As of 9 a.m. today, December 19, for Mindanao wireless, 96% of sites are up. Remaining down sites are mostly in Surigao del Norte including Siargao, Misamis Oriental and Dinagat Islands. Our fixed service is 99% up, with the 6 remaining nodes down due to commercial power failure.

PLDT and Smart engineers are in Surigao ready to be deployed to Siargao to help repair damaged network sites in the popular tourist destination. Additional personnel are flying in from Manila today bringing with them mission-critical equipment that will aid in the quick restoration of communication services in the area.

As digital connectivity remained vital to the daily life of Filipino children this 2021, PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) continued to champion policies and strategic partnerships that promote children’s rights and online protection.

The Philippines’ largest fully integrated telco PLDT has teamed up with fintech startup CWallet to help provide Filipinos in Qatar and the rest of the Middle East access to financial services.

PLDT, Inc. the Philippines’ largest fully integrated telecommunications company leads digital inclusion among Asian telcos.

PLDT and Smart have activated quick response teams to ensure customers remain connected all throughout as the tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) east of Mindanao continues to approach the southern Philippine region.

For delivering the best customer experience amid accelerated data traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic, PLDT Inc. is up for Operator of the Year at the 2021 Asia Communication Awards (ACA). In addition, PLDT is also shortlisted for Best Crisis Response for its corporate business unit PLDT Enterprise’s Smart Tracker Medical Frontliners Transportation Solution, while its subsidiaries Smart Communications, Inc. and PLDT Global were also shortlisted for Best Social Contribution for its FarmSmart agriculture advocacy, and Innovation Award, respectively.

PLDT’s Chief Information Security Officer Angel T. Redoble bagged the Leadership Award at the inaugural CSO ASEAN Awards that lauded the top 30 cybersecurity executives in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. The PLDT Group’s top information security officer is also part of the region’s Top 5 cybersecurity leaders.

The Philippines’ largest fully integrated telco PLDT believes that the country is, now more than ever, poised for growth. In the recently concluded Telecoms World Asia conference, PLDT reiterated its efforts to help the country become Asia’s next hyperscaler hub.

PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are working with international and local experts to help educate customers about the safety of cell sites, and the important role of speeding up PLDT and Smart's network expansion efforts across the country in improving customer experience.