v3.26.1
Trade and Other Receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Trade and other receivables [abstract]  
Trade and Other Receivables

16. Trade and Other Receivables

As at December 31, 2025 and 2024, this account consists of receivables from:

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Corporate subscribers (Note 27)

 

 

21,373

 

 

 

20,936

 

Retail subscribers (Note 27)

 

 

19,369

 

 

 

17,516

 

Foreign administrations (Note 27)

 

 

1,615

 

 

 

1,254

 

Domestic carriers (Note 27)

 

 

208

 

 

 

256

 

Dealers, agents and others (Note 27)

 

 

7,699

 

 

 

8,846

 

 

 

50,264

 

 

 

48,808

 

Less: Allowance for expected credit losses

 

 

18,897

 

 

 

17,196

 

 

 

31,367

 

 

 

31,612

 

Trade and other receivables are noninterest-bearing and generally have settlement terms of 30 to 180 days.

Receivables from foreign administrations and domestic carriers represent receivables based on interconnection agreements with other telecommunications carriers. The aforementioned amounts of receivable are shown net of related payables to the same telecommunications carriers where a legal right of offset exists and settlement is facilitated on a net basis.

Receivables from dealers, agents and others consist mainly of receivables from credit card companies, dealers and distributors having collection arrangements with the PLDT Group, dividend receivables and advances to affiliates.

For terms and conditions relating to related party receivables, see Note 24 – Related Party Transactions.

See Note 27 – Financial Assets and Liabilities on credit risk of trade receivables to understand how we manage and measure credit quality of trade receivables that are neither past due nor impaired.

The following table explains the changes in the allowance for expected credit losses as at December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

 

Retail Subscribers

 

 

Corporate Subscribers

 

 

Foreign
Administrations

 

 

Domestic Carriers

 

 

Dealers, Agents
and Others

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

 

 

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

 

 

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

 

 

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

 

 

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

 

 

Stage 2

 

Stage 3

 

 

 

 

Lifetime ECL

 

 

Lifetime ECL

 

 

Lifetime ECL

 

 

Lifetime ECL

 

 

Lifetime ECL

 

 

Lifetime ECL

 

Total

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at beginning of the year

 

576

 

 

9,290

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

3,513

 

 

 

14

 

 

63

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

606

 

 

734

 

 

 

3,596

 

 

13,600

 

 

17,196

 

Provisions

 

231

 

 

2,926

 

 

 

(83

)

 

764

 

 

 

(6

)

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1

)

 

7

 

 

 

141

 

 

3,697

 

 

3,838

 

Translation adjustments

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

9

 

 

5

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

12

 

 

—

 

 

 

21

 

 

5

 

 

26

 

Write-offs

 

—

 

 

(1,760

)

 

 

—

 

 

(446

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

(2,206

)

 

(2,206

)

Reclassifications and reversals

 

(84

)

 

73

 

 

 

547

 

 

(20

)

 

 

10

 

 

3

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(464

)

 

(22

)

 

 

9

 

 

34

 

 

43

 

Balances at end of the year

 

723

 

 

10,529

 

 

 

2,873

 

 

3,816

 

 

 

18

 

 

66

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

153

 

 

719

 

 

 

3,767

 

 

15,130

 

 

18,897

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at beginning of the year

 

1,448

 

 

8,250

 

 

 

2,126

 

 

3,820

 

 

 

8

 

 

116

 

 

 

—

 

 

1

 

 

 

608

 

 

838

 

 

 

4,190

 

 

13,025

 

 

17,215

 

Provisions

 

(484

)

 

3,537

 

 

 

322

 

 

472

 

 

 

6

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

13

 

 

9

 

 

 

(143

)

 

4,018

 

 

3,875

 

Translation adjustments

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

21

 

 

2

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

21

 

 

2

 

 

23

 

Write-offs

 

—

 

 

(2,975

)

 

 

—

 

 

(916

)

 

 

—

 

 

(1

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

(3,892

)

 

(3,892

)

Reclassifications and reversals

 

(388

)

 

436

 

 

 

(69

)

 

135

 

 

 

—

 

 

(52

)

 

 

—

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(15

)

 

(113

)

 

 

(472

)

 

405

 

 

(67

)

Others

 

—

 

 

42

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

42

 

 

42

 

Balances at end of the year

 

576

 

 

9,290

 

 

 

2,400

 

 

3,513

 

 

 

14

 

 

63

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

606

 

 

734

 

 

 

3,596

 

 

13,600

 

 

17,196

 

The significant changes in the balances of trade and other receivables and contract assets are disclosed in Note 5 – Income and Expenses, while the information about the credit exposures are disclosed in Note 27 – Financial Assets and Liabilities.