PLDT and its wireless unit Smart have reaffirmed commitment to using technology to contribute to food security, particularly in Mindanao, by distributing PlantSmart Kits to schools across the region.

Residents of California Garden Square in Mandaluyong City are the latest recipients of PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc.’s #PlantSmart kits, part of the Group’s technology-based solutions, helping communities grow their own food.

In efforts to promote innovation as enabler of sustainable agriculture and food security, PLDT and Smart have partnered with Digos City National High School to maximize the use of the group’s donated #PlantSmart planting kits through technology.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart scale up partnership with Borongan, Eastern Samar, by bringing the group's shared value programs to the city, promoting inclusive quality education and food security among Boronganons.

Through the generosity of sponsors and help of volunteers, PLDT and Smart have established six PlantSmart GrowHubs in Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro, offering healthy produce and helping the youth develop an appreciation for agriculture and technology.

PLDT and Smart Communications. Inc. further leverage on technology, helping drive food security efforts in Mindanao, through Digital Farmers Program (DFP) and PlantSmart, supporting urban households, youth, Indigenous Peoples communities, and farmers.

PLDT, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), and their social outreach arm PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF) support sustainability, giving out eco-friendly and community-centric donations that contribute to environmental conservation and local development in Visayas and Mindanao.

PLDT and Smart turned over #LearnSmart and #PlantSmart kits to Casildo Nonol and Remedios Saplala Elementary School in Digos City, Davao del Sur

In celebration of the 2022 National Women’s Month, Smart continued working with women-led organizations to help ensure food security in low-income communities. With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the flow of goods from farms to markets, Smart has been advocating home gardening, supporting the evolution of ‘plantitas’ nationwide.

In a bid to sustain the countrywide community pantry effort, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications have begun providing planting kits to communities in the National Capital Region, supporting thousands more families amid the pandemic.