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Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has further strengthened its leadership in the home broadband business with both revenues and subscriber numbers growing at double-digit rates as the company rolls out more Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) lines and offers a growing range of rich digital content and services in more parts of the country.

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PLDT Inc. (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first half of 2017 with Consolidated Service Revenues (net of interconnection costs) at Php71.2 billion. Though 6% lower year on year, service revenues for the first semester indicated that the downward trend of the topline for the past 6 quarters had been arrested, with second quarter service revenues levelling off and equaling those of the first quarter at Php35.6 billion. Similarly, quarter on quarter comparisons of other indicators provide further signs that the overall business is stabilizing.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT and its mobile subsidiary Smart Communications have strengthened their partnership with local telecoms operators to deliver digital content and services to homes and offices in more parts of the country, enabling them to experience world-class digital entertainment and services anytime, wherever they are.

MANILA, Philippines, July 24, 2017 – Business leader Manuel V. Pangilinan also known as MVP leads the turnover of the financial assistance to the families of the fallen 98 soldiers and three police officers during the Marawi siege that began two months ago.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT will once again host Asia’s premier telecom event, the ACC, with Silicon Valley icon Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple and trustee of Wikimedia Foundation, as keynote speaker, at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu from September 12 to 15, 2017.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT shines at the recently-concluded 15th Philippine Quill Awards organized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines with 13 Quill Awards for its outstanding business communications programs.

Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT has further expanded the reach of its fiber-to-the-home (FFTH) services by deploying its FTTH facilities in east Metro Manila, adding over 70,000 lines that would provide access to world-class internet service to more homes in the country’s key urban centers.

PLDT, ePLDT, and IDC pave the way for the advent of transformative technologies with groundbreaking insights from tech experts and industry leaders at the 2017 Philippine Digital Convention

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT continues to champion digital literacy among public school teachers and students with its PLDT Infoteach Outreach Program. Now on its 14th year, the company’s flagship CSR program has produced over 25,000 graduates from far-flung communities across the country.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT together with enabler of digital business solutions in the Philippines, ePLDT, and in partnership with premier global market intelligence provider International Data Corporation (IDC), showcased transformational technologies that would redefine experience both in the enterprise and consumer markets at the 2017 Philippine Digital Convention, held from June 14 to 15 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom.

Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT has unveiled the Roku Powered™ PLDT TVolution box to enable Filipino families to enjoy the world’s best video entertainment through an easy-to-use platform.

In time for its 347th founding anniversary, the City Government of Makati, under a proof-of-concept public-private partnership (PPP) proposal, today launched the MAKATIZEN app, a first-of-its-kind digital citizen app that brings various local government services closer to people. The app is a product of the groundbreaking collaboration between PPP proponent Neo-Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. and Voyager Innovations, which enables the digital transformation of the city.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has expanded the reach of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services in south Metro Manila, adding over 300,000 homes that may access world-class internet service as it steps up its FTTH roll-out in the country’s key urban centers.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT fortified its leadership in the Enterprise market by posting 13% growth to P8.5 billion in revenues in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, driven by strong data and ICT services uptake.

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PLDT HOME, the consumer group of leading telco and digital services provider PLDT, has maintained double-digit growth in its revenues in the first quarter of the year as it posted a record-breaking 32% increase in net gain in its subscribers during the quarter compared to the same period last year amid aggressive fiber rollout and affordable broadband plans.

PLDT Inc. today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2017 with consolidated service revenues (net of interconnection costs) at P35.6 billion.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT and mobile unit Smart Communications beefed up the connectivity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings in the country, including the recently-concluded three-day ASEAN Summit, linking the primary venues and hotels in Metro Manila with fiber-fast connection and wireless LTE speeds.

PLDT Inc. announced today that the franchise granted to Smart Communications, Inc. has been extended for 25 years under Republic Act No. 10926 which was signed into law by the President of the Republic on 21 April 2017. PLDT was formally notified today of the approval of the law by the Office of the President.

Telecoms and digital services leader PLDT has stepped up its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) roll-out in the country’s key urban centers by deploying its FTTH facilities in Naga City, providing world-class internet services to the heart of Bicol and the first ‘Fibr City’ in the region.

Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT announced today the next generation of its TVolution streaming box for its customers. PLDT worked with streaming pioneer Roku Inc. to deliver to its customers a fully proven solution that is easy to use and loaded with great content. PLDT and Roku made this announcement at the Asia Pacific Video Operators Summit (APOS) in Bali, Indonesia.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has set up interconnection links with another telco operator in Surigao del Norte, allowing free local calls within the Province between subscribers of the two service providers. The second northernmost province in Mindanao and an important transportation hub between Visayas and Mindanao, Surigao del Norte’s capital Surigao City is dubbed as the "Gateway to Mindanao."

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There is no secret to success. No magic formula. It's mostly good old fashioned hard work, said business leader Manuel V. Pangilinan during the 41st Commencement Exercises of the Manila Tytana Colleges held recently at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has laid down fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) facilities in General Santos City, making it the first 'Fibr City' in Mindanao which can experience fiber-fast internet for its diverse population and bustling enterprises.

April 7, 2017, Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City

The PLDT Group has collaborated with US-based global IT company Cisco as the Philippine telco leader moves to elevate the enterprise networking experience with next-generation business solutions powered with enterprise-class connectivity.

PLDT Enterprise, the business arm of the country’s leading telco and digital services provider, through its micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) group PLDT SME Nation, and industry-leading enabler of digital business solutions ePLDT, capped off the celebration of the 2017 National Women’s Month with an intimate forum that paid tribute to local women entrepreneurs of all ages.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has stepped up its roll-out of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) facilities in strategic urban centers nationwide with Toledo City in Cebu province becoming its first ever “Fibr City” project, where families and enterprises can enjoy world-class internet connectivity.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT marks another milestone this year with 18 Anvil awards for its excellent communications programs from its Home, Enterprise, and Public Affairs units during the recently concluded 52nd Anvil Awards presented by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP).

Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT has set the pace for the industry in growing the home broadband business, boosting service revenues by 10% to P29.3 billion and increasing its subscriber base by 14% year-on-year as of end-2016.

PLDT Inc (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the full year 2016 with Consolidated Service Revenues, net of P9.6 billion in interconnection costs, amounting to P147.6 billion, three percent (3%) less than the previous year.

ePLDT, Inc., an industry-leading enabler of digital business solutions for enterprises in the Philippines, recently inaugurated its VITRO Data Center in Clark, Pampanga which is envisioned to support burgeoning businesses in the region.

Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT is set to complete this year the nearly P1 billion fiber optic cable link that directly connects the provinces of Agusan to Davao. This will boost the capacity and strengthen the resiliency of its network, providing reliable connectivity to more homes and businesses in Mindanao.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, together with its digital enterprise solutions arm ePLDT, recently launched the PLDT Group’s eighth operating data center facility situated in Mindanao, the first such facility built in the region.

Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT will expand the reach of its fiber-powered fixed line network by about 80% to 4.4 million homes passed by the end of 2017, making available ultra-fast internet connection via its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service accessible to Filipino families in more areas of the country.

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has partnered with Australia’s top parental control device FAM ZONE to help parents protect their children from cyber threats while using the internet.

PLDT Inc., the country’s leader in telecoms and digital services, through PLDT Enterprise, unveils Smart SOS Dispatch, a revolutionary digital emergency response mechanism that ensures effective, end-to-end incident management.

The partnership heralds a new era of digital synergy and collaboration among the organizations.

MANILA, Philippines, January 20, 2017 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has set up interconnection links with another telco operator in Davao Oriental, the easternmost province in Mindanao’s bustling Davao region, allowing free local calls between subscribers of the two service providers.

MANILA, January 20, 2017 - freenet is bringing everyone the royal Miss Universe experience through free access to some of the country’s top pageant sites and even a chance to witness the Miss Universe coronation night LIVE at the SM MOA Arena on January 30, 2017.

MANILA, Philippines, January 16, 2016 – Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and mobile leader Smart Communications are providing internet connectivity for the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACoM4) which will be held for the first time in the country and is expected to be attended by 7,000 delegates and devotees from around the world.

MANILA, January 12, 2017 – Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and mobile leader Smart Communications together with broadcast station TV5 bring the much anticipated Miss Universe 2016 closer to Filipinos everywhere through the country’s most extensive and robust fixed line and wireless networks.

MANILA, Philippines, December 26, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT is stimulating economic growth in southern Philippines with the completion of three major ICT projects that serve as a strong take-off platform for the region’s digital infrastructure.

Using latest advanced hybrid fiber technologies in P2B 3-year roll-out program

MANILA, Philippines, November 28, 2016 – Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT has agreed to lower by as much as nearly 40% its interconnection charges for voice calls to Globe Telecom mobile phones and fixed lines.

As telco battle shifts to fixed lines

MANILA, Philippines 14th November 2016 – PLDT Inc. (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first three (3) quarters of 2016 with Consolidated Revenues at Php125.4 billion, 2% less than the same period in 2015. Excluding international and national long distance (ILD and NLD), and interconnection costs, consolidated service revenues totaled Php101 billion, stable versus the same period last year. On the same basis, fixed line revenues grew by 9% to Php42.2 billion while wireless revenues declined by 6% to Php64.7 billion.

MANILA, Philippines, November 10, 2016 – PLDT Home Fibr, the nation’s most powerful broadband from leading telco and digital services provider PLDT, now passes over 2.5 million homes from as far north as Ilocos Norte to southern Philippines in South Cotabato province, further extending its widest fiber coverage in the country.

This solution is in line with government’s efforts to push for telecommuting and other ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic congestion in the country.

In anticipation of the continued growth of data traffic and digital services in the country, PLDT plans to increase the capacity of its data infrastructure by ten times come 2020.

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New Smart biz plans make for convenient, secure bus travel experience

With the onslaught of Typhoon Lawin, PLDT and Smart intensified restoration works and relief operations in areas where vital connectivity services were suspended, including Benguet, Cagayan, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Isabela provinces.

PLDT mobile company steps up LTE deployment

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Opens invitation for start-ups, developers, and tech visionaries

Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT and US-based TV streaming pioneer Roku Inc. announced their landmark partnership for a new powerful streaming service and player in the Philippines at the recently-concluded International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam.

PLDT Home unveils Smart Home in partnership with global heavyweights

MANILA, Philippines, September 21, 2016 – With Filipinos working and living abroad increasingly go digital, the PLDT Group has launched a new mobile application to meet their special needs.

MANILA, Philippines, September 20, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT recently set up interconnection links with Globe Telecom in the eastern Visayas islands of Leyte, Southern Leyte and Biliran, allowing free local calls between subscribers of the two service providers.

Manila, Philippines, September 14, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has continued to post double-digit growth in the enterprise segment in the first half of the year, buoyed by data and broadband services which accounted for nearly 60% of enterprise revenues.

Cebu, Philippines, September 13, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its enterprise digital enabler ePLDT, is expanding its commercial data center operations in Cebu with the construction of a second VITRO facility in Mandaue City. This is in response to the growing requirements of enterprises in Cebu province and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao for a reliable and secure repository for their rapidly expanding volume of digital information. This facility also answers the needs of enterprises in Luzon for additional diversity via a business continuity site outside Luzon.

MANILA, Philippines, September 13, 2016 – Over 1,300 delegates representing 414 companies from 62 countries around the world recently attended the ACC 2016, the award winning telco and technology conference hosted by leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and its mobile subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun at Shangri-La's Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu from September 6-9.

PLDT SME Nation unveils the new batch of leading digital entrepreneurs at the 2016 #BeTheBoss Awards

MANILA, Philippines, September 9, 2016 – Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT today announced that it has entered a partnership with US-based Roku Inc. PLDT will leverage the proven Roku Powered™ streaming solution to launch a new streaming service and player that brings the best entertainment to the TV of Filipinos.

Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and its mobile subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun will once again host the award-winning Asian Carriers Conference (ACC), now on its 12th year, at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu from September 6-9.

“Text-Bato” allows citizenry direct access to the Chief PNP

MANILA, Philippines, August 29, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its consumer group PLDT HOME, fortifies its leadership in fixed broadband as its subscribers grew 14% year-on-year to almost 1.3 million in the first semester.

PLDT Innolab is PH’s lair of digital smarts

August 11, 2016 - A Public Advisory was released by Globe Telecom earlier today stating that their customers are experiencing difficulties in calling between Globe and PLDT due to PLDT's points of interconnection (POIs) having technical issues.

MANILA, Philippines, August 9, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT will complete three major ICT projects in Mindanao by September to enhance the region’s digital infrastructure and support economic growth in southern Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines, August 1, 2016 – NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (NYSE: NTT) announced today that PLDT (NYSE: PHI; PSE: TEL), the leading telecom and digital services provider in the Philippines, has strengthened its global network infrastructure by leveraging the 100 gigabit-per-second (100Gbps) connectivity powered by NTT Com’s Tier 1 Global IP backbone. This ultra-high capacity will help PLDT improve internet speed for both individual and enterprise customers.

MANILA, Philippines, July 28, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has opened the country’s biggest data center in Makati City, the country’s premier business district, to serve a wide range of organizations, particularly those handling vital data such as banks, business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, IT and content providers and government institutions.

