v3.26.1
Prepayments and Other Non-Financial Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Prepayments [Abstract]  
Prepayments and Other Non-Financial Assets
18.
Prepayments and Other Non-Financial Assets

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

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Subscriber contract costs

 

 

26,906

 

 

 

28,817

 

Advances to suppliers and contractors

 

 

23,825

 

 

 

29,486

 

Prepaid taxes

 

 

5,228

 

 

 

6,968

 

Prepaid fees and licenses

 

 

1,947

 

 

 

2,084

 

Prepaid benefit costs (Note 25)

 

 

810

 

 

 

975

 

Prepaid repairs and maintenance

 

 

541

 

 

 

862

 

Prepaid rent

 

 

319

 

 

 

371

 

Prepaid insurance

 

 

145

 

 

 

144

 

Other prepayments

 

 

1,822

 

 

 

1,168

 

Other non-financial assets

 

 

1,134

 

 

 

1,029

 

 

 

62,677

 

 

 

71,904

 

Less current portion of prepayments and other nonfinancial assets

 

 

16,191

 

 

 

9,975

 

Noncurrent portion of prepayments and other nonfinancial assets

 

 

46,486

 

 

 

61,929

 

Subscriber contract costs consist of the cost to obtain and cost to fulfill a contract with subscribers. Cost to obtain amounted to Php4,533 million and Php4,448 million as at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Amortization of cost to obtain presented under selling and promotions amounted to Php1,427 million, Php1,204 million and Php3,147 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Costs to fulfill amounted to Php22,373 million and
Php
24,369 million as at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Amortization of cost to fulfill, which is presented under depreciation and amortization in the Income Statement, amounted to Php8,055 million, Php7,449 million and
Php
11,789 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Advances to suppliers and contractors are non-interest bearing and are to be applied to contractors’ subsequent progress billings for projects.

Prepaid taxes include creditable withholding taxes and input VAT.

Prepaid fees and licenses include advance payments for NTC license fees and unexpired portion of fees paid to the NTC.