PLDT Inc. expects to find a likely candidate for the successor of its former President Alfredo Panlilio by next year as Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan does not intend to hold on to the post for long. PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan “The search is ongoing. I have seen two or...
PLDT Inc., the country’s largest telecommunications firm, is considering the sale or the real estate investment truest (REIT) listing of its data center business which it values at more than $1 billion. PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan In an interview, PLDT Chairman and CEO Manuel...
PLDT Inc., the country’s largest telecommunications firm, expects single digit growth in revenues this year with a net income of about P35 billion as it reported a nine percent year-on-year growth in net income to P9.8 billion in the first quarter of 2024. PLDT and Smart Chairman and CEO Manuel...
Telecom giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) have been named among the top one percent of Leading Employers of 2023 by German firm Institute of Research & Data Aggregation. In a statement, PLDT said only top 800 companies globally were certified as leading...
Telecom giant PLDT’s ICT subsidiary ePLDT has officially established VITRO Inc. to serve as its dedicated data center operations company to spearhead the PLDT Group’s advancements in its data center builds, innovations, and services as well as optimize operations. In a statement, PLDT...
The planned P6.75 billion acquisition of ABS-CBN Corporation’s Sky Cable by PLDT Inc. will no longer push through as both parties have mutually decided not to proceed with the transaction for undisclosed reasons. “Following this development, Sky Cable is pleased to announce that its...
The PLDT Group’s MediaQuest Holdings and its broadcast unit TV5 have signed a landmark collaboration agreement with Nine Media Corporation to launch RPTV -- a new free-to-air channel offering sports and news -- to take over CNN Philippines' airtime. MediaQuest Holdings, TV5, and Nine Media...
Manuel V. Pangilinan, the current chairman of the PLDT Group, will serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PLDT and Smart Communications Inc. following the retirement of incumbent head Alfredo S. Panlilio. PLDT Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan In a disclosure to the Philippine...
PLDT Global Corporation, the international arm of the Philippines' largest integrated telco PLDT Inc., is collaborating with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to empower and advocate for the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). “Now more than ever, we witness the...
ILOILO CITY – Six employees of the Iloilo City government were caught stealing cable wires and using government vehicle to transport them. Mayor Jerry Treñas here announced that one regular employee and five casual employees under the Iloilo City Engineer’s Office were allegedly involved...
Smart Communications Inc., the wireless subsidiary of telecom giant PLDT Inc., has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in support of the EDSA Greenways Project. The MOA covers the relocation of Smart's utilities and cables affected by the construction...
Five leading internet service providers (ISPs) in the country have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to establish a site-blocking mechanism against pirate sites. The ISPS that signed the MOU include Globe Telecom, PLDT...
