MANILA - Payment periods for PLDT bills will be "stretched" while disconnection for overdue accounts will be suspended until the end of the Luzon lockdown on April 30, the telco said Tuesday.

The extension covers all postpaid customers of PLDT Home and mobile arm Smart Communications, the company said in an advisory.

“We are taking this action to help keep you connected during this difficult period. We hope that through this action, we will help ease the stress of the times and enable you to effectively work and study from home while taking care of your loved ones,” PLDT Inc said.

PLDT Home and Smart Communications are stretching the payment period and suspending the disconnection of overdue accounts of all their postpaid customers until April 30, 2020. pic.twitter.com/OXc3i7DucQ

— PLDT Inc. (@pldt) April 13, 2020

The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, the country's COVID-19 response law, ordered lenders to extend grace periods for loans due during the enhanced community quarantine. Utility distributors have also extended grace periods for water, electricity and telco bills.

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