Manila

On a bright day in Baseco, in the heart of the Port Area, color slowly spread across the walls of the Manila Child Development Center Cluster 2 — brushstroke by brushstroke. What was once an ordinary, flood‑prone facility began to take on new life, not just through paint, but through the collective effort of volunteers and employees from PLDT and Smart who chose to serve beyond their desks.

Building on last year's successful campaign, leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have partnered with Brgy 391 in Quiapo, Manila for the first 'Bayanihan' session this year.

The activity, which aims to strengthen PLDT's partnerships with barangays and local governments to protect telco infrastructure and equipment as well as deter cable theft and vandalism, was led by PLDT GMM South Asset Protection Division (APD) Head Willie S. Antalan, Jr., and Brgy 391 chair Hon. Cecilio T. Mateo.

Through an event organized by PLDT Home under its Fiber Talk series, aspiring entrepreneur-residents of Torre de Manila in Ermita, Manila, were introduced to digital entrepreneurship under the PLDT Group’s eBizNovation program. 

PLDT is providing enhanced data connectivity for Mayor Francisco Damagoso's online survey service and is beefing up city hall’s hotline facility that will handle public queries about COVID-19.