PLDT and Smart continue to enable digital inclusion and livelihood development for Indigenous Peoples communities through eBizNovation. 

Farmers and agripreneurs gained new insights on how AI could transform their work as PLDT, Smart, and DA-ATI led discussions at Agri Asenso: ATI Learning Sites Product Expo and TechnoForum.

The group recently turned over a FarmTech kit to Central Bicol State University of Agriculture to support faculty trainers and agricultural extension workers from local government units across the region.

PLDT wireless arm Smart is calling for tighter collaboration between the government, the private sector, and community-based organizations to accelerate the digital transformation of MSMEs.

Farmers in the region are now harnessing digital tools through the Scaling Up Sustainability project of Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in collaboration with PLDT and Smart.

To provide farmers and extension workers access to digital learning and training tools, DA-ATI Region 10 in partnership with PLDT and Smart equipped farmer-trainers in Alubijid, Misamis Oriental with a FarmTech package. 

More small businesses in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) can now participate in the digital economy, as PLDT and Smart strengthened their partnership with the region’s Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism (MTIT-BARMM) in celebration of MSME Week 2025.

Farmer groups in the Davao Region now have the means to become digital agriculture champions.

As more Filipino entrepreneurs shift online, PLDT and Smart’s comprehensive eBizNovation efforts are proving crucial for small businesses across the Visayas.

Farmers in Eastern Visayas are quickly learning how AI and social media can boost their livelihoods. Through a training and knowledge exchange session, more than 40 farmers from Eastern Visayas gained new knowledge about these digital essentials, with the assistance of digitally savvy agribusiness students.