Leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. are expanding their disaster preparedness expertise to the barangay level as part of the company's push to help boost the country's culture of resilience.

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Launched in support of National Teachers’ Month, PLDT and Smart’s "AI Basics: A Smart Start Talk" offers hands-on training on useful AI-powered applications that can help teachers create more engaging classroom experiences for learners.

PLDT, its wireless unit Smart, Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation Integration and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired (ATRIEV), and NORFIL Foundation recently conducted a Digital Business Basics Training for persons with disabilities in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, and Bayawan City, Negros Oriental.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. boost learning delivery platforms of elementary schools in Metro Manila and southern Luzon, in support of Brigada Eskwela activities led by Mpower, Meralco's local retail electricity supplier.

PLDT Enterprise has successfully launched Free Public Wi-Fi at the historic Carbon Public Market in Cebu City. The group also received a Certificate of Recognition from DICT Region 7 for its commitment to the Free Wi-Fi for All project, further strengthening its position as a key player in bridging the digital divide.

PLDT and Smart recently supported Hands On Manila’s Servathon 2024. Joined by over 1,100 volunteers, this year’s Servathon sought to help address malnutrition and stunting among Filipino children by fostering the spirit of volunteerism among corporate employees.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart bolster collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry, accelerating the digital transformation of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises across the Philippines.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart in partnership with Filipina Homebased Moms have concluded the fourth batch of their digital upskilling program for mothers in need under the Group’s pioneering Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advocacy through Technology (IDEATe) initiative.

The Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute Region 10 has turned over a FarmTech training kit to rice farmers from Barangay Raw-an Farmers Association Inc. in Lala, Lanao del Norte, in collaboration with PLDT and Smart.