PLDT

Telco giant PLDT on Tuesday, Nov. 11, reported steady gains in its data and broadband business while its digital bank and fintech arm Maya continued its profitability streak in the first nine months of 2025.

The suite’s flagship feature, SmartSafe SilentAccess, enables direct real-time authentication over Smart Communications’ mobile network, removing the need for SMS-based one-time passwords.

The Visayas Regional Hub, officially launched on October 25 at the PLDT Smart Experience Hub along Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, serves as the counterpart to the National Command Center (NCC) in Manila, which opened last September 11.

PLDT and Makati police foiled a copper cable theft along Kalayaan Avenue, arresting six suspects posing as utility workers, while Globe reported an 18% drop in fiber cuts in early 2025 amid stronger community and LGU partnerships.

Taara, developed by Google’s X Moonshot Factory, transmits data through beams of light across long distances, with each site capable of providing up to 20 gigabits per second.

The exchanges — OKX, Bybit, Mexc, Kucoin, Bitget, Phemex, Coinex, Bitmart, Poloniex, and Kraken — were cited for failing to register with the SEC.

Led by the company’s own Gen Z employees, the event was designed to upskill PLDT employees in the art and science of TikTok content creation.

Telecom giant PLDT has announced a robust performance for the first quarter of 2025, with consolidated gross service revenues reaching P53.4 billion. 

PLDT said the social loan will support the further expansion of its fiber network infrastructure to reach the country’s fourth to sixth class municipalities, including Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs).

At the Asian Carriers Conference (ACC) 2024 held last Sept. 2 to 6 in Mactan, Cebu, top executives from various technology companies emphasized the need for local businesses adopt a new strategy with the rise of the “phygital” era.