Partnering with Antipolo's city government and social welfare and development office, and Save the Children Philippines, the PLDT Group rolled out the “Better Today for Kids: Bata, Bata Kami ang Iyong Kasangga” learning caravan to share valuable information on how the youth can protect themselves online.

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).

The PLDT Group lauds the Philippine government’s establishment of the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) to combat rising cases of Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC).

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.

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.