The One Ayala Mall Activity Center was filled with cheers and gratitude as TNT Tropang 5G and PLDT High Speed Hitters hosted their joint Grand Fans Day, “Champions Together.”

PLDT and Smart are joining forces with the rest of the Manuel V. Pangilinan-led businesses, ACEN, and government agencies for the third season of the Makabansa Basketball League (MBL).

Backed by PLDT and Smart through MVP Sports Foundation, they have broken barriers time and again in men-dominated fields.

PLDT and Smart Chairman and CEO Manuel V Pangilinan bolsters support for the national boxing team, as the group visited the PLDT headquarters in Makati City a few days before they leave for their training in Metz, France, ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Together with Football for Humanity, PLDT and Smart strengthen child protection initiatives by providing training for football coaches to help turn them into providers of psychological first-aid care for survivors of OSAEC.

Offense, defense, and strategy all covered as the likes of Kim Kianna Dy, Majoy Baron, Kim Fajardo, Savannah Davison, and newly hailed skipper Kath Arado aim to win 1st first PVL title

To say that 2023 was an eventful year for Philippine sports is an understatement. The country witnessed many great feats of national athletes in international tournaments, capped off by the country’s historic co-hosting of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, supported by Smart Communications, Inc.

“Soccer helped me cope, because after I became an amputee, I lost my confidence. That was the time when I really doubted myself. Soccer helped me build my confidence,” she said. Now, the athlete from Cebu is a member of the World Amputee Football Federation.

Iya is part of PLDT and its Smart’s Better Today: Power Move Project, which aims to champion mental health and wellness through sports and features inspiring stories of Filipino para-athletes and coaches who embody the true meaning of persistence, bravery, and mental resilience.