Empowered by TinBo: How OFWs in Hong Kong stay present in the lives of their families back home

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 07/28/2025 - 14:57
In the quiet corners of Hong Kong’s high-rise homes, where Filipino hands care for families not their own, a digital lifeline called Tindahan ni Bossing (TinBo) is helping Filipinos living and working overseas to send love, support, and essentials back to the families they left behind.

Avon Catalog going digital? Avon entrepreneurs level up marketing skills via PLDT, Smart eBizNovation

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 07/28/2025 - 11:15
In Cebu City, more than 30 Avon sales leaders have leveled up to online selling as PLDT and Smart continued their eBizNovation program efforts in partnership with the Philippines' leading direct seller of beauty brands.

Farmers go digital through PLDT, Smart’s eBizNovation program

Submitted by rmcamongol on Thu, 07/24/2025 - 09:40
Farmers in Eastern Visayas are quickly learning how AI and social media can boost their livelihoods. Through a training and knowledge exchange session, more than 40 farmers from Eastern Visayas gained new knowledge about these digital essentials, with the assistance of digitally savvy agribusiness students.

PLDT, Smart ‘habagat’ advisory

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 22:05

PLDT, Smart aid continues in ‘Emong’-hit areas

July 28, 2025—PLDT and Smart have set up additional Libreng Tawag and Libreng Charging stations in Cavite, Baguio, La Union, Pangasinan and Tarlac to assist communities affected by Typhoon “Emong” and the southwest monsoon (habagat). These services aim to help residents reconnect with loved ones and access essential information as recovery efforts continue.

PLDT, Smart support SEC and UNICEF in calling for publicly listed companies to integrate child rights into sustainability reporting

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 10:16
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart support the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission and UNICEF in advocating for the integration of children’s rights into sustainability reporting and business practices of PLCs.

PLDT and Smart team up with MPower to register 153 sites to ERC’s Retail Aggregation Program

Submitted by rmcamongol on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 15:45

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless arm, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), have partnered with MPower, Meralco’s Local Retail Electricity Supplier, to activate 144 cell sites and 9 facilities under the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).

DICT, PLDT, Smart bring tech-powered learning to Mangyan school in Oriental Mindoro

Submitted by rmcamongol on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:19
Over a hundred young Mangyan students and their teachers—who cross multiple rivers to reach their school—can now look forward to better learning tools, training, connectivity, and more equitable access to quality education.