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MANILA, Philippines, 4th August 2015 –– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first six months of 2015 with Consolidated Core Net Income, before exceptional items, amounting to P18.9 billion, 5% or P0.9 billion lower than the P19.8 billion recorded in the same period last year. The decrease was due mainly to lower EBITDA reflecting the impact of expenses relating to the manpower reduction program, and higher financing costs, offset by gain from the sale of Meralco shares by Beacon. Read more

[July 27, 2015 - Manila] -- PLDT Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan is urging partner companies and institutions to help promote electronic payments as a way of speeding up digital financial services adoption and push for more financial inclusion among Filipinos.

MANILA, Philippines, July 21, 2015 – Philippine telecom giant PLDT, through its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) subsidiary ePLDT, recently announced its inclusion in the Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider Program.

MANILA, Philippines, July 21, 2015 – PLDT HOME, the country’s leading residential digital services provider, is setting the bar for ultimate connectivity with the introduction of quadplay, adding a mobile package to its suite of already industry-leading services.

MANILA, Philippines, June 16, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia provider PLDT is set to complete a P216-million project to strengthen the resiliency of its network and provide reliable connectivity to homes and businesses in southern Luzon by putting more and more of its fiber optic cables (FOC) underground in the areas hit by typhoon Glenda last year.

Leading telecoms and multimedia services provider PLDT was cited in 5 out of 8 award categories at the FinanceAsia Asia’s Best Companies Awards, including the top spot in the Most Committed to paying good dividends among Philippine companies for its seventh consecutive year. PLDT was also cited among the ranks of the Best Managed Public Companies, Best Corporate Governance and Best Investor Relations. PLDT President and CEO Napoleon Nazareno also received one of the Best CEO awards after topping the Philippine poll last year. “We are grateful for these recognitions that affirm our efforts in creating greater value for our shareholders and our customers,” said Nazareno. The annual investor poll is conducted by Hong Kong-based regional publication FinanceAsia which identifies the best companies in the region based on responses from investors and analysts who specialize in the region. In photo, PLDT Group Controller and Smart CFO Chaye Cabal-Revilla, second from left, receives PLDT’s plaque during the awarding night held in Makati. Handing her the award were, from left, ATR KimEng Financial Corp. President Manuel Tordesillas, ATR KimEng Financial Corp. Chairman Ramon Arnaiz, and ATR KimEng Securities President Lorenzo Roxas.

MANILA, Philippines, JUNE 4, 2015 – Leading telecom and digital company PLDT is further expanding its presence in southern Philippines with the completion of its acquisition of a public telecommunications carrier (PTC), Metro Kidapawan Telephone Corp. (Metro Phone), to capture 75% market share of the fixed line business in Mindanao.

MANILA, Philippines, May 18, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT is further enabling the country’s digital economy with a renewed partnership with IBM Philippines that will help thrust leading industries ahead with a wider suite of cloud-based services akin to ICT-advanced economies.

MANILA, Philippines, May 12, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT is gearing for higher Philippine ranking in the global Digital Evolution Index (DEI) as it accelerates efforts to enable the country’s digital economy through expanded internet access, continuous innovation, and increased digital adoption.

MANILA, Philippines, May 8, 2015 – Leading telecommunications and multimedia services provider PLDT, through its home digital services group PLDT HOME, remains the broadband provider of choice in the country, obtaining over 70% share of the market and adding value to its broadband service through the introduction of new digital services in the first quarter of this year.