PLDT Inc. has teamed up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to roll out Wi-Fi access to 220 state universities and colleges across the country.
“We at PLDT believe in the power of education as an enabler of Filipinos in the face of challenges. As long-time supporters of the academic sector, we remain committed to exploring more solutions for students and faculty of learning institutions across the country,” said PLDT and Smart Communications president and chief executive Alfredo Panlilio,
Launched at the Bulacan Polytechnic College in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan with a simultaneous online screening at Nueva Vizcaya State University on June 7, the flagship project will further boost the online and blended learning programs of the education sector and support the connectivity requirements of faculty and academe.