PLDT is ramping up its efforts to protect children from online predators. The telco said it has blocked more than 2,900 sites linked to online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. PLDT added that it is constantly working with the government to beef up cyber defenses against these crimes.

With the government imposing strict quarantine rules, more and more people are turning to the internet for their daily activities. Video conferences gained popularity during the lockdown as companies employed work-from-home schemes and schools shifted to online learning.

PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) reaffirmed the Group’s continuous commitment in creating a more crisis-resilient future by recently kicking off its Sustainability Reporting program for 2020.

Get a chance to win and donate tablets and laptops for students and teachers with no access to devices by joining activities inside the Smart University virtual campus!

With Marawi and neighboring municipalities still struggling from the aftermath of the city’s 2017 siege, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has strengthened initiatives to help the communities’ long-embattled education sector recover amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) kicked off its cyber security caravan in Metro Manila. With quarantine protocols prohibiting large mass gatherings, the country's leading mobile network rolled out the event in cyber space.

PLDT Inc. (PLDT), together with its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) were granted the 2020 Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award by US-based Business Intelligence Group (BIG) for their environmental stewardship program, Gabay Kalikasan.