In the middle of a pandemic, emotions remain high. Sometimes, it’s all over the place. But mostly, it demands to be felt. Providing mental health support to its employees, PLDT and Smart launched its Mind Your Health program last year, which is a series of online talks that invite clinical experts and mental health advocates to talk about various mental health issues that range from dealing with mental illnesses and mental health advocacy campaigns.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) continue to fill the gaps in education, a year after COVID-19 fast-tracked the shift to distance learning.

PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are sending at least 1,300 relief packs to flooded communities in Batangas, Occidental and Oriental Mindoro.

PLDT and Smart continue to provide small-scale farmers with access to sure market and capital funding. Partnering with social enterprise Cropital, Smart extends funding aid to rice growers across Luzon through the ‘Buy Local’ program.

PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) is expanding the reach of its Smart Barangay Connect program to more cities across the country.

PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has teamed up with the Commission on Elections’ (COMELEC) official Voter Registration Information Campaign partner - Vote Pilipinas – to encourage more Filipinos to register for the 2022 elections. Spearheaded by the non-government organization Impact Hub Manila, Vote Pilipinas offers non-profit, non-partisan online and offline information about the upcoming elections.  

PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are exploring space-based mobile broadband communications as part of their initiatives to bring connectivity to more Filipinos across the country.

PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are boosting their fiber, LTE, and 5G networks in Eastern Visayas to deliver improved internet experience to their customers in the region.

The Philippines’ major Mobile Network Operators (MNO) namely DITO, Globe and Smart Communications are one with the government in the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act and through their joint venture company, Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI) has successfully concluded the initial tests of their technical capabilities and interoperability last July 14, 2021.

PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. have partnered with the Philippine National Police in the construction of a Multi-Purpose Building at Camp BGen Oscar M Florendo, Parian, City of San Fernando in La Union, as part of PLDT and Smart's overall efforts to assist the needs of communities and public institutions like the PNP.