Rice grown in high-tech greenhouses, online health consultations, cash aid coursed through digital systems – Manny Pangilinan banks on the internet of things to cope with the new normal.
DIGITAL SHIFT. PLDT chairman and CEO Manny Pangilinan virtually addresses stockholders on June 9, 2020. Screenshot from PLDT
During PLDT’s annual stockholders' meeting held online on Tuesday, June 9, Pangilinan enumerated some of the ways that the company can help the government, as well as some of their business prospects.Pangilinan said PLDT is willing to help the government in creating a digital map of the country's supply chain.
"Mapping the country's logistical infrastructure should be part of the digital supply chain blueprint," Pangilinan said."This national ID, complemented by existing digital payment gateways, can make the distribution of government cash subsidies more efficient, since funds can be disbursed directly to individual recipients. This also enables the private sector to help with funding and subsidies," he said.
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