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Good vibes: This Pinoy physical therapist is giving free online consultations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 06:18 PM

He may not be a frontliner, but physical therapist Alexander Almonte is certainly doing his part in the fight against the novel coronavirus.  Read more »

Field engineers, tower riggers help provide connectivity

Smart
Updated as of Apr 06 07:36 PM

For frontliners, work from home arrangements will only be possible if they show up to help the rest of the world navigate this new normal. Read more »

Voyager Innovations raises $120 million additional funding for PayMaya expansions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 06:20 PM

Its stakeholders PLDT Inc, KRR, China's Tencent, IFC and IFC Emerging Asia Fund committed up to $120 million new investments in Voyager, operator of PayMaya, the groups said in a joint statement.  Read more »

PLDT, Smart deny blocking Zoom video app

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 10:46 PM

Reports on social media earlier surfaced claiming the telecom giant and its Smart telecommunication office were hindering its customers to use the newly-famous app.   Read more »

PLDT to provide 'push-to-talk' smartphones to COVID-19 hospitals

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 12:40 PM

PLDT Inc said Thursday it would deploy smartphones with “push-to-talk” feature for faster communication between the Department of Health and COVID-19 hospitals. Read more »

From electricity and water bills to bank loans, here's a list of deferred due dates due to COVID-19

Updated as of Mar 29 01:05 PM

Offering a reprieve for Filipinos, utilities, banks, and insurance companies offer extensions on payments. By MAAN D’ASIS PAMARAN Read more »

PLDT, Globe gear for data demand as COVID-19 keeps millions in Philippines indoors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 03:27 PM

PLDT Inc would offer a free "speed boost" for its fiber subscribers, bringing the minimum internet connection to 25 Mbps until April 30 "to address the need of the public for enhanced internet services during the COVID-19 outbreak", it said in a statement.  Read more »

DOH launches COVID-19 emergency hotlines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 07:31 PM

The Department of Health, in cooperation with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and PLDT launched its emergency hotlines for all concerns regarding the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more »

PLDT's Pangilinan on self-quarantine amid COVID-19 outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 01:18 AM

PLDT Inc chairman Manuel Pangilinan is undergoing self-quarantine after attending an event with a confirmed COVID-19 patient, the company's public affairs chief confirmed on Thursday. Read more »

'Racehorse' PLDT sets record capex in 2020 to sustain data growth

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 03:41 PM

Net income reached P22.5 billion in 2019, PLDT said in a disclosure to the stock exchange. Core income grew 13 percent to P27.1 billion, it said. PLDT spent P61 billion in capital expenditures in 2019 for network expansions and transformation programs, it said. Read more »

PLDT bans single-use plastics in all offices

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 03:23 PM

PLDT said it started implementing a program called "Power Over Plastic" that prohibits a variety of items from being brought inside more than 200 establishments of PLDT Inc. and its subsidiaries.  Read more »

Smart, Sun, TNT to suspend mobile services on Black Nazarene route

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 09:30 PM

Mobile service in Quiapo, Manila will be temporarily suspended starting Jan. 8. Some cell sites in of Pasay, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Malabon, Caloocan and Quezon City that are near the procession route will also temporarily cease to operate, the telco said in an advisory. Read more »

Gokongwei group raises stake in PLDT to 11.23 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 09:36 AM

The Gokongwei group's holding company acquired 7,046,979 common shares of PLDT through the purchase and conversion of ADRs or American Depositary Receipts at $19.70 (P1,003) apiece. Read more »

PLDT eyes sale of Smart Towers, some assets to fund 2020 capex

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 10:01 AM

The capex funding plan for the current year includes the sale "on opportunistic basis" of some real estate assets and shares in Rocket Internet, PLDT told the stock exchange. Read more »

PLDT, Globe, Dito form phone number portability 'clearing house'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 09:33 AM

PLDT Inc, Globe Telecom and Dito Telecommunity tapped Floria-based Syniverse for the "clearing house" tasked to ensure the "smooth implementation" of phone number transfers, PLDT said in a disclosure. Read more »

2019 Yearender: Tech -- Third telco, 5G loom as iPhone goes 'Pro'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 08:51 PM

The world was on the cusp of the "internet of things" with telecommunications firms and smartphone makers racing to adopt the new mobile standard, 5G. Read more »

ePLDT rolls out PH's biggest disaster recovery facility, ensures business continuity

PLDT
Posted at Dec 04 05:02 PM

Through the VITRO Clark DR Site, the ePLDT Group can better support the business continuity efforts of enterprises with services such as data backup and alternative office spaces when disaster strikes. Read more »

When Disaster Strikes: State-of-the-art safe shelter for the workplace

Partner Feature
Updated as of Nov 22 02:31 PM

The Philippines is no stranger to natural calamities. But have you ever thought about how your office or the company you’re working for is ready to respond to these threats? Read more »

John Gokongwei Jr.’s life was a master class in showing true grit

Warren de Guzman
Updated as of Nov 11 08:20 AM

The businessman passed away late last night surrounded by the people he so fiercely loved. Showing a resilient life that overcame everything from business failures to his daughter’s kidnapping to an especially trying 1998 that brought along the crash of a Cebu Pacific plane which killed over a hundred, he is a testament to what a mindset of 'No Excuses’ can bring Read more »

Globe Telecom profits soar in first 9 months of 2019; PLDT profits drift

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 11:39 PM

Competition further intensifies between the Philippines' two biggest telecom players, with both firms neck and neck on expanding overall market share. Read more »