PLDT and Smart are calling for urgent, collective action across government, industry, schools, families, and communities to address growing threats to children in the digital world, stressing that no single sector can protect young Filipinos online on its own.

For PLDT Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer Menardo “Butch” G. Jimenez, the issue has become among the top priorities of the company as the mounting risks confronting children have increasingly extended into both online and offline spaces.

We are getting Konekted!

Soon, PLDT and Smart Communities, the group's community service and corporate social responsibility Facebook and Instagram pages, will become PLDT and Smart Konekted.

In a spacious hall in Bergen, Norway, families gathered over home-cooked dishes. Friends reconnected through stories and laughter. And a community found a familiar sense of warmth and belonging in a country of stunning fjords, dramatic coastlines and—at least for one day—Original Pilipino Music, as a familiar voice sang: "Jopay, kumusta ka na?"

Teachers in Muntinlupa are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can help make everyday learning more accessible to students with disabilities, from communicating with a nonverbal learner to providing real-time captions and creating visual materials for young children.