MANILA, Philippines, July 20, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has stepped up its roll out of data centers nationwide and will have a total of 10 data centers with unmatched capacity of over 9,000 racks by next year.

PLDT SME Nation, Intel team up to enable MSME growth in digital pivot

MANILA, Philippines, July 18, 2016 – Leading telecommunications and digital services provider PLDT, together with subsidiaries Smart and ePLDT, is in full cooperation with the current administration in its plans to beef up the country’s nationwide emergency hotline “911”.

Under the MOU, Smart Wifi will be strengthened in major airports across the country, and deployed at seaports and bus terminals to serve millions of users.

MANILA, Philippines, July 12, 2016 – Leading telco and digital services provider PLDT has filed before the Court of Appeals (CA) a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Urgent Application for Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Writ of Preliminary Injunction against the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) which sought for a full investigation of PLDT's co-purchase of the telco assets of San Miguel Corp.

Capital outlay pegged at nearly P1B

We wish to inform our home and enterprise customers within the vicinity of Quezon Avenue and Timog Avenue in Quezon City that PLDT voice and data services in that area are currently unavailable after our fiber optic cables servicing their areas were hit by ongoing underground digging of a contractor of Globe Telecom.

MANILA, Philippines, June 24, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT recently set up interconnection links with Globe Telecom in Camarines Sur, one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations, thus allowing free local calls between subscribers of the two service providers.

MANILA, Philippines, June 16, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has moved to establish a bilateral IP peering arrangement with Globe Telecom that will help improve local internet traffic quality and provide better internet experience for the subscribers of both telco operators.

Delivered on 14th June 2016, Makati City, Philippines

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra performs for the first time ever in the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 18.

The new logo symbolizes the powerful convergence of PLDT and Smart, combining fixed and wireless technologies to serve individual and enterprise customers.

This relates to our disclosure on May 30, 2016 regarding the acquisition by PLDT and Globe Telecom, Inc. (“Globe”), on a 50-50 basis, of the entire issued and outstanding capital of: (a) Vega Telecom, Inc. (“VTI”), which holds the telecommunications assets of San Miguel Corporation (“SMC”) through its subsidiaries, (b) Bow Arken Holding Company, parent company of New Century Telecoms, Inc., and (c) Brightshare Holdings, Inc., parent company of eTelco, Inc., which separately hold additional spectrum frequencies through their respective subsidiaries (respectively, the “VTI Transaction”, “Bow Arken Transaction and “Brightshare Transaction” and, collectively, the “Transactions”). On the same date, the parties to the Transactions submitted separate notices of each of the Transactions (respectively, the “VTI Notice”, the “Bow Arken Notice” and the “Brightshare Notice” and, collectively, the “Notices”) to the Philippine Competition Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Philippine Competition Act (the “PCA”), and Circular No. 16-001 and Circular No. 16-002 issued by the Commission (the “Circulars”). As stated in the Notices, upon receipt by the Commission thereof, each of the Transactions shall be deemed approved in accordance with the Circulars.

Manila, Philippines: May 30, 2016 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ("PLDT") ("NYSE") (PSE: TEL) today announced that further to the disclosure made earlier today on its acquisition of the telecommunications business of San Miguel Corporation (“SMC”) (PSE:SMC), PLDT and Globe Telecoms, Inc (“Globe”) (PSE:GLO) have signed and executed (i) a Sale and Purchase Agreement ("SPA") with SMC to acquire the entire share capital of Vega Telecom Inc. which holds SMC’s telecommunications assets through its subsidiaries, and (ii) separate SPAs with the owners of two (2) other entities, Bow Arken Holdings Company (parent company of New Century Telecoms, Inc) and Brightshare Holdings, Inc (parent company of eTelco, Inc), which separately hold additional spectrum frequencies through their respective subsidiaries.

Manila, Philippines: May 30, 2016 - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company ("PLDT") ("NYSE") (PSE: TEL) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the acquisition by PLDT of 50% of the equity interest of the telecommunications business of San Miguel Corporation ("SMC") (PSE: SMC), with Globe Telecom Inc. ("Globe") (PSE: GLO) acquiring the remaining 50% interest. The PLDT Board also approved the acquisition by PLDT of 50% equity interest in the telecommunications businesses of New Century Telecoms, Inc ("New Century") and eTelco, Inc ("eTelco").

MANILA, Philippines, May 25, 2016 – Leading telecommunications provider PLDT, through its home digital services unit PLDT HOME, remains the leader in fixed broadband in the country as it acquired over six times more subscribers than its direct competitor in the first quarter of the year.

The PLDT Infoteach Outreach Program continuously gives opportunities for the acquisition of Information Technology (IT) knowledge to public high school students and elementary and public high school teachers nationwide.

Lendr is one of the breakthrough products developed by FINTQ, the financial technology unit of Voyager Innovations, the digital innovations arm of PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart).

PLDT and its wireless subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun provided high bandwidth voice and data connectivity.

PLDT reported robust uptake of its data-driven corporate services for the first quarter of the year, helping sustain the double-digit performance of the enterprise business group.

PLDT Innolab hosts 2016 NASA Space Apps Challenge PH

 1Q2016 CORE NET INCOME AT Php7.2 BILLION IN LINE WITH FULL YEAR GUIDANCE 1Q2016 REPORTED NET INCOME AT Php6.2 BILLION  CONSOLIDATED REVENUES UP 1% AT Php42.8 BILLION CONSOLIDATED SERVICE REVENUES STABLE AT Php40.6 BILLION TOTAL DATA AND BROADBAND REVENUES AT Php13.7 BILLION, UP 22% MOBILE INTERNET REVENUES UP 38%  CONSOLIDATED EBITDA LOWER BY 14% AT Php16.6 BILLION EBITDA MARGIN AT 41%  PLDT GROUP SUBSCRIBER BASE AT 72.1 MILLION WIRELESS SUBSCRIBER BASE AT 68.4 MILLION TOTAL BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS 5.3 MILLION

The innovative service is introduced in partnership with NTT Communications

PLDT and Smart Communications are encouraging their subscribers to take precautions to protect their online privacy and security

TechIsland 3.0 to equip businesses for holistic digital transformation

MANILA, Philippines, April 13, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its micro, small, and medium enterprise business arm PLDT Smart SME Nation, has called on Filipino entrepreneurs to look beyond their IT operations in their digital transformation and to integrate a ‘digital’ approach for all aspects and units to grow the business.

PLDT Smart SME Nation takes Bozz awardees to once-in-a-lifetime learning experience

The first in the Philippines, Smart’s introduction of LTE-A promises to help improve Internet services in the country.

