v3.26.1
Summary of Material Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Subsidiaries

Our consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of PLDT and the following subsidiaries (collectively, the “PLDT Group”) as at December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

Place of

 

 

 

Percentage of Ownership

 

Name of Subsidiary

 

Incorporation

 

Principal Business Activity

 

Direct

 

 

Indirect

 

 

Direct

 

 

Indirect

 

Wireless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart:

 

Philippines

 

Cellular mobile services

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

Smart Broadband, Inc., or SBI, and Subsidiary

 

Philippines

 

Internet broadband distribution services

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Primeworld Digital Systems, Inc., or PDSI

 

Philippines

 

Internet broadband distribution services

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

I-Contacts Corporation(a)

 

Philippines

 

Operations support servicing business

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Far East Capital Limited, or FECL(a)

 

Cayman Islands

 

Cost effective offshore financing and risk management activities
for Smart

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

PH Communications Holdings Corporation(a)

 

Philippines

 

Investment company

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise, Inc.(a)

 

Philippines

 

Cellular mobile services

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Francom Holdings, Inc.(a)

 

Philippines

 

Investment company

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Chikka Holdings Limited, or Chikka, and Subsidiaries, or Chikka Group(a)

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Content provider, mobile applications development and services

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Wifun, Inc.(a)

 

Philippines

 

Software developer and selling of WiFi access equipment

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

PLDT Global, Inc.

 

Philippines

 

Cross-border digital platforms and other allied services

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

ACeS Philippines Cellular Satellite Corporation, or ACeS Philippines(a)

 

Philippines

 

Satellite information and messaging services

 

 

88.5

 

 

 

11.5

 

 

 

88.5

 

 

 

11.5

 

Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc., or DMPI, (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digitel)

 

Philippines

 

Cellular mobile services

 

 

—

 

 

 

99.6

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

99.6

 

Fixed Line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLDT Clark Telecom, Inc., or ClarkTel

 

Philippines

 

Telecommunications services

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

PLDT Subic Telecom, Inc., or SubicTel(a)

 

Philippines

 

Telecommunications services

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

PLDT Global Corporation, or PLDT Global, and Subsidiaries

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Telecommunications services

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

PLDT-Philcom, Inc., or Philcom, and Subsidiaries, or Philcom Group(a)

 

Philippines

 

Telecommunications services

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

Talas Data Intelligence, Inc.(a)

 

Philippines

 

Business infrastructure and solutions; intelligent data processing and
implementation services and data analytics insight generation

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

Multisys Technologies Corporation, or Multisys(b)

 

Philippines

 

Software development and IT solutions services

 

 

—

 

 

 

50.7

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

45.7

 

 

(a)
Ceased commercial operations.
(b)
On January 5, 2024, PLDT Global Investments Holdings, Inc., or PGIH, sold 227 common shares of Multisys, thereby decreasing its ownership from 50.72% to 45.73%. On April 2, 2025, PGIH entered into a share purchase agreement to buy 228 common shares thereby increasing its ownership from 45.73% to 50.74%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

Place of

 

 

 

Percentage of Ownership

 

Name of Subsidiary

 

Incorporation

 

Principal Business Activity

 

Direct

 

 

Indirect

 

 

Direct

 

 

Indirect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ePLDT, Inc., or ePLDT:

 

Philippines

 

Information and communications infrastructure for
internet-based services, e-commerce, customer
relationship management and IT related services

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

IP Converge Data Services, Inc., or IPCDSI, and Subsidiary, or IPCDSI Group

 

Philippines

 

Information and communications infrastructure for
internet-based services, e-commerce, customer
relationship management and IT related services

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Curo Teknika, Inc., or Curo(a)

 

Philippines

 

Managed IT outsourcing

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

ABM Global Solutions, Inc., or AGS, and Subsidiaries, or AGS Group(a)

 

Philippines

 

Internet-based purchasing, IT consulting and professional services

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

ePDS, Inc., or ePDS(a)

 

Philippines

 

Bills printing and other related value-added services, or VAS

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

netGames, Inc.(a)

 

Philippines

 

Gaming support services

 

 

—

 

 

 

57.5

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

57.5

 

MVP Rewards Loyalty Solutions, Inc., or MRSI(a)

 

Philippines

 

Full-services customer rewards and loyalty programs

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

VITRO, Inc., or Vitro

 

Philippines

 

Information and communications infrastructure for
internet-based services, e-commerce, customer
relationship management and IT related services

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

ePLDT Capital Investment Pte. Ltd. or ePLDT Capital

 

Singapore

 

Investment holding and acquisition of companies

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

Digitel

 

Philippines

 

Telecommunications services

 

 

99.6

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

99.6

 

 

 

—

 

Digitel Information Technology Services, Inc.(a)

 

Philippines

 

Internet services

 

 

—

 

 

 

99.6

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

99.6

 

PLDT-Maratel, Inc., or Maratel(a)

 

Philippines

 

