In line with Safer Internet Day, the youth of General Santos City championed different awareness advocacy campaigns, particularly on mental health and Internet safety.

PLDT and Smart, through their Better Today program, has collaborated with the Sangguniang Kabataan of General Santos (GenSan) City, holding the second run of the “Create, Communicate, Connect” workshop on content creation and digital empowerment.

PLDT, Inc. (PLDT) and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continue to support communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Together with the PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF), PLDT and Smart have extended relief aid to eight communities across Batangas, Cavite, and Laguna. 

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have reasserted their dominance as the fastest broadband and 5G mobile network in the Philippines in the second half of 2021, according to the latest report by Ookla®, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence.

As cases of human trafficking and online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) continue to rise in the country, PLDT and Smart laud government measures to amend legislation and strengthen multi-sectoral solutions to curb illegal sex trade that involves Filipino children online.

PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. together with PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF), distributed aid to communities heavily impacted by super typhoon Odette in the province of Palawan.

PLDT's wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is enhancing its network in Quezon to serve its customers in the province better.

To help address the increase in hunger and malnutrition brought about by the continuing health crisis, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) implemented its Plant Smart program to support the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, which includes increasing food availability and accessibility. In 2021, planting kits were distributed to over 3,000 communities nationwide.

PLDT and Smart reassure customers of continued service, following the government’s move to put the National Capital Region, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal under enhanced community quarantine from March 29 to April 4, 2021. 

Recognizing its role in effecting positive change for communities in need, the country’s largest, integrated telecommunications company PLDT Inc., together with its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc., is empowering its customers nationwide to support meaningful programs this season.