A year into the current administration, leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have further affirmed their commitment to support the government's nationwide digitalization thrust.

It was not the first time that the Philippines’ most valuable gymnast Carlos Yulo met the godfather of Philippine sports and PLDT Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, but this meeting of two greats was more special than others.

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) is the most valuable brand in the Philippines based on an independent 2023 study by Brand Finance, a London-based business valuation and strategy consulting firm.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) powered the first-ever hackathon of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), encouraging students to produce technology-enabled and purpose-driven solutions to create positive change.  

Aimed at helping lift the quality of service delivery, PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have enhanced internal processes through an employee ambassadorship program and a dedicated service platform.  

PLDT reinforces its undisputed leadership as the country’s leading telco provider as it secures from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) the provisional authority to construct two new cable landing stations in the country that will host the Apricot cable system, the newest Intra-Asia submarine cable strategically facing the Pacific side of the Philippines. 

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) recently celebrated the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Week 2023 at their Makati headquarters.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart advance sustainability culture in the workplace by empowering employees to recycle. During the celebration of its Environmental, Health and Safety Week, the PLDT Group launched the enhanced recycling and waste management program for employees called ‘Be Kind. Recycle.’ in support of a circular economy. 

PLDT and Smart are helping Cabanatauan City educators in the province of Nueva Ecija explore new teaching methods. As educational institutions close out the first school year of hybrid learning, PLDT and Smart continue to support efforts by the Department of Education to ensure no learner is left behind through the Central Visayan Institute Foundation Dynamic Learning Program (CVIF DLP).