PLDT, Inc. announced on Monday that its units PLDT Enterprise and Smart Communications, Inc. recently partnered with the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) to launch an e-commerce site for the institution’s four campuses.
“The Smart Online Store is an e-commerce site which gives the Ateneo community an opportunity to buy and avail exclusive Smart data and connectivity plans and products,” PLDT said in an e-mailed statement.
“All students, faculty, staff and alumni of Ateneo across the university’s four campuses in Loyola, Salcedo, Makati and Pasig can now purchase Smart Prepaid products such as load cards and electronic loads in several denominations at special rates,” it added.
PLDT-Smart’s connectivity devices are also offered.
Alfredo S. Panlilio, PLDT and Smart Communications president and chief executive officer, said: “This latest partnership underscores the synergy between PLDT Group’s efforts to promote and expand eLearning, and Ateneo’s own programs and platforms in this area.”
“The ADMU Smart Online Store will further strengthen Ateneo’s digital ecosystem,” he added.
ADMU President Roberto C. Yap said: “The ADMU Smart Online Store is a first among Ateneo schools, and the idea of having Smart Prepaid Services available to the community in an exclusive platform is aligned with the university’s continuous digital transformation.”
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