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The first in the Philippines, Smart’s introduction of LTE-A promises to help improve Internet services in the country.

MANILA, Philippines, March 30, 2016 – Leading telecoms firm PLDT (PSE: TEL, NYSE: PHI) through its investment arm, PLDT Capital, has invested US$5 million in California-based MATRIXX Software, provider of real-time, integrated infrastructure for the business of digital service providers.

MANILA, Philippines, March 22, 2016 – PLDT HOME, the home digital services unit of telecoms leader PLDT, has been recognized for its leadership in digital innovation in Asia for its pioneering data sharing initiative, in partnership with Smart Communications (Smart), in the recent CIO Asia Awards.

MANILA, Philippines, March 21, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT together with its mobile subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun Cellular, the country's largest power utility Meralco, and the pioneer and leader in the outsourced payment collection industry Bayad Center led the launch of the new one-stop-shop facility at the Bacoor Government Center (BGC) recently to serve the various transaction requirements of Bacoor City residents and neighboring areas in Cavite.

MANILA, Philippines, March 15, 2016 – PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, the corporate business group of telecommunications and multimedia services provider PLDT has recently expanded its service portfolio to include innovative solutions that will enable enterprises to provide an enhanced and more secure web experience to their customers.

MANILA, Philippines, March 11, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT disclosed today that its USD15 million investment in iflix has been converted from convertible notes into ordinary shares of stock after Southeast Asia’s leading internet TV service provider completed this week a new round of funding led by Sky PLC, Europe’s leading entertainment company and the Indonesian company Emtek Group, through its subsidiary PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA)

New York, NY, February 25, 2016 – AppCard, an innovative marketing and loyalty platform for small and medium sized retailers, announced that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Alexander Rittweger, founder of Loyalty Partner, and PLDT Capital, the investment arm of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT, NYSE: PHI, PSE: TEL), led the round. Existing investors: Founders Fund (Peter Thiel), Innovation Endeavors (Eric Schmidt), and Jerry Yang also participated.

MANILA, Philippines, 29th February 2016 –– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its audited financial and operating results for 2015 with Consolidated Core Net Income, before exceptional items, amounting to P35.2 billion, 6% or P2.2 billion lower than the P37.4 billion recorded last year.

(MAKATI CITY, Philippines) – Innovating the way enterprises make their hotline available for their customers, leading telecommunications and media service provider PLDT, through its corporate business group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, introduced the PLDT #MyNumber (hashtag MyNumber) which makes business hotlines easier to remember and accessible to consumers nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines, February 4, 2016 – The local government of Cavite has tapped leading telecoms and multimedia services company PLDT, through its corporate business group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, in rolling out the province’s extensive wireless access program on governance that provides internet access to its residents for free.