Advisory 3: PLDT, Smart deploy restoration team to Batanes, following 'Julian'

PLDT and Smart in partnership with Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration, and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired recently supported the Festival of Talents and Disability Knowledge Bowl Tournament Quiz Bee hosted by the province of Cavite.

In support of the circular economy, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart are working with various colleges and universities to expand e-waste collections and promote responsible consumption among students and academic communities.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. continue to empower small business owners all over the Philippines through various initiatives and partnerships under its eBizNovation program.

PLDT and Smart are expanding their mission to keep communities safe from digital-aided forms of crime, via #BeCyberSmart in Occidental Mindoro.

TinBo (Tindahan ni Bossing) affirms its support for the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration as it installs a charging station at the OWWA Seafarers’ Hub in Ermita, Manila, for the convenience of seafarers transacting at the hub.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart boost their efforts to fight online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). In August alone, PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group blocked access to more than 400,000 URLs that host child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM).

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart recently turned over desktop computers to Bolo Elementary School in Maasin, Iloilo, as part of their commitment to enhancing the learning experience of Filipino children through technology.

PLDT and Smart continue their partnership with NCIP through a recent cultural sensitivity training for their employees and external contractors based in Baguio City. This initiative is part of the PLDT group’s continuing efforts to equip its workforce and partners with the knowledge and skills in engaging with Philippine indigenous peoples.

PLDT and Smart are ready to extend assistance to response and relief teams in areas where "Gener" is expected to pass. The group has prepositioned personnel, equipment, and resources to ensure the resilience of network services, and if needed, the quick response in areas that will be impacted by the tropical depression.