PLDT and wireless unit Smart help instill safe online practices among college students at Far Eastern University in Manila and senior high school students at Jose Rizal University in Mandaluyong, as tools powered by artificial intelligence become more accessible.

PLDT and Smart have partnered with Kids for Kids PH and the Positive Youth Development Network to develop a storybook that advocates for children's rights and promotes online child safety titled "Ang Paglalakbay ni Tala (The Adventures of Tala)."

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart bolster their child online protection initiatives in Visayas by conducting the “Better Today for Kids: Bata, Bata Kami ang Iyong Kasangga” learning caravan, in the municipalities of Daanbantayan in Cebu and Miagao in Iloilo.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart boost their efforts to fight online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). In August alone, PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group blocked access to more than 400,000 URLs that host child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM).

PLDT and Smart affirm their commitment to help find solutions to the challenges facing the production and social sectors of the country, through technology and innovation.

PLDT Home and Smart Communications, Inc. supported the Basic Internet Crimes Against Children Training for law enforcement officers in Cebu, organized by International Justice Mission Philippines and Bidlisiw Foundation Inc.

PLDT and Smart call for a deeper collaborative approach in fighting online sexual abuse and exploitation of children at the 7th National Women’s Summit. The PLDT Group earlier pledged continuous support to government efforts in protecting children online following the call of President Marcos to intensify the fight against OSAEC.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart together with Bidlisiw Foundation Inc. and Terre des Hommes Netherlands bolster the child safeguarding initiatives of Naga City, Cebu, emphasizing education and awareness in combating online sexual abuse or exploitation of children.

Over 1M OSAEC URLs and online content blocked since June 2021

PLDT and wireless unit Smart participated as private sector representatives and highlighted the importance of harmonizing policies with technology during one of the panel sessions in the recent ASEAN ICT Forum on Child Online Protection held in Bangkok, Thailand.