PLDT, Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) reinforce the companies’ commitment to champion mental health awareness by supporting the mental health efforts of the local government units (LGUs).

PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has restored mobile services in Basco, Batanes on Sunday following Typhoon Kiko.

Smart has extended communication aid in Marinduque and Masbate after the provinces were hammered by Tropical Storm Jolina’s strong winds and torrential rains.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are mobilizing personnel, equipment and relief aid as Typhoon Jolina lashes Eastern Visayas and barrels towards Southern Luzon.

Amid dark and difficult times, the Filipino people’s resilience and camaraderie have built a more empathic culture and safer spaces online. With the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health becomes a prevalent issue that affects everyone. PLDT and Smart, through its collaborative initiative and platform Better Today, recently partnered with #MentalHealthPH, one of the country’s largest mental health advocacy groups, to drive conversations on mental health awareness.

PLDT and Smart are working with youth-led organization Kids for Kids Philippines (Kids for Kids PH) and SaferKidsPH, the pioneering consortium of Save the Children, The Asia Foundation and UNICEF, to take on the fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in barangays.

PLDT Smart Foundation (PSF) recently received a donation of US$200,000 (Php10,110,000) from one of its technology partners Huawei. The donation will be used to help fund programs of PSF as well as some corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of PLDT and Smart.

PLDT Global Corporation (PGC), the international arm of the Philippines’ largest fully integrated telco PLDT, has teamed up with Healthcare United Global Solutions (HUGS) to provide access to effective telemedicine services to overseas Filipinos and their families during the pandemic.

Amid the mounting crisis in Afghanistan, PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is extending assistance to all Filipinos stranded in the country.

Empowering the youth to participate in rebuilding the nation amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has launched Season 2 of the Innovation Generation (InnoGen 2.0) Grant Program. The virtual launch of InnoGen 2.0 coincides with the celebration of the International Youth Day on August 12.