Enterprise tech news and intelligence in the Philippines
PLDT-led PROTECTA Pilipinas is calling for stronger Philippine laws and closer coordination among government agencies, telecommunications companies, financial technology firms, schools, and communities to protect children from online violence and…
The Philippines’ House of Representatives has called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to attend a hearing on social media safety. Lawmakers want answers about harmful content on Meta’s platforms, particularly…
Cagayan de Oro City will pilot a digital safety program that aims to teach more than 10,000 public school students how to protect themselves from online abuse, exploitation, and other…
PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) have expanded their online child safety education efforts in Cebu, helping students, parents, and teachers recognize digital threats and prevent online exploitation.…
PLDT and Smart said they blocked 83,000 attempts to open links related to child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM) in January 2026, about 50% lower than the same month…
Telecommunications company Globe is strengthening its efforts to protect children online by expanding cybersecurity tools, awareness programs, and reporting channels to help prevent Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children…
The PLDT Group has identified nearly two million web links containing online child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM) since June 2021, according to data from PLDT and Smart’s Cyber…
Telecommunications company Globe blocked more than 484 million scam and spam messages in the first half of 2025. It also shut down 5,707 domains linked to child exploitation and other…
Telecommunications company PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. are working closely with local communities in Bantayan Island, Cebu, to help protect children from online sexual abuse and…
PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. have launched a new storybook, “Ang Paglalakbay ni Tala (The Adventures of Tala),” to advocate for children’s rights and promote internet safety. Created in…
Telecommunications company Globe has recorded a significant increase in its efforts to block online content related to child pornography and illegal gambling in the first half of 2024. The company…
PLDT and Smart team up with Football for Humanity (FFH) to offer Psychological First Aid (PFA) training to football coaches. This initiative targets the multi-sectoral fight against online sexual abuse…
Converge ICT Solutions Inc., a fiber broadband and technology provider, has reported that it blocked nearly 12 billion entry attempts to illegal sites by the end of 2023. This represents…
According to Globe, it successfully blocked a total of 489,849 child pornography sites in 2023. The figure shows an increase of 22% from the 401,487 websites in 2022. The count…
PLDT and Smart Communications are cautioning the public about the threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-generated child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM). This warning was issued during…
PLDT and Smart’s chief information security officer Angel Redoble urges internet service providers and other stakeholders to band together and form a “Global Chain of Trust” (GCT) to create safe…
In support of the recently implemented SIM Registration Act, PLDT and Smart have intensified anti-cybercrime efforts to clamp down on illegal activities perpetrated over SMS and online platforms. By the…
The Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG) of PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has blocked more than 522,000 URLs that show child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), as…
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) continue to clamp down on the spread of child abuse materials (CSAM) online. In July alone, PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security…
PLDT and wireless arm Smart Communications further intensify the fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children by tapping cybersecurity solutions firm Palo Alto Networks to develop a Child…
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) unveils the Digital Forensics Platform and Laboratory (DFPAL) that would help the government fight against cybercrime, specifically online sexual abuse, and exploitation of…
Through the intensified capability of their leading cybersecurity solutions and Child Protection Platform, PLDT and Smart have blocked over one billion user attempts to access online child sexual abuse materials…
As part of solutions helping curtail online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), network connectivity provider PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications are strengthening the adoption of the…
As cases of human trafficking and online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) continue to rise in the country, telecommunications providers PLDT and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) laud government…
Recognizing the increasing need to protect children from online sexual exploitation, social media platform Twitter and non-governmental organization Plan International Philippines teamed up to develop the “#NotForSale: A Safer Twitter”…
As digital connectivity remained vital to the daily life of Filipino children this 2021, PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) continued to champion policies and…
Philippines’ integrated telecommunications company PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) widen their scope in fostering a safer digital environment for children with their newly formed…
In light of the culmination of the Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership between the United States and the Philippine governments, PLDT and Smart Communications pledged to continue enabling programs of…
PLDT’s campaign against online child abuse picked up pace in the last three months, blocking at least a record 88,000 sites and links, nearly three times more in a period…
PLDT and Smart are working with youth-led organization Kids for Kids Philippines (Kids for Kids PH) and SaferKidsPH, the pioneering consortium of Save the Children, The Asia Foundation and UNICEF,…