PHINMA Education has partnered with PLDT to provide mobile data and access to learning platforms to students in five schools and universities across the Philippines.

“We are pleased to secure this partnership with PLDT Enterprise to help our students navigate education in the new normal,” said Dr. Raymundo Reyes, COO, PHINMA Education. “Technology that facilitates flexible learning is one of our strategies to continue delivering quality education, in spite of limitations in conducting face-to-face classes.”

PLDT Enterprise will provide mobile data and access to learning platforms to students of PHINMA University of Pangasinan in Dagupan City, PHINMA UPang College in Urdaneta City, PHINMA University of Iloilo, PHINMA St. Jude College in the City of Manila, PHINMA Republican College in Quezon City, and Southwestern University PHINMA in Cebu City.

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“PLDT Enterprise’s Smart Giga Study data plans are really geared toward providing support for students and teachers. This is a challenging time for the education sector, which is why supporting various learning modalities like e-Learning has become one of our most urgent priorities at PLDT Enterprise,” said Jovy Hernandez, ePLDT President & CEO and SVP & Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups.

With Smart Giga Study data plans, students and teachers are given access to the basic programs they need for collaborative learning and individual research, such as Microsoft 365 and G Suite by Google.

PHINMA Education is also receiving a value-added service from PLDT Enterprise which includes a free SMS Messaging Suite for every campus per month. In addition, free Smart WiFi access points are being deployed for PHINMA Education students.

“Ensuring that students can learn anytime, anywhere is part of a big ecosystem which requires the educational institutions to work with both the private and public sector,” said Alfredo S. Panlilio, PLDT Chief Revenue Officer and Smart President and CEO.

PHINMA Education Holdings, Inc. (PEHI) is the education services subsidiary of PHINMA Corp., a Filipino-owned conglomerate with investments in education, property development, hospitality, and construction materials. PEHI owns and operates seven schools across the Philippines and manages one in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia.