Telco leads First Pacific’s portfolio amid COVID-19 pandemic
Robust digital connectivity needs in one of the world’s longest lockdowns leads First Pacific’s portfolio in the first half of the year in the Philippines, says Managing Director and CEO Manny V Pangilinan.
Leadership and employee action transform Baseco day care
On a bright day in Baseco, in the heart of the Port Area, color slowly spread across the walls of the Manila Child Development Center Cluster 2 — brushstroke by brushstroke. What was once an ordinary, flood‑prone facility began to take on new life, not just through paint, but through the collective effort of volunteers and employees from PLDT and Smart who chose to serve beyond their desks.
MVP urges purpose-driven leadership as PLDT and Smart honored at the Asia CEO Awards 2025
“Applause has a short echo. What lasts longer is our obligation to keep contributing—to keep our institutions sound, and to keep our next generation of leaders engaged, prepared, and dreaming.”
MVP: It is time to retire the word ‘digital’
For PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan, the word 'digital' is already old-school.
The next frontier for the MVP Group: harnessing data assets through ‘DigiCo’
PLDT and Smart Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan has recently underscored his intent to grow the business beyond telco by tapping into the strengths of the whole MVP Group.