Foreign visitors can maximize their stay in the country without worrying about their connectivity needs.

MANILA, Philippines, March 30, 2016 – Leading telecoms firm PLDT (PSE: TEL, NYSE: PHI) through its investment arm, PLDT Capital, has invested US$5 million in California-based MATRIXX Software, provider of real-time, integrated infrastructure for the business of digital service providers.

MANILA, Philippines, March 22, 2016 – PLDT HOME, the home digital services unit of telecoms leader PLDT, has been recognized for its leadership in digital innovation in Asia for its pioneering data sharing initiative, in partnership with Smart Communications (Smart), in the recent CIO Asia Awards.

MANILA, Philippines, March 22, 2016 – PLDT HOME, the home digital services unit of telecoms leader PLDT, has been recognized for its leadership in digital innovation in Asia for its pioneering data sharing initiative, in partnership with Smart Communications (Smart), in the recent CIO Asia Awards.

MANILA, Philippines, March 21, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT together with its mobile subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun Cellular, the country's largest power utility Meralco, and the pioneer and leader in the outsourced payment collection industry Bayad Center led the launch of the new one-stop-shop facility at the Bacoor Government Center (BGC) recently to serve the various transaction requirements of Bacoor City residents and neighboring areas in Cavite.

MANILA, Philippines, March 15, 2016 – PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, the corporate business group of telecommunications and multimedia services provider PLDT has recently expanded its service portfolio to include innovative solutions that will enable enterprises to provide an enhanced and more secure web experience to their customers.

MANILA, Philippines, March 11, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT disclosed today that its USD15 million investment in iflix has been converted from convertible notes into ordinary shares of stock after Southeast Asia’s leading internet TV service provider completed this week a new round of funding led by Sky PLC, Europe’s leading entertainment company and the Indonesian company Emtek Group, through its subsidiary PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA)

MANILA, Philippines, March 10, 2016 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has turned over 30 butterfly houses, known as the “Village of Joy”, in Tacloban, Leyte for the benefit of the families who were victims of Superyphoon Yolanda, in support of the transitional housing program of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), in partnership with USAID.

BAGANGA, Davao Oriental, March 1, 2016 — MVP Tulong Kapatid (TK), the corporate social responsibility consortium of the companies led by businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan, in partnership with the provincial government of Davao Oriental formally turned over today 266 housing units to the families rendered homeless when Typhoon Pablo devastated the province in December 2012.

MANILA, Philippines, 29th February 2016 –– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its audited financial and operating results for 2015 with Consolidated Core Net Income, before exceptional items, amounting to P35.2 billion, 6% or P2.2 billion lower than the P37.4 billion recorded last year.

New York, NY, February 25, 2016 – AppCard, an innovative marketing and loyalty platform for small and medium sized retailers, announced that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Alexander Rittweger, founder of Loyalty Partner, and PLDT Capital, the investment arm of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT, NYSE: PHI, PSE: TEL), led the round. Existing investors: Founders Fund (Peter Thiel), Innovation Endeavors (Eric Schmidt), and Jerry Yang also participated.

(MAKATI CITY, Philippines) – Innovating the way enterprises make their hotline available for their customers, leading telecommunications and media service provider PLDT, through its corporate business group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, introduced the PLDT #MyNumber (hashtag MyNumber) which makes business hotlines easier to remember and accessible to consumers nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines – PLDT Smart SME Nation solidifies its support for the country’s bustling micro, small-and-medium enterprise (MSME) sector by holding a three-day sale event on IT and business productivity offerings catered to businesses looking to expand digitally. To help push the campaign further, Techmobile, a mobile e-commerce store on wheels, will go around the country to offer services to more MSMEs across the country

MANILA, Philippines, February 4, 2016 – The local government of Cavite has tapped leading telecoms and multimedia services company PLDT, through its corporate business group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, in rolling out the province’s extensive wireless access program on governance that provides internet access to its residents for free.

It’s a different world out there – one that makes one feel immersed into a place that is uniquely his own. It makes a character out of him – be it, a fruit ninja, a Katniss Everdeen-like character, or a child that plays a traditional game like tumbang preso. All these are possible because of a community as innovative as Virtual Reality (VR) Philippines.

HKT (SEHK: 6823) – HONG KONG, January 12, 2016 – PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, and PLDT, the leading telecoms and digital services provider in the Philippines, have signed an IPX multi-service interconnection agreement that will improve voice and data connectivity between Hong Kong and the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines, January 8, 2016 – PLDT HOME Fibr, DSL, Ultera, and Smart subscribers can now access the extensive library of movies, TV shows and original content of global video streaming pioneer Netflix.

Cignal, the country’s number one pay-tv provider, starts 2016 with 1.18 million subscribers – the first and only pay tv provider in the Philippines to pass the one-million mark.

MANILA, Philippines, December 9, 2015 – Leading telecommunication and digital services provider PLDT, through its International Marketing, Sales and Operating arm PLDT Global Corp. (PGC), has recently partnered with Bayad Center to enable online bills payments for Overseas Filipinos worldwide.

MANILA, Philippines, JANUARY 4, 2016 – PLDT and Smart Communications, the country’s leading telecommunications and digital services providers, have come together to offer the Philippines’ first data plan that enables subscribers to a home DSL service to share their data allocation with mobile phones of their family.

Ranks #1 in Microsoft Office CSP program for PH

Connects Negosyo Centers to make setting up business easier for MSMEs

MANILA, Philippines, December 9, 2015 – Leading telecommunication and digital services provider PLDT, through its International Marketing, Sales and Operating arm PLDT Global Corp. (PGC), has recently partnered with Bayad Center to enable online bills payments for Overseas Filipinos worldwide.

In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Southville International School and Colleges invited renowned Business Icon Manuel V. Pangilinan to impart ideals and best practices to the students, faculty, and alumni at the first-ever Business Icon Chat last November 10

MANILA, Philippines, December 3, 2015 – PLDT, the country’s leading telecoms and digital services provider, is once again the only Philippine company honored at the MEF 2015 Excellence Awards held recently in Dallas, Texas. The annual MEF Excellence Awards is the largest and longest-running award giving body in the world focused on Carrier Ethernet services and applications for enterprises.

The first social media crowd-sourced search for entrepreneurs leading through digital innovation

MANILA, Philippines, November 25, 2015 – ePLDT, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) arm of the PLDT Group, has announced that its VITRO Data Center in Pasig is now the first data center in the country to receive the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Version 3.1 certification by Controlcase.

MANILA, Philippines, November 23, 2015 – PLDT has recently announced its partnership with global leader Akamai, becoming the first local channel partner of one of the world’s largest Content Delivery Network (CDN) service providers and the first telecom company in the country to offer a full suite of CDN solutions for enterprises.

MANILA, Philippines, November 19, 2015 – Leading telecommunications and digital services provider PLDT has completed the multi-year P6 billion transformation of its landline network into a purely Internet Protocol (IP)-based Next Generation Network (NGN) system that further enhances the delivery of its various services to its customers.

Engages Digital 5 to Go to Market in the Philippines

New partnership model will expand global footprint of NexcenterTM data centers

MANILA, Philippines, November 12, 2015 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT is boosting connectivity at several venues for the high-level Asia-Pacific Economic Council (APEC) meetings, including the Economic Leaders' Meeting that will be held in Metro Manila this month.

MANILA, Philippines - Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its ICT research and development department Innolab, in collaboration with Google Developer Group (GDG) Philippines, recently organized this year’s GDG DevFest to help further strengthen its support for local developers and tech startups.

MANILA, Philippines, 3rd November 2015 –– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first nine months of 2015 with Consolidated Core Net Income, before exceptional items, amounting to P27.1 billion, 5% or P1.5 billion lower than the P28.6 billion recorded in the same period last year.

MANILA, Philippines, October 21, 2015 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, together with its mobile unit Smart Communications, has signed a partnership with leading TV network GMA 7 to become the telecommunications and connectivity provider for the station’s extensive coverage of the presidential elections next year.

MANILA, Philippines, October 20, 2015 – The country’s most powerful broadband PLDT HOME Fibr continues to redefine the Internet landscape by introducing the country’s first ever Gigabit plan and the groundbreaking symmetrical speed feature that entitles users to equal upload and download speeds.

MANILA, Philippines, October 19, 2015 – Leading multimedia and telecoms company PLDT has recently opened up interconnection links with another telco service provider in the province of Iloilo in the Western Visayas region to allow free local calls between their subscribers.

MANILA, Philippines, October 17, 2015 – PLDT Global Corp. (PGC) is bringing overseas Filipinos closer to home with Data and Call plans that are tailor-fit to their needs.

MANILA, Philippines, October 17, 2015 – PLDT Global Corp. (PGC) is bringing overseas Filipinos closer to home with Data and Call plans that are tailor-fit to their needs.

MANILA, Philippines, October 14, 2015 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its corporate business group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, in partnership with Voyager Innovations, is bringing the free-access platform SafeZone (www.safezone.ph) to local enterprises to help them expand their online reach and boost their digital profiles to their customers.

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Joint Venture also formed, with ePLDT to deliver market-leading solutions to enable Digital Enterprise services in Southeast Asia.

Move is part of PLDT’s broad effort to raise quality of Internet service in the country

PLDT Global Corp. (PGC) unit PLDT Malaysia has recently signed a partnership agreement with iflix, Southeast Asia's leading Internet TV service, to enable PGC subscribers in Malaysia to enjoy iflix's vast library of tens of thousands of hours of top TV and movie entertainment wherever they are in the country.

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Home subscribers to get free Uber rides this October

The first-of-its-kind partnership in Southeast Asia introduces unrivaled connectivity and benefits to millions of Filipinos • Smart will power free in-car high-speed WiFi in Ubers in the Philippines, a first in Southeast Asia • Exclusive Smart voice and data packages, bundles and add-ons for Uber driver partners • Special promotions and experiences for Smart subscribers

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has signed an agreement with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to establish fiber optic facilities that will link PLDT to the DOST's Philippine Open Internet Exchange (PHOpenIX).

MANILA, Philippines, September 4, 2015 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, ePLDT, continues to bolster its enterprise solutions portfolio with its recent inclusion in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). PLDT has also expanded its participation in the APN by being named an APN Direct Connect Partner, the only telecommunications company in the country to gain this status.

CEBU, Philippines, September 2, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT, through its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, is boosting its Smart Wifi connectivity services covering Mactan international and domestic airports in Cebu and the city’s premiere hotels to accommodate the influx of international and local delegates attending the Asian Carrier’s Conference (ACC) this year from September 1 to 4.

MANILA, Philippines, August 27, 2015 – Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, through its business units PLDT SME Nation and Smart Enterprise, is enabling the pilot run of public utility bus (PUB) operators to install global positioning system (GPS) monitoring devices in their units to help track and regulate vehicle activities and promote commuter safety.

Manila, Philippines (August 25, 2015) – PLDT SME Nation and Smart Enterprise, together with online news site Rappler are launching the first social media crowdsourcing search for the new generation of entrepreneurs, the Bozz Awards.

MOODY’S Investors Service has affirmed Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s (PLDT) ratings, while maintaining a “stable” outlook given the telecommunication giant’s strong margins.

MANILA, Philippines, August 18, 2015 – Voyager Innovations, the digital innovations unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), announced that it has agreed to purchase Singapore-based eCommerce platform start-up Paywhere PTE Ltd. This is in line with Voyager's thrust of building its digital commerce business in the Philippines and other emerging markets. 

MANILA, Philippines, August 12, 2015 – Leading multimedia and telecoms company PLDT has recently opened up interconnection links with another telco service provider in Capiz, a province in the Western Visayas region, to allow free local calls between their subscribers.

MANILA, Philippines, August 12, 2015 – Leading home digital services provider PLDT HOME has strengthened its leadership in fixed broadband with a commanding market share of over 70% in the first half of the year as it boosted its broadband service with an array of digital services.

MANILA, Philippines, August 7, 2015 – PLDT boosted its revenues in enterprise network and solutions services in the first half of 2015 as the country’s leading telecoms and digital services provider stepped up its efforts to digitally enable the country’s large and small-and-medium businesses.

Makati, 29 July 2015 -- In recognition of his outstanding contributions to nation-building and exemplary corporate citizenship, Manuel V. Pangilinan was conferred the 2015 Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Award for Nation Building annually presented by the JCI Manila together with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) RVR Center for Corporate Responsibility.

MANILA, Philippines, July 21, 2015 – PLDT HOME, the country’s leading residential digital services provider, is setting the bar for ultimate connectivity with the introduction of quadplay, adding a mobile package to its suite of already industry-leading services.

MANILA, Philippines, July 21, 2015 – Philippine telecom giant PLDT, through its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) subsidiary ePLDT, recently announced its inclusion in the Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider Program.

MANILA, Philippines, June 16, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia provider PLDT is set to complete a P216-million project to strengthen the resiliency of its network and provide reliable connectivity to homes and businesses in southern Luzon by putting more and more of its fiber optic cables (FOC) underground in the areas hit by typhoon Glenda last year.

