PLDT connects with 93-year-old typhoon survivor in Cagayan, on telco's 92nd birthday

Submitted by mcco on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 11:02
Hailing from a small town in Peñablanca, Cagayan, 93-year-old Franchisca Taguiam has braved thousands of storms. She is among the many residents who have been severely affected by Typhoon Ulysses. PLDT, the country’s largest integrated telco, recently reached out to Taguiam and her family as the company mobilized efforts in typhoon-hit areas.

PLDT-Smart showcases WBA-cited best practices at the Prince of Wales’ Accounting for Sustainability Summit

Submitted by epeder on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 18:06
The Philippines’ largest integrated telecommunications firm PLDT Inc., along with its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc., showcased its best practices in digital inclusion and sustainable development at the annual Accounting for Sustainability Summit.

Iloilo’s local art community finds hope through PLDT’s early Christmas project, in face of pandemic

Submitted by mcco on Fri, 12/04/2020 - 10:31
PLDT, in partnership with Museo Iloilo, invited 25 local artists to participate in the e-Christmas card-making project. Anchored on the theme, “FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE this Christmas in the Time of Pandemic”, the artists created masterpieces, which are collectible and unique Christmas e-cards.

PLDT-Smart Foundation, online influencers donate tablets to children learning centers

Submitted by mcco on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 11:01
Children Education advocates, A-HA Learning Center and Kris for Peace organization, recently received six Cherry Mobile Flare Tab Pro Tablets and six Smart LTE Pocket Wifi with load cards from the PLDT-Smart Foundation and partner social media influencers.

Leveraging on digital tools for biodiversity conservation, PLDT-Smart to deploy drones to preserve Philippines’ peatlands

Submitted by epeder on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 14:41
The country's largest integrated telecommunications company PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. will soon deploy more digital innovations to protect key biodiversity areas throughout the Philippines.

PLDT and Smart launch child-centered corporate policies, strengthens commitment to protect Filipino children

Submitted by mcco on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 14:25
First PH corporate entity to integrate children’s rights in busines Strengthening its commitment to protect Filipino children, the country’s largest and only integrated telco PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are integrating children’s rights in their business operations – a first in the Philippines. This milestone comes right in time for the celebrations of the World Children’s Day and the National Children’s Month this November.

MVP Group emboldens partnership with UP, tapping the virtual world of national development

Submitted by epeder on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 11:04
For the past five years, the companies under the leadership of Manuel V Pangilinan have provided 14 professorial chairs and four teaching and research grants to the UP College of Engineering to aid in their research studies on innovative and tech developments for the country.