Malasakit (ESG)

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.

Fifty-two-year-old Ann Maandig has worked in PLDT since 1992. As a daughter of former PLDT employees, the company has played a big part in shaping her values.  Starting out as a telephone operator taking long-distance calls, the great rapport she’s built with coworkers equipped her with valuable technical skills through the years.    It had also prepared her Super Typhoon Odette.

As part of its month-long efforts for Safer Internet Day, PLDT and Smart, through its Better Today program, collaborated with Mental Health PH, through its #UsapTayo program. The Twitter Conversations focused on #UsapangSafety, to be better digital citizens. To date, the #UsapTayo collaboration has garnered over 8.6 million impressions on Twitter.

When Mr. Rodel Magyaya took the helm as principal of Mansilay National High School in Tagkawayan, Quezon in 2021, he wanted to do more to help students and teachers adapt to disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

PLDT and Smart, through its Better Today program, supported the “Sugakod Series” of the local government of General Santos (GenSan) City. Led by its Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), the storytelling series took a deep dive into GenSan’s community-based mental health program, Project Hinabi. Last year’s Sugakod series has garnered over 66,000 social media reach.