Leading telecoms and multimedia services provider PLDT recently announced its initial roll out of digital enablement programs for local government units (LGUs) to become ‘Smart’ cities. PLDT, led by Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan, together with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), represented by Executive Director and Office of Civil Defense Administrator Ricardo Jalad, introduced #READY during a conference in Makati, where LGUs were presented with digital solutions and tools for disaster mitigation and recovery. These services enhance local response units with communication tools in times of disasters and emergencies. In photo, from left, PLDT and Smart EVP and Chief Revenue Officer and ePLDT President and CEO Eric R. Alberto, Usec. Jalad, Pangilinan, League of Cities of the Philippines President and Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, PLDT FVP and Head of Enterprise Jovy Hernandez, and Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) President Butch Meily.
