Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. saw its net income in the first nine months of the year inch up by one percent to P28.1 billion from the P27.9 billion reported in the same period last year on the back of sustained growth in its core businesses. During the same period, PLDT reported its core income rose by...
Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. was able to raise as much as P2 billion from a social loan facility with HSBC Philippines with proceeds to be used to expand its fiber network coverage to the underserved and unserved communities in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 23, PLDT said it was looking...
Residents of Aloguinsan, Cebu are set to benefit from an improved communication and connectivity after telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. successfully rolled out additional cellular sites in the area. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, PLDT said it joined forces...
The PLDT Group’s data center arm VITRO Inc. and ICT service provider HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) have forged a strategic partnership to enhance data center connectivity in the Philippines. In a statement, PLDT said this partnership, made possible by PLDT Enterprise, the...
PLDT Inc., Manila Electric Company (Meralco), and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation are infusing a total of P570 million into DigiCo which is investing the same amount for a stake in Bayad Center and Multipay Corporation. In disclosures to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), PLDT, Meralco, and...
Smart Communications Inc., the wireless unit of telecom giant PLDT Inc. (PLDT), has expanded its 5G roaming coverage with 171 international telco partners worldwide. “This expansion is aligned with our commitment to ensure that our customers have access to our 5G roaming services wherever they...
The U.S. District Court for Central District of California granted final approval to PLDT’s case-ending settlement of securities class action litigation last Sept. 17, 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the telco giant said the class action commenced in 2023 against PLDT and...
Telecom giant PLDT Inc. has appointed Menardo G. Jimenez Jr. as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company effective immediately. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said Jimenez’s appointment was approved by the PLDT Board of Directors on...
PLDT, Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have partnered with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) to safeguard technology and telecommunications infrastructure across the country. The three are spearheading the broadest ever public-private...
Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have expanded renewable energy (RE) capacity sourcing from Lopez-led First Gen Corporation to power additional six of their network facilities. According to First Gen, a major PLDT facility that will...
The drum beats on for the PLDT High Speed Hitters as they shoot to clinch a third-place finish in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Although not in the championship game at the PhilSports Arena, Pasig City, the High Speed Hitters are committed to finish the conference with...
The Premier Volleyball League has turned down the protest of the PLDT High Speed Hitters in line with their controversial semifinal loss to the Akari Chargers last Saturday, Aug. 31, in the Reinforced Conference. The PLDT team management disclosed the development in a statement late Sunday, Sept....
