Internet speeds in the Philippines have improved between 2017 and 2020, as Philippine telcos including leading integrated telco PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continued to significantly invest in their networks.

Manuel V Pangilinan serves as the longest serving Chairman of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), a prestigious organization that gathers business leaders across the country to create various efforts for sustainable development and poverty reduction. Now on its 50th year, the PBSP continues to change the lives of the Filipino people by changing the landscape of corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate citizenship and responsible business practices.

The Philippines’ largest integrated telco PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), continue to fortify protection from online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) during the coronavirus pandemic. To date, the PLDT Group has taken down 3,011 sites that host illicit content featuring children as mandated by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Manuel V Pangilinan’s Tulong Kapatid, the corporate social responsibility consortium composed of the companies and foundations under his leadership, turned over rescue boats, trucks and a chopper to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to aid in their disaster preparedness as well as rescue operation.

The Chairman of PLDT, Inc, and the PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF), Manuel V Pangilinan recently pledged a P4-million scholarship grant to the chosen scholars of his alma mater, San Beda College. Equivalent to P1 million for the next four years, this pledge matches the P4-million-donation of the PSF to the San Beda College Alumni Foundation (SBCAF).

As part of the MVP Group’s Tuloy Pa Rin Ang Pasko (TPRAP) movement, PLDT, Smart and the PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) reached out to over 5,000 families and communities nationwide.

Presented by PLDT-Smart Foundation Inc. and Metro Pacific Investments Inc., the star-studded online musical concert billed “Himig Ng Pasko at Pag-asa“ is a New Year’s benefit concert for typhoon survivors to be held on December 31, Thursday. The show will benefit teachers and students from areas identified by DepEd.

PLDT Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan eyes market growth prospects for 5G as the country's largest telecommunications provider PLDT leverages on its integrated group services to bolster its strong position amid intensifying industry competition in 2021.

Recognizing its role in effecting positive change for communities in need, the country’s largest, integrated telecommunications company PLDT Inc., together with its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc., is empowering its customers nationwide to support meaningful programs this season.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have put most sports leagues on hold, but PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have not stopped in their goal to inspire nation-building through sports, particularly basketball—under the leadership of its top executives.