Community is important in the growth of a person. Like what writer, educator, and humanitarian Helen Keller said, “Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” This is particularly true for para-athletes, whose respective communities have been their support as they strive to become better each day.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) raise the flag on fake advisories supposedly released by banks and digital wallets.

For 31-year-old Adel Caringal, the son of Mario, a retired overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Qatar, one of the most significant challenges faced by Filipinos working abroad is facing loneliness.

To celebrate this year’s World Mental Health Day, PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) continue their advocacy to champion mental health and wellness through sports with the Better Today: Power Move Project.

In a country where basketball is revered, known to be the world’s home of makeshift courts, three Filipino gentlemen who either played hoops or cheered from the courtside, find themselves in the same corporate boardroom many years on strategizing their biggest coup yet: bringing over the world’s biggest basketball event, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, to the Philippines.

PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. recently brought their CX Congress on the Road to Davao City, highlighting their commitment to deliver and elevate customer experience through fast and reliable services nationwide. 

It was not the first time that the Philippines’ most valuable gymnast Carlos Yulo met the godfather of Philippine sports and PLDT Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, but this meeting of two greats was more special than others.

Embracing all employees and their identities, PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) shine the spotlight on ‘Every Color, Every You’ as this year’s group-wide campaign for the LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in June.

In celebration of the National Mental Health Awareness Month, PLDT and Smart, through the Better Today program, featured advocates in a conversation episode, including Mark Averilla or “Macoy Dubs”, Riyan Portuguez or “Your Millennial Psychologist”, Ali Sangalang of Linya-Linya, and General Santos Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President John Demdam.

Donning a gray suit jacket and a casual shirt, businessman, sports patron, and chairman of PLDT Inc. and the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) Manuel V. Pangilinan came into the small studio at Cignal TV to have an almost no-holds-barred conversation on “Thought Leaders” about his views on how sports, particularly basketball, can play a huge part in nation-building.