PH sets Guinness World Record for Longest Travel Livestream powered by TNT
This world-class endeavor is embedded in TNT's long-time mission of bringing pride to Filipinos everywhere. As the value brand of our wireless unit, TNT plays a crucial role in helping us achieve the broader digital inclusion goals of the PLDT Group, where we aim to democratize access to mobile technology and innovations, enabling many to enjoy its benefits," said Alfredo S. Panlilio, President and CEO of Smart and its parent company, PLDT Inc.
BRINGING 'SAYA' AND PRIDE TO THE COUNTRY. The Philippines has set the Guinness World Record for the longest travel livestream powered by TNT, the country's biggest mobile brand. To achieve this milestone feat, Filipino content creators shared an uninterrupted livestream that lasted 26 hours, 15 minutes, and 29 seconds while traveling from Bustos, Bulacan to Kilometer Zero in Manila. In the photo with the Guinness World Records certification are (from left): Host MJ Marfori, TNT Brand Representatives Nadia Chua Goy and Erika Apostol; Alfredo S. Panlilio, PLDT and Smart President and CEO; Alex O. Caeg, SVP and Head of Consumer Business – Individual at Smart; Lloyd R. Manaloto, FVP and Head of Prepaid and Content at Smart; Eric S. Santiago, FVP and Head of Network at PLDT and Smart; and John Y. Palanca, FVP and Consumer Sales Head at PLDT and Smart.
Filipinos have one more reason to be proud as the Philippines just set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Travel Livestream lasting for over 26 hours and covering 75 kilometers from Bustos, Bulacan to Rizal Park in Manila.
The milestone is part of the Petmaloop Challenge spearheaded by mobile brand TNT, the value brand of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), which called on content creators to feature highlights of their hometowns that give them 'saya' or joy using the widely popular micro-vlogging app TikTok.
Here's where it got more challenging: they could only use one TNT-powered smartphone, which they should pass from one user to another in relay fashion.
Guinness World Record
A total of 33 content creators took on the huge task, which started in Davao City last Nov. 4 and made its way through other major cities and provinces in Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon.
But to set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Travel Livestream, the content creators took the Petmaloop Challenge up a notch by livestreaming their journey from Bulacan to Manila without interruption.
"I can now confirm that, with 26 hours, 15 minutes, and 29 seconds, TNT has a new Guinness World Record Title! Congratulations!" declared Fumika Fujibuchi, the Official Adjudicator at Guinness World Records, during the awarding.
