Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi Besting 31 other candidates with her unique beauty, wit, and passion for her advocacies, Pasay City’s Celeste Cortesi clinched the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 crown. The Filipino-Italian beauty is also now the new Miss PLDT Home titleholder. The...
As Covid-19 restrictions ease and consumers favor a more digital lifestyle, PLDT Inc. hauled in ₱46.4 billion consolidated service revenues (net of interconnection costs) in the first quarter of 2022, up 3 percent from the same period last year, resulting in 56 percent increase in net income to...
PLDT Inc. is embarking on a major project to deploy over 600 kilometers of additional submarine fiber links to boost connectivity in Luzon, particularly in the southern Luzon provinces of Sorsogon, Quezon, Albay and Occidental Mindoro, as well as in parts of Visayas, such as Samar and Aklan. The...
Although President Rodrigo R. Duterte has vetoed the SIM Card Registration Act, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. still have high hopes it will be enacted into law to protect consumers. "We still are hoping to find a way to get SIM cards registered. That's important, not only for our...
Malaysia's edotco Group Sdn Bhd (edotco), through its wholly-owned Philippine subsidiary, is now the country's leading Tower Company (TowerCo) with 3,073 telecom towers, after its deal with the PLDT Group. The PLDT deal also establishes the edotco Group’s position as the 6th largest TowerCo...
Smart Communications, Inc. and Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. on Tuesday, April 19, signed a landmark Sale and Purchase deal for P77-billion worth of 5,907 telecom towers and related passive telecom infrastructure. The P77 billion transaction price makes this deal the largest ever acquisition of...
PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. have blocked over a billion user attempts to access online child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in the past six months. Both telcos also blocked more than 224,000 CSAM URLs or web addresses, as of end March 2022 via their cybersecurity solutions and Child...
From L-R Patrick Tang, First Vice President and Head of PLDT Home Customer Management, Winner of PLDT Home Rewards 5M Grand Giveaway and Jason Ignacio, AVP and Head of PLDT Home Loyalty and Planning Years spent on taking care of his parents while keeping ties stronger through phone calls with...
PLDT Inc. expects another breakout year for its Enterprise business as the economy opens up following the COVID-19 pandemic. 77489 “We anticipate Enterprise revenues would grow on the back of the gradual reopening of businesses and opportunities to serve the needs of global hyperscalers with our...
PLDT Inc. has activated its fiber optic cable (FOC) connecting the island provinces of Marinduque, Romblon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Panay, Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol, Samar and Negros to the rest of the country and the world, the telco announced April 9. PLDT's Enhanced Resiliency of DFON Loops 4 and 5...
Farming, they say, is a huge gamble. With farmers saddled with debt even before they till the soil, they can only hope to literally reap everything they’ve sown. Crop damage is not an option. But this is exactly what befell 40-year-old vegetable grower Celeste Naguiat of Floridablanca, Pampanga....
PLDT overcame F2 Logistics, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 28-30, 15-8, Tuesday night to finish fifth in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at The Arena in San Juan City. PVL Images Toni Rose Basas and Fiola Ceballos led the way as they each uncorked 18 points as the High Speed Hitters completed a...