MANILA, Philippines, JUNE 4, 2015 – Leading telecom and digital company PLDT is further expanding its presence in southern Philippines with the completion of its acquisition of a public telecommunications carrier (PTC), Metro Kidapawan Telephone Corp. (Metro Phone), to capture 75% market share of the fixed line business in Mindanao.

MANILA, Philippines, May 18, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT is further enabling the country’s digital economy with a renewed partnership with IBM Philippines that will help thrust leading industries ahead with a wider suite of cloud-based services akin to ICT-advanced economies.

MANILA, Philippines, May 13, 2015 – PLDT, the country’s leading telecommunications and multimedia service provider, announced today that it will offer Big Data services in the country to help local enterprises advance their businesses through a range of digitally transformative solutions. These solutions allow enterprises to analyze openly available data and gain insights that drive predictive and data-driven decision-making in their businesses.

MANILA, Philippines, May 12, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT is gearing for higher Philippine ranking in the global Digital Evolution Index (DEI) as it accelerates efforts to enable the country’s digital economy through expanded internet access, continuous innovation, and increased digital adoption.

MANILA, Philippines, May 8, 2015 – Leading telecommunications and multimedia services provider PLDT, through its home digital services group PLDT HOME, remains the broadband provider of choice in the country, obtaining over 70% share of the market and adding value to its broadband service through the introduction of new digital services in the first quarter of this year.

As the digital economy picks up its pace, the PLDT Group is leveraging its leadership in customer community, infrastructure and technology, brands and talents, to reinforce its mission as the leading provider of digital services to the consumer and the enterprise.

MANILA, Philippines, 5th May 2015 –– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first three (3) months of 2015 with Reported Net Income stable at P9.4 billion.

Please be advised that PLDT has restored voice and data services at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after suffering an outage last night due to a cut in our fiber optic cables caused by the ongoing construction being undertaken by a third party in the area.

MANILA, Philippines, April 24, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT, through its ICT subsidiary ePLDT, has reinforced its undisputed leadership in the local Data Center space as it starts building its fifth facility under its VITRO Data Center line in Clark, Pampanga.

MANILA, Philippines, April 23, 2015 – Following the continuous uptake of its growing list of enterprise-grade cloud solutions, the country’s leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT, through its large enterprise group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, is set to transform the simple office workstation into virtual desktops which business professionals can access from anywhere through various devices.

Manila, Philippines, 23rd April 2015 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”, PSE: TEL, NYSE: PHI), the leading telecom operator in the Philippines, today announced an investment of US$15 million in iflix, which plans to be Southeast Asia's leading Internet TV service.

Please be advised that PLDT voice and data services in parts of Pasay City -- particularly those in the vicinity of Roxas Boulevard and F.B. Harrison Street including the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), World Trade Center, and CCP Complex offices -- are temporarily unavailable due to the theft of our telephone cables in the area.

MANILA, Philippines, April 9, 2015 – The country’s leading communication and multimedia services provider PLDT HOME, in partnership with the number one pay TV provider Cignal Digital TV, recently launched Triple Play through the leader in home broadband PLDT HOME DSL.

MANILA, Philippines, April 6, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT, through its wholly-owned ICT subsidiary ePLDT, is expanding its data center footprint with the construction of a P1-billion state-of-the-art facility located in Makati’s central business district.

MANILA, Philippines, March 13, 2015 – The Philippines’ biggest telco and multimedia provider PLDT leads the broadband market as it registered a strong 19% year-on-year growth in its broadband subscribers to reach over four million at the end of 2014, following sustained expansion in its fixed and wireless broadband subscriber base.

Leading Philippine telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT has recently joined the Open Data Platform (ODP), a worldwide consortium of Big Data global technology leaders that aims to standardize the core platform and accelerate Big Data delivery across markets.

MANILA, Philippines, March 10, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT has teamed up with global market technology research firm International Data Corporation to stage the 2015 Philippine ICT Leadership Summit that tackled key changes and challenges in the local ICT sphere from leading industry experts.

• Consolidated service revenues rose by 1% or P1.0 billion to P165.1 billion • Consolidated EBITDA margin steady at 47% of service revenues; consolidated EBITDA down 1% at P76.9 billion • Consolidated Core Net Income of P37.4 billion for FY14, 3% or P1.3 billion lower than P38.7 billion in 2013 • Reported Net Income for FY14 of P34.1 billion, P1.3 billion or 4% lower than P35.4 billion in 2013 • Consolidated free cash flow at P27.7 billion for FY14 • Cellular subscriber base at 70.0 million • Total broadband subscribers at over 4.0 million; aggregate revenue contribution from broadband, data and internet services at P31.9 billion for FY14, 20% higher than last year • 53% of fixed line service revenues and 16% of wireless service revenues are derived from data and broadband • 2014 capex rose to P34.8 billion

MANILA, Philippines, February 27, 2015 – Leading telecommunications and multimedia provider PLDT and its mobile subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have broadened its offering of exciting Disney content to their combined over 75 million mobile and broadband subscribers nationwide whether they are at home or on the go. This is part of the expanded multi-year, multi-platform partnership of the PLDT Group with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia, through its digital entertainment arm Disney Interactive.

MANILA, Philippines, January 30, 2015 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines, has further expanded its global Points of Presence (PoP) with the launch of an additional PoP in the UK through Telehouse Europe, one of the world’s largest data centre owner operators. This allows PLDT to offer pan-global connectivity from the Philippines to the United Kingdom, and with this deal, signed through PLDT UK, the company can now provide clients with an Ethernet International Private Leased Circuit (E/IPLC) service from the United Kingdom to the rest of the world, as part of its Global Managed Ethernet service offerings.

Latest DaaS offering in partnership with VMware to bring mobility and agility to Philippine businesses Manila, January 12, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT, through its corporate business group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, is launching a cloud-based enterprise-grade virtual desktop solution that leverages the technologies from virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions leader, VMware.

● PLDT and Rocket create a global 50/50 JV for mobile-first payment services with a focus on emerging markets ● JV combines key existing payment assets from both PLDT/Smart e-Money Inc. and Rocket ● JV to leverage Rocket’s network of online companies in more than 100 countries and PLDT/Smart e-Money Inc.’s pioneering mobile payments platform ● Transaction planned to close in Q1 2015

December 12, 2014 - Leading telecoms service provider PLDT was recently recognized in the prestigious 2014 Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Ethernet Excellence Awards held in Washington, DC winning the top regional award for Retail Service Provider of the Year in Asia Pacific, which recognizes PLDT’s regional Ethernet Service excellence for the enterprise market.

