Smart LTE powers Southern Luzon islands
Like most students these days, Catanduanes State University student Myko Arcilla turns to the internet to accomplish school work and do research. Today, with improved connectivity on their campus in…
Social media enables senior social workers serve fellow seniors
From walking messengers to Facebook Messenger, community development worker Corazon Constantino has seen first-hand how changes in technology have improved the lives of government workers like her. “Gone are the…
Smart equips senior citizens with tech, disaster readiness skills
To mark World Senior Citizens Day, PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc (Smart) gathered senior citizens from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao and taught them the basics of disaster-preparedness in the…
PLDT, Smart retailers win big at Ka-Partner Rewards 2019
Five brand-new millionaires, and more than 100 winners of motorcycles, mobile gadgets, load wallets, grocery items, and other premium items — these are the exciting highlights of this year’s Ka-Partner…
Smart Carrier Billing now available for App Store, Apple Music, iTunes
Smart Communications Inc. subscribers will have an easier and more convenient way of buying all the apps and content they love as the telecommunications company pioneers Carrier Billing for App…
Smart signs deal with tower-sharing services firms to fast track rollout of network facilities
PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with leading Malaysia-based tower provider edotco Group Sdn. Bhd. and Philippine-based common tower pioneer, ISOC Infrastructure Inc. Under the…
Student support boosts disaster readiness in Southern Leyte
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) in Southern Leyte continues to work with various institutions and organizations to strengthen the knowledge of and preparedness for calamities across…
Five Iloilo towns are winning the battle for quality education
Two years ago, 1 out of 2 elementary school students in the municipality of Lambunao, Iloilo listed as a frustrated reader — one who could read, yet could not fully…
Smart underscores environmental protection at SarBay Fest
As part of efforts to support environmental protection, PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications piloted its #PlanetSmart initiative at the recently concluded SarBay Festival, a summer beach festival held every year…
Smart lends tech support to Church heritage conservation
In one of the centuries-old stone churches in Cebu, the parish priest once had the images of the Virgin Mary and three archangels repainted in the same color as the…
Smart literacy apps named sole Filipino finalist for GSMA’s Asia Mobile Awards 2019
The roster of mother tongue-based literacy apps developed by wireless services provider Smart Communications (Smart) has been shortlisted in this year’s Asia Mobile Awards (AMO 2019). Organized by mobile network…
50 multigrade Eastern Visayan schools receive School-in-a-Bag portable digital classrooms
As a multigrade teacher, Bernadette Alcaroci of San Fernando Elementary School in Villareal, Samar in Eastern Visayas admitted that it gets challenging to manage two or more grade levels of…
OpenSignal: Manila posts mid-range scores in internet speed
The Philippine capital Manila posted mid-range scores in Internet speed compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors, according to the latest OpenSignal report. But the picture is even brighter if the…
Smart backs Church heritage conservation through digital tourism
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications (Smart) supports initiatives toward conservation of the Catholic Church’s cultural heritage as it joins the 11th Biennial National Convention of Church Cultural Heritage Workers at…
‘Smart Saturdays’ helps fund rollout of portable digital classrooms
More learners are expected to benefit from mobile technology, 21st-century teaching tools, and multimedia resources as employees of PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications (Smart) continue to support “Smart Saturdays,” a…
Smart, university, youth org empower women in disaster preparedness
After joining Smart Communications’ TNT Tropang Ready training of trainers last year, faculty and students from the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) National Service Training Program…
Centuries-old Bantayan parish marks ‘digital’ milestone
The Saints Peter and Paul Church stands tall in the four-centuries-old parish of Bantayan, the first Christian community established in Cebu. Built in the 1800s, the church has served not…
Smart’s School-in-a-Bag benefits ALS students in remote island in Camarines Sur
Jennifer Alarcon has always prioritized the welfare of her 10 children. She and her husband always look for ways to augment their income even if livelihood opportunities are scarce in…
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