PLDT and Smart continue to advance their mission of bridging the digital divide, especially in geographically challenged areas and other underserved communities across the Philippines.

Further promoting digital inclusion nationwide, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. enable Filipino entrepreneurs with disabilities towards productivity through digital technology.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart have ramped up digital inclusion efforts in the Visayas region, empowering senior citizens and visually impaired persons through digital training under the group's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advocacy through Technology or IDEATe program.