residents in challenging circumstances such as persons with disabilities.
PLDT, Smart fire up more sites in Mandaue City, boosting local micro businesses
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart expand their network infrastructure in one of Cebu’s highly urbanized cities, Mandaue City, transforming the landscape for microentrepreneurs and creating new opportunities for growth across all industries.
PLDT, Smart train persons with disabilities in Visayas on tech entrepreneurship
PLDT, its wireless unit Smart, Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation Integration and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired (ATRIEV), and NORFIL Foundation recently conducted a Digital Business Basics Training for persons with disabilities in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, and Bayawan City, Negros Oriental.
Cavite’s Office of the Provincial Persons with Disability Affairs Officer gets support from PLDT and Smart
PLDT and Smart in partnership with Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration, and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired recently supported the Festival of Talents and Disability Knowledge Bowl Tournament Quiz Bee hosted by the province of Cavite.
PLDT, Smart and NCDA launch InnoGen 4.0, championing inclusive technology for persons with disabilities
PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. team up with the National Council on Disability Affairs to launch InnoGen 4.0, with the theme “Innovation for All.” The program calls on the tech-savvy youth to pitch their technology-enabled solution that empowers persons with disabilities.