In celebration of the 2022 National Women’s Month, Smart continued working with women-led organizations to help ensure food security in low-income communities. With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the flow of goods from farms to markets, Smart has been advocating home gardening, supporting the evolution of ‘plantitas’ nationwide.

Gabay Guro, the flagship education program of PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) under its Gabay Karunungan advocacy, recently turned over the Chery Tiggo Grand Prize to 38-year-old teacher Anafel from Misamis Occidental. A first-time attendee of Gabay Guro’s virtual Grand Gathering last October 2021 which gained more than 500,000 live viewers, Anafel is also the first-ever Grand Gathering winner from Mindanao.

[26 March 2022] As of 8:00 a.m. Philippine Standard Time, PLDT and Smart have activated their quick response teams after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano. 

At 28, Marianne Cuarto, a former Gabay Guro scholar, is on her way to securing her doctorate degree in Education Management.

PLDT Smart Foundation (PSF) turned over 5,000 doses of Moderna vaccines to the San Pedro, Laguna local government unit (LGU), boosting its vaccination efforts for residents.

To help preserve culture and educate the youth with Indigenous People’s traditions, PLDT and Smart Communications turned over a “School in a Bag” (SIAB) package to the Schools Division of Kidapawan City in Mindanao, to be used by the Obu Monuvu learners in the IP schools in Barangay Ilomavis and Balabag. 

Anafely Candog’s heart sank when she didn’t see her name on the list of laptop winners in Smart’s Balik Tuition Promo 2. For the Psychology major at Liceo de Cagayan in Misamis Oriental, it was her last chance to own a laptop for online learning.  

In 2021, PLDT Inc. fortified its commitment to promote diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion among its employees, with landmark initiatives, campaigns, memberships, and policies for workplace gender equality.

PLDT’s wholly-owned subsidiary PLDT Clarktel, Inc., and the PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) have recently turned over 3,000 doses of Moderna vaccines to government-operated firm Clark Development Corporation (CDC) to help in its vaccination drive and booster programs for the area.

Baguio City holds another run of PLDT and Smart’s Better Today Conversations on Mental Health Awareness, focusing on mental strength and resilience. With over 8,900 views online and over 300 on-ground participants, Baguio City Mayor Benjie Magalong led the conversations series’ line-up of speakers.