PLDT, Smart teach kids and their parents to outsmart online threats

Submitted by rmcamongol on Wed, 07/02/2025 - 15:10

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) enlist more schools to the #BeCyberSmart movement in the new schoolyear to teach children how to navigate the digital world safely and safeguard their rights. The initiative kicked off alongside the Department of Education’s Brigada Eskwela, reaching students, teachers, and parents in key schools across the Philippines.

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Bantayan communities, PLDT, Smart step up mission to keep kids safe online

Submitted by rmcamongol on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 10:00
Taking urgent notice of the disturbing rise in online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) content, PLDT and Smart are stepping up efforts with partners to protect children through awareness campaigns, community education, and stronger digital safeguards.

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PLDT, Smart, IJM support PH government in strengthening response against online child abuse

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 04/14/2025 - 08:00
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart are collaborating with International Justice Mission Philippines to support the government’s response and efforts to cooperate with the international community amid rising cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

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PLDT, Smart back Quezon City’s bid to clamp down on online child abuse

Submitted by rmcamongol on Thu, 03/20/2025 - 09:00
PLDT and Smart express support for Quezon City in its bid to protect children in the digital space and clamp down on local cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC).

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PLDT, Smart bolster child online protection initiatives in La Union

Submitted by rmcamongol on Fri, 12/27/2024 - 07:30
PLDT and Smart strengthen the fight against OSAEC through a learning session titled "Better Today for Kids: Bata Bata Kami ang Iyong Kasangga," which aims to train teachers, parents, students, and youth leaders on how to become the first-line of safety and protection of their families in the digital world.

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PLDT and Smart launch storybook on children’s rights and internet safety developed with Kids for Kids PH, PYDN

Submitted by rmcamongol on Wed, 11/27/2024 - 15:00
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)."

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PLDT 2nd in the world in championing children’s rights – Global Child Forum

Submitted by rmcamongol on Wed, 11/13/2024 - 12:09
PLDT ranked second in the world overall in the Global Child Forum Benchmark Report 2024, in recognition of its leading practices in integrating children’s rights into the areas of governance, workplace, marketplace, community and environment.

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PLDT, Smart kids learning caravan empowers Visayas vs OSAEC

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:00
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.

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PLDT, Smart back PBBM’s call against OSAEC, blocking over 400k links to online illicit child content in August

Submitted by rmcamongol on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:45
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).

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