Learning Hub equips QC community with free internet access

In line with its commitment to make digital services accessible for Filipinos and to help uplift lives across the country, PLDT Home, together with Zone V Camera Club and the Virlanie Foundation, launched The Learning Hub in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City. This initiative aims to empower Filipino students and their communities through reliable broadband internet connectivity, linking them with the rest of the world and providing much-needed access to quality learning resources.

The Learning Hub seeks to provide Filipino children with a free-to-use learning space powered by a fast internet connection from PLDT Home and learning tools such as computers with digital applications. This initiative was designed to unlock livelihood opportunities to benefit low-income families while offering communities a safe entertainment hub.

"PLDT has long been committed to building a digitally inclusive Philippines where communities are empowered through technology. Connectivity has become a human right, and we believe in the project's goal of helping provide quality education to ensure no learner is left behind," said PLDT and Smart Communications director, president and CEO Alfredo S. Panlilio. "We want kids in these communities to have access to the internet's global databank and create a learning hub."

"Witnessing the transformative impact that The Learning Hub will have on our beneficiary communities will be amazing. The potential for a graduating student to positively influence their family's life is profound, and we are honored to be part of such meaningful change," said Angela Panlilio, president of the Zone V Camera Club, which donated the gadgets for communities to use.