PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have mobilized personnel, equipment, and relief aid as Severe Tropical Storm Maring pounds northern Luzon. Quick response teams have been deployed to repair sites impacted by heavy rains and flooding.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. are boosting e-learning in the new school year with two new courses on the Innovations Academy for Disaster Awareness, Preparedness, and Training (iADAPT) platform.

Recognizing the heroic efforts of teachers to provide quality education to students amid the challenges of the continuing pandemic, PLDT has partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) to celebrate the country’s hardworking teachers at the National Teachers’ Day/World Teachers’ Day (NTD/WTD) event on October 5. The virtual activity also served to culminate the National Teachers’ Month which started September 5.

PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have teamed up with the City Government of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija to roll out free Wi-Fi in the city’s key areas, providing connectivity solutions amid communication difficulties in this pandemic.

To cap the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, PLDT and Smart held back-to-back bootcamps of the CyberSmart online caravan for local government units, Department of Education (DepEd) personnel and the public, to equip them with knowledge and skills on data protection.

The Customer was front and center at the recent corporate governance session of the MVP Group as author John Rossman detailed the 14 leadership principles that catapulted tech giant Amazon into the US’ most recognizable brand.

PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc., together with PLDT and Smart Foundation (PSF), continue to uphold the value of ‘malasakit’ in this time of pandemic as they extend their support to major cities and municipalities across Cebu Province to help boost their efforts in combatting COVID-19.

Over a hundred journalism and communication students, professors, and practicing communicators marked Cebu Press Freedom Week 2021 with its second virtual run of the annual forum.

With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the rise of the digital economy, enabling the rapid adoption of technology has become essential for any country’s development. To ensure that no Filipino is left behind in this tech revolution, PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. remain at the forefront of fostering digital literacy and improving digital citizenship for Filipinos.

The Philippines’ largest fully integrated telco PLDT received the most number of citations among ASEAN telcos at the 2021 World Communication Awards (WCA), with a total of five nominations at one of the most revered award programs in international telecommunications.