PLDT, Smart frontliners devote holidays to reconnecting Odette-hit communities
Super Typhoon Odette may have disconnected communities in Visayas and Mindanao over Christmas and the New Year but PLDT and Smart engineers, displaying value for…
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More VisMin areas see connections fully restored in the new year post-Odette
PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) push through with repairs in the new year to reconnect more areas in the Visayas and Mindanao…
More areas, ports in Visayas restored; relief drive widens post Odette
PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. ramped up repairs in Bohol and Cebu to restore affected services in the worst-hit areas by Typhoon Odette.
Smart satellite services reconnect Cebu, Dinagat, Siargao, and Surigao following Odette
With restoration efforts of network facilities in full swing, PLDT, Inc. and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc have reconnected Cebu, Dinagat, Siargao, and Surigao using…
PLDT, Smart first to restore in worst-hit areas, lead reconnecting Surigao, Palawan, Siargao
PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have reconnected the municipality of Dapa in Siargao as it fired up communication equipment near the Surigao…
Parish Caritas Centers in Archdiocese of Cebu launched
Three parishes have heeded the call of Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma to put up Parish Caritas centers in the Archdiocese of Cebu. Palma mandated…
Robinsons Malls spreads Christmas cheer, gifts Cebu City with 35-foot tree in Plaza Independencia
At a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on December 4, 2021, Frederick Go, President and CEO of Robinsons Land Corporation, personally turned over a 35-foot tree…
PLDT, Smart ramp up COVID-19 aid to Cebu
PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc., together with PLDT and Smart Foundation (PSF), continue to uphold the value of “malasakit” in this time of pandemic as…
VisMin LGUs, agencies get connectivity support from Smart, boosting COVID-19 response
With public service and malasakit in mind, PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. has strengthened its support for local government units and government agencies in…
Zonta Club of Cebu II launches “Walk for Women”
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the entire global population hard and the challenges for people, businesses, communities and organizations are numerous. For Zonta Club of Cebu…
Nestlé PH marks 110th year: Kasambuhay for Good in society, for the planet
With a simple online event, Nestlé Philippines, one of the country’s top corporations and a leading Nestlé market worldwide, marked its 110th year by committing…
PLDT, Smart ready up comms aid, relief amid Jolina
PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are mobilizing personnel, equipment and relief aid as Typhoon Jolina lashes Eastern Visayas and barrels towards Southern…
Cebu Caritas unveils new logo
Cebu Caritas, Inc., the social development and charitable arm of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu, unveiled its new logo today. It is inspired by…
EastWest kicks off Visayas leg of FILVAX program
EastWest employees and third-party hires in the Visayas will receive the vaccine Following the successful Luzon legs of its FILVAX nationwide vaccination program in Muntinlupa…
Smart provides connectivity support for Mandaue City mobile vaccination
PLDT’s wireless arm, Smart Communications Inc. turned over Prepaid Home WiFi devices with load allocation to the local government of Mandaue City to provide fast…
No electricity disconnection for cities of Cebu, Mandaue while under MECQ
Visayan Electric will implement a no disconnection policy in areas under MECQ, specifically the cities of Cebu and Mandaue, until August 15. This is pursuant…
Google, CANVAS launch Cebuano magazine to help fight misinformation
This National Language Month or Buwan ng Wika, Google and the Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development (CANVAS) launched the Cebuano version of…
Accenture partners with NGOs for COVID-response projects
Accenture Philippines has teamed up with Caritas Manila, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), and Philippine Business for Education (PBed) to undertake programs in response…
Megaworld vaccinates 95% of office-based employees; eyes complete vaccination of mall, sales frontliners this month
Following the company’s rollout of its free vaccination program for employees and stakeholders last week, Megaworld reports that it has completed the vaccination of 95%…
Smart’s 5G site in Argao enables mountain telemedicine, brings help and hope
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has fired up more 5G sites across the country, underscoring the company’s leadership in providing nationwide connectivity, particularly…