{"id":3145,"date":"2013-11-27T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T11:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2013-11-28T19:30:55","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T11:30:55","slug":"pldt-honors-loyal-subscribers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2013\/11\/27\/pldt-honors-loyal-subscribers\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT honors most loyal subscribers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of PLDT\u2019s 85th anniversary, nine of its most loyal subscribers were recognized.\u00a0Chosen from PLDT HOME\u2019s Most Loyal Connections Contest conducted previously this year, the nine awardees have been PLDT subscribers since the 1960s , 70s, and 80s up to the present. They came from all over the country, with two from Metro Manila, another two from North Luzon, and one each from Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao, and Zamboanga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nThe most loyal subscribers received their trophies and gift certificates from PLDT officials led by president & CEO Napoleon L. Nazareno, EVP and Head of Home Business Ariel P. Fermin. Also present were SVP and HR group head Butch G. Jimenez, FVP and comptroller Chaye Cabal-Revilla.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our simple way of giving thanks to our subscribers who have been with us through the years. We are truly grateful that they allowed PLDT to become a part of their lives,\u201d Nazareno said.<\/p>\n

One of the honorees with the oldest connected line was Daria G. Gonzaga of Sta. Mesa, Manila, whose telephone was installed in 1961. She related that back in the 50s, when she was still a student, her family didn\u2019t have a telephone at home, \u201cI used to call one of our neighbors who had a telephone. It was very inconvenient so I asked my Mama and told her, I think it\u2019s better if we have our own line.\u201d When she got married, Gonzaga inherited the landline, \u201cSince I am always at home, being a full housewife, the telephone is my bridge in communicating with my children every now and then.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another loyal subscriber, Laura Domingo, said: \u201cOur original telephone line was owned by my grandmother who had it installed in the 60s, so our landline must be about 50 years old by now.\u201d When the Internet emerged, this Pasay City resident subscribed to PLDT myDSL, the high-speed internet cable connection that runs on PLDT\u2019s extensive phone network.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had myDSL installed in our reliable PLDT landline and my children are all benefiting from it. Kasi \u2018yun ang ginagamit nila sa pag-aaral. Nung nag-college ang mga anak ko, \u2018dun nagre-research sa myDSL. I also have an extension of that in my office.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also awarded were Lito Salvador from Tarlac City; Zenaida Jamilla, Boac Marinduque; and Lilia V. Cutang, Mandaue City, Cebu.<\/p>\n

Completing the Most Loyal Subscribers list were Lourdes Javelosa, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental; Erlinda L. Guyo, Davao City; Irene Patajo, Zamboanga Del Sur; and Henry O. Chusuey, Molo, Iloilo.<\/p>\n

PLDT is a telecommunications service provider in the Philippines. Through its three principal business groups \u2013fixed line, wireless, and Business Process Outsourcing or BPO\u2013 PLDT offers a range of telecommunications services across the Philippines\u2019 fiber optic backbone and fixed line and cellular networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chosen from PLDT HOME\u2019s Most Loyal Connections Contest conducted previously this year, the nine awardees have been PLDT subscribers since the 1960s , 70s, and 80s up to the present. They came from all over the country, with two from Metro Manila, another two from North Luzon, and one each from Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao, and Zamboanga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[379,1014],"class_list":["post-3145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-pldt","tag-pldt-homes-most-loyal-connections-contest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}