MANILA, Philippines, December 8, 2014 – SMEs took center stage once again at the highly celebrated MVP Bossing Awards, continuing PLDT SME Nation’s tradition of hailing new icons in Philippine entrepreneurship.

Leading telecoms service provider PLDT, through its corporate enterprise arm PLDT ALPHA Enterprise and digital arm ePLDT, announced its stronger end-to-end partnership with Microsoft in promoting more cloud-based solutions for local enterprises with Microsoft Office 365.

MANILA, Philippines, November 26, 2014 – Leading telecoms and multimedia provider PLDT, through its corporate enterprise arm PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, is teaming up with leading healthcare industry providers to launch a state-of-the-art and cost-effective radiological solution by early next year that aims to fast-track radiology reading processes for the benefit of local hospitals and their patients.

MANILA, Philippines, November 19, 2014 – Leading multimedia and telecoms company PLDT is opening up interconnection links with another telco services provider in four more provinces to allow free local calls between their subscribers.

MANILA, Philippines, November 14, 2014 – Leading telecommunications and multimedia services provider PLDT, through its home digital services group PLDT HOME, has maintained its leadership in fixed broadband with a 70% market share at the end of the third quarter of 2014, more than triple that of its nearest competitor.

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MANILA, Philippines, 4th November 2014 –– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the first nine (9) months of 2014 with Consolidated Core Net Income, before exceptional items, amounting to P28.6 billion, 1% or P0.2 billion lower than the P28.8 billion recorded in the same period in 2013.

MANILA, Philippines, October 17, 2014 – Leading multimedia and telecoms provider PLDT has expanded its Time-Division Duplex-Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) network to over 400 cell sites at the end of September, strengthening its leadership in providing high-speed Internet services to more Filipino homes all over the country.

MANILA, Philippines, 2nd October 2014 - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE:TEL) (NYSE:PHI), the leading telecoms operator in the Philippines, disclosed that Rocket Internet AG (“Rocket”) announced the successful pricing of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) at €42.50 per share.

Telco undertakes new P544-million expansion project

MANILA, Philippines, 26th September 2014 - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE:TEL) (NYSE:PHI), the leading telecoms operator in the Philippines, reported that Rocket Internet AG (“Rocket”) has decided to accelerate the timing of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) due to exceptional investor demand.

MANILA, Philippines, 24th September 2014 - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE:TEL) (NYSE:PHI), the leading telecoms operator in the Philippines, shared the announcement of Rocket Internet AG (“Rocket”) which contains details of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange planned for 9 October 2014.

MANILA, Philippines, 10th September 2014 - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE:TEL) (NYSE:PHI), the leading telecoms operator in the Philippines, welcomed the announcement of Rocket Internet AG (“Rocket”) of its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (the “IPO” or “Offer”) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2014.

MANILA, Philippines, September 5, 2014 – Leading multimedia and telecoms provider PLDT and its mobile subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun Cellular will once again host the award-winning Asian Carriers Conference (ACC), which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu from September 10-13.

Top officials of PLDT, Smart Communications and Germany-based global internet company Rocket Internet met in Berlin this week to discuss strategic and operational matters following PLDT's recent €333 million investment in Rocket Internet, largest and fast-growing retail e-commerce player outside the United States and China. A Philippine-based global joint venture between the two groups is also being set up to focus on mobile commerce and mobile payment solutions for emerging markets. In photo at the Rocket Internet head office shows, from left, PLDT President and CEO Napoleon Nazareno, Rocket Internet Founder and CEO Oliver Samwer, PLDT Chairman Manuel Pangilinan, Smart Chief Wireless Adviser and PLDT-Rocket Internet JV Head Orlando Vea, and Rocket Internet Group Managing Director Alexander Kudlich.

MANILA, Philippines, August 26, 2014 – The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) upheld the validity of the Digitel redundancy program in a Resolution promulgated this week.

MANILA, Philippines, August 25, 2014 – Leading home digital services firm PLDT HOME remains the preferred wired broadband provider in the country as total subscribers exceeded the one million mark at the end of June 2014, more than double that of its nearest competitor.

MANILA, Philippines, August 25, 2014 – Leading home digital services firm PLDT HOME remains the preferred wired broadband provider in the country as total subscribers exceeded the one million mark at the end of June 2014, more than double that of its nearest competitor.

MANILA, Philippines, August 21, 2014 – Leading telecommunications and multimedia company PLDT has partnered with Hong Kong-based PCCW Global to undertake a new international fiber optic project, the Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) Cable System, which will further increase PLDT’s international bandwidth capacity and raise the resiliency of its overseas links as it enhances the quality of data and internet connections for its customers.

MANILA, Philippines, August 19, 2014 – Leading multimedia and telecoms company PLDT has further improved its services in the Bicol region following an interconnection agreement with Globe Telecom in the province of Albay.

MANILA, Philippines, 18th August 2014 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE:TEL) (NYSE:PHI), the leading telecoms operator in the Philippines, welcomes United Internet AG’s (“United Internet”) strategic investment in Rocket Internet which was announced on Friday, 15th August 2014.

MANILA, Philippines, August 12, 2014 – After several powerful storms caused extensive damage to communications facilities over the past year, leading telecoms company PLDT has stepped up efforts to make its network more resilient by putting its fiber optic data transmission network underground.

MANILA, Philippines, August 8, 2014 – Leading telecoms company PLDT reported significant growth in its fixed line business for the first half of the year, bucking the global downward trend in telco fixed line services, on the back of double digit gains in data and broadband revenues.

MANILA, Philippines & BERLIN, Germany, 7th August 2014– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE:TEL) (NYSE:PHI), the leading telecoms operator in the Philippines, and Rocket Internet AG (“Rocket”), have entered into a global strategic partnership to drive the development of online and mobile payment solutions in emerging markets.

Kuala Lumpur, 1 August 2014 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) announced today an agreement with Pilipinas Global Network Limited ("PGN Limited") for capacity on MEASAT-3.

MANILA, Philippines, AUGUST 1, 2014 – In recent years, workplaces have witnessed the rise of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend. A company’s in-house BYOD policy governs how employees may use their personal devices in accessing corporate data and systems. It encourages company employees to work on the device they choose - like accessing corporate email on their iPhone 5s or using a Google Nexus 7 to do the payroll on their online portal. The benefits to companies include increased productivity and employee satisfaction, since employees now use the devices they are most comfortable with. Also, they avoid the necessity or hassle of carrying multiple devices.

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PLDT has announced that The Last Home Stand basketball event between Gilas Pilipinas and the Fibr All-Stars scheduled for tomorrow, July 23, is cancelled.

