The corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm and foundations of the PLDT Group and other businesses led by Manuel V Pangilinan today presented the conglomerate’s CSR programs and advocacies to the Senate Spouses Foundation, Inc. (SSFI).

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. continue to support local culture, enabling the 11th year of Pasigarbo sa Sugbo, known as the “Festival of Festivals,” organized by the Provincial Government of Cebu.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. report the network has remained resilient following the onslaught of "Enteng," assuring customers continued services.

International students from Chosun University in South Korea tried their hands on upcoming cutting-edge technologies at the PLDT and Smart Technolab in Makati. The students are part of an exchange program with De La Salle Araneta University’s Lasallian Language Center in Malabon, Metro Manila.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart warn customers against vishing, or phishing over voice calls. Smart had earlier reported a marked decline in SMShing, or phishing over SMS, after it activated its new and more advanced network firewall.

Strengthening the MSME digitalization program of the DTI, DTI Davao City, PLDT Enterprise, and Smart Communications Inc. recently conducted a series of online entrepreneurship trainings joined by more than 130 business owners from the Davao Region.

PLDT Group, together with DICT, turned over a School-in-a-Bag package to Sta. Cruz National High School in the Island Garden City of Samal, to help elevate the quality of education especially in hard-to-reach areas.

Thirty-one persons with disabilities in Daanbantayan, northern Cebu, successfully completed an eight-day Digital Business Basics Training (DBBT) facilitated by ATRIEV or Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration, and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired. This activity was conducted in partnership with PLDT Inc., Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), and NORFIL Foundation, Inc.

Through an event organized by PLDT Home under its Fiber Talk series, aspiring entrepreneur-residents of Torre de Manila in Ermita, Manila, were introduced to digital entrepreneurship under the PLDT Group’s eBizNovation program.