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...
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), the wireless arm of leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc., and Clark Development Corp. (CDC) have recently signed lease agreements covering telco facilities inside CDC to boost connectivity for businesses and other locators in the area. Leading the signing...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT) has expanded the reach of its fiber-to-the home services to the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), bringing the fastest fiber internet connectivity to the “largest resort city” in the country. In a statement, the firm said that, with a growing population and a thriving...
Six Philippine corporations —PLDT, Ayala Corp., San Miguel Corp., BDO Unibank, Metrobank, Jollibee Foods Corp. — made it to the list of 750 "World’s Best Companies 2023” by TIME Magazine and analytics partner Statista. According to the Time.com, the inaugural list of...
Leading integrated telecommunications firms PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) are supporting the government's e-governance mandate by pushing for the continued narrowing of the digital divide. "Governments around the world are now under pressure from rapid...
Telecom giant PLDT Group reported that it sustained the leadership of its enterprise or B2B business which grew two percent to P23.2 billion in service revenues despite the challenges faced in the first half of the year. The firm said revenues were driven by a significant 13 percent growth in its...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT), the country's largest integrated telecommunications network, and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have teamed up with Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) on various reforestation and water stewardship programs. In a statement, PLDT said this is in line with...
PLDT and Smart are supporting Project REACHED, an initiative of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) and the Australian Embassy in the Philippines, as part of the PLDT Group’s commitment to building a disaster-resilient Philippines. Project REACHED, or Resilient Emergency...
After amassing more than 123 million indicators of compromise to combat cyber-attacks, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. last year foiled over 182 million attempts to breach the group’s digital infrastructure. The human factor is a major contributor to cybersecurity incidents, according to...
American tech vendor Gigamon has clinched the deal to provide solutions for securing PLDT Inc.'s 71 million subscribers. “Gigamon technology is playing an important role in keeping our community protected," said Angel Redoble, chief information security officer (CISO) for the PLDT Group and...