Tagbilaran City, BOHOL, July 22, 2014 – Bohol’s emerging call center and outsourcing industries and its thriving tourism businesses are expected to get a boost from the launch of the P700 million domestic fiber optic network (DFON) of telecoms leader PLDT in the Central Philippine province.

HONG KONG, July 18, 2014 – PLDT Hong Kong in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong is now providing free calls for the Filipino Community in Hong Kong.

MANILA, Philippines, July 17, 2014 – Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Sun Cellular have fully restored mobile network service coverage in Metro Manila as of Thursday morning. But network optimization activities are still on-going and as a result, subscribers may experience some level of degradation of voice and mobile Internet services in certain areas in the National Capital Region.

MANILA, Philippines, JULY 11, 2014 – Leading multimedia and telecoms provider PLDT is rapidly expanding its fixed wireless and mobile broadband network with the deployment of 5,000 new fourth-generation base stations to bring ultra-fast wireless connectivity to nearly all cities and municipalities in the country in the coming months.

MANILA, Philippines, July 2, 2014 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT will double its international bandwidth capacity directly to the US with the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) cable upgrade to 100G per wavelength technology.

MANILA, Philippines, June 26, 2014 – The Philippines has improved its ranking in an annual survey that grades Cloud readiness among countries in Asia, ranking 10th among Asian countries to move past China and India.

MANILA, Philippines, June 23, 2014 – Leading Philippine telecom and multimedia services provider PLDT has partnered with global telco giant T-Mobile to bring a uniquely Filipino mobile service in the US which is now home to about 3.5 million Filipinos.

MANILA, Philippines, June 17, 2014 – Leading commercial bank Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), has recently renewed stronger ties with PLDT, through its wireless enterprise arm Smart Enterprise, in expanding its mobile-based operations in preparation to the forthcoming ASEAN economic integration.

PLDT HK of the PLDT Global Corporation (PGC) won the Most Innovative Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), besting four other international companies that made the shortlist of the 2nd Annual International MVNO Industry Awards held recently at the MaritimProarte Hotel in Berlin, Germany.

Telecoms leader’s wireless Internet for the home triples revenues MANILA, Philippines, April 14, 2014 – PLDT HOME Bro, the telecoms leader’s wireless broadband service for the home, triples business, resulting in a total of P4.5 billion revenues for 2013.

The country’s largest online competition recently concluded as four student teams and four teachers from all over the country competed in the 6th PLDT myDSL Broadband Quiz. Tested on their computer and internet prowess, Salvador Besares Jr. and Maveric Molina from Ramon Avanceña National High School in Iloilo were named Grand Champions in the student’s category, while Mary Joyce Gazo of Potrero National High School in Malabon won in the teacher’s category. Winners were awarded with cash prizes, as well as a computer showcase for their respective schools.

‘Fibers’ Palawan businesses in P1B Domestic Fiber Optic Network roll out

PALAWAN, Philippines, April 3, 2014 – Leading multimedia provider PLDT has now connected tourist-rich Palawan province in western Philippines to the rest of the country and the world via PLDT’s Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON).

MANILA, Philippines, March 28, 2014 – PLDT President and Chief Executive Officer Napoleon L. Nazareno was cited as Best CEO in Hong Kong-based publication Finance Asia’s investor poll, while the leading telco was cited in five other categories.

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The employee-volunteers were recently conferred with the 2013 National Outstanding Volunteer Award in the organization corporate category during the search for outstanding volunteers (SOV) organized by the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) under the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA. This is coinciding with the celebration of the National Volunteers Month (NVM).

MANILA, Philippines, March 11, 2014 – Leading telecoms provider PLDT, through its large enterprise arm PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, is firming up its lead in providing cloud-based solutions to the local enterprise market with an expanded line of business solutions that would virtualize essential processes of large industries.

MANILA, Philippines, 4th March 2014 –– Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (“PLDT”) (PSE: TEL) (NYSE: PHI) today announced its audited financial and operating results for 2013 with Consolidated Core Net Income, before exceptional items, amounting to P38.7 billion, 5% or P1.8 billion higher than the P36.9 billion recorded in 2012. The increase was due mainly to higher service revenues and higher EBITDA.

Less than two months after the unnerving 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol last year that destroyed homes, schools, and other...

Leading telecoms company PLDT has completed its newest Innovation Laboratory (Innolab) in Baguio City and is now on dry-run, providing customers in Baguio and Region 1 with a showcase of the latest information and communication technology or ICT-based business solutions, including multimedia products and services.

MANILA, Philippines, January 30, 2014 – As it celebrates being the first telecommunications company to enter the multimedia service category in the Philippines, PLDT HOME introduces the first of many innovations that will reshape the way Filipinos live their online lives.

“We have gone beyond telecommunications,” says Ariel P. Fermin, PLDT EVP and head of HOME business. “PLDT HOME is now a full-service multimedia company, changing with the times to offer solutions that meet the ever-evolving communication needs of Filipino families.”

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the leading telecommunications service provider in the Philippines, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to sell bonds with a base offer size of P10 billion, with an option for oversubscription of up to P5 billion.This will be PLDT’s maiden SEC-registered peso retail bond issuance.

Telecoms leader PLDT enlivens the 2014 Sinulog in Cebu City by enabling Cebuanos and visitors of the city to access free premium WiFi that runs on Fibr, as they celebrate the country’s biggest year-opening festival.

MANILA, Philippines, January 14, 2014 – Leading telecoms company PLDT has completed the installation of over 150 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cables costing over P400 million that will link the island of Bohol with the major network centers in Visayas and Mindanao, providing a much needed boost to the earthquake-hit province.

MANILA, Philippines, January 8, 2014 – Telecoms leader PLDT emerged as the most valuable firm listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) last year with a market capitalization of P576.0 billion after it closed higher at P2,666 per share on December 27, 2013, the last trading day.

Japan Ambassador to the Philippines Toshinao Urabe and Embassy of Japan First Secretary Kazuto Okazaki visited the Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) landing station in Daet, Camarines Norte recently. Owned by leading telecoms provider PLDT together with NTTCom of Japan, Telekom Malaysia, and StarHub of Singapore, the $300-million ASE was also built in partnership with NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd.

Over 1,300 participants from 45 countries, representing 322 companies, attended the 2013 Asian Carriers Conference (ACC), bringing together the best and the biggest telecom carrier firms around the world, at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu from September 3 to 6.

MANILA, Philippines, July 19, 2013 – Ciena Corporation, the network specialist, announced today that PLDT, a leading telecoms provider in the Philippines, has deployed Ciena’s 5410 Packet-Optical Reconfigurable Switch System (RSS) and OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane software across its global network footprint.

PLDT tops poll in London-based IR Magazine Awards