Press Releases

Around 40 business owners and members of cooperatives in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, gained social media marketing and artificial intelligence know-how during the recent eBizNovation training by PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), in partnership with the municipal government of Balingasag and DTI Misamis Oriental.

PLDT’s wireless unit, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has stepped up the crackdown against text scams as fraudsters turn to fake cell towers to victimize the public.

Farmers from the Sto. Niño Organic Rice Farmers Association (SNORFA) in Simaya, Malaybalay City are now better equipped to empower their members with digital farming tools, through a FarmTech training kit from PLDT, Smart and the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI).

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart have reaffirmed commitment to using technology to contribute to food security, particularly in Mindanao, by distributing PlantSmart Kits to schools across the region.

To help support the digital transformation of small businesses in the country and the creation of a dynamic and competitive digital Philippines, PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications has expressed its commitment to the Digital PINAS initiative, a partnership between the GSMA’s Digital Inclusion program and the International Trade Centre (ITC). GSMA is the global industry organization that represents the interests of mobile network operators and the broader mobile industry.

Lanao del Norte MSMEs received a boost in digital content creation and e-commerce entrepreneurship. This came through a training session organized by DTI–Lanao del Norte in partnership with PLDT and its wireless unit Smart.