Telecommunications services

 

 

98.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

98.0

 

 

 

—

 

Bonifacio Communications Corporation, or BCC

 

Philippines

 

Telecommunications, infrastructure and related VAS

 

 

75.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

75.0

 

 

 

—

 

Pilipinas Global Network Limited, or PGNL, and Subsidiaries

 

British Virgin Islands

 

International distributor of Filipino channels and content

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

—

 

Others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLDT Global Investments Holdings, Inc., or PGIH

 

Philippines

 

Investment company

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

PLDT Digital Investments Pte. Ltd., or PLDT Digital, and Subsidiaries

 

Singapore

 

Investment company

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

—

 

PLDT Communications and Energy Ventures, Inc., or PCEV

 

Philippines

 

Investment company

 

 

—

 

 

 

99.9

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

99.9

 

(a)
Ceased commercial operations.
Summary of Subscription Agreements

The following summarizes the subscription agreements entered into by PLDT with Kayana:

 

Date

 

Number of Shares
Acquired

 

 

(in millions)

March 24, 2024

 

 

754.5

 

 

September 27, 2024

 

 

85.5

 

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

46.5

 

 

September 1, 2025

 

 

594.0

 

 

 

 

 

1,480.5

 

 

The following summarizes the subscription agreements entered into by PCEV with MIH:

 

Date

 

Agreement

 

Number
of Shares

 

 

Total Consideration

 

 

PCEV's Equity Interest

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

March 14, 2018

 

Acquisition of Ordinary Shares

 

 

53.4

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

100.00

%

March 14, 2018

 

Subscription of Ordinary Shares

 

 

95.9

 

 

 

3,806

 

 

 

100.00

%

December 31, 2020

 

Conversion of notes to Class A2 preference shares

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

544

 

 

 

43.97

%

March 12, 2021

 

Exercise of warrants to subscribe to Class A2 preference shares

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

447

 

 

 

41.87

%

June 11, 2021

 

Subscription to Class B convertible preferred shares

 

 

15.6

 

 

 

1,218

 

 

 

38.45

%

April 7, 2022

 

Subscription to Class C convertible preferred shares

 

 

27.2

 

 

 

3,252

 

 

 

36.82

%

December 13, 2023

 

Subscription to Class C2 convertible preferred shares

 

 

12.3

 

 

 

1,563

 

 

 

36.97

%

April 5, 2024

 

Subscription to Class C2 convertible preferred shares

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

857

 

 

 

37.66

%

 

Disclosure of Results of Operations on Discontinued ePLDT Subsidiaries, Net of Intercompany Transactions

The results of the operations of the discontinued ePLDT subsidiaries, net of intercompany transactions, for the year ended December 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Revenues

 

 

107

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

General operating costs

 

 

168

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21

 

Cost of contract-specific services

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

192

 

Net operating loss

 

 

(85

)

 

 

 

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gains – net

 

 

4

 

Interest income

 

 

1

 

Financing costs

 

 

(2

)

Others

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

44

 

Loss before and after tax from discontinued operations

 

 

(41

)

Loss per share (Note 8):

 

 

 

Basic/Diluted

 

 

(0.19

)

The net cash flows generated by (used in) the discontinued ePLDT subsidiaries, net of intercompany transactions, for the year ended December 31, 2023 are as follows:

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

Operating activities

 

 

(120

)

Investing activities

 

 

31

 

Financing activities

 

 

(50

)

Net effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

8

 

Net cash outflows

 

 

(131

)

New Standards, Interpretations and Amendments

Summary of Revisions of Prior Financial Statements

Consolidated balance sheet/Consolidated statement of changes in equity

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

January 1, 2023

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

Reclassification

 

 

As revised

 

 

As reported

 

 

Reclassification

 

 

As revised

 

 

As reported

 

 

Reclassification

 

 

As revised

 

Retained earnings

 

 

33,901

 

 

 

(4,659

)

 

 

29,242

 

 

 

22,020

 

 

 

(3,047

)

 

 

18,973

 

 

 

18,799

 

 

 

(1,722

)

 

 

17,077

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

(43,892

)

 

 

4,659

 

 

 

(39,233

)

 

 

(42,212

)

 

 

3,047

 

 

 

(39,165

)

 

 

(35,482

)

 

 

1,722

 

 

 

(33,760

)

Consolidated income statements

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

As revised

 

 

As reported

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

As revised

 

Other expenses – net

 

 

7,794

 

 

 

2,149

 

 

 

9,943

 

 

 

4,217

 

 

 

1,767

 

 

 

5,984

 

Income before income tax from continuing operations

 

 

42,693

 

 

 

(2,149

)

 

 

40,544

 

 

 

36,477

 

 

 

(1,767

)

 

 

34,710

 

Provision for income tax

 

 

10,138

 

 

 

(537

)

 

 

9,601

 

 

 

9,612

 

 

 

(442

)

 

 

9,170

 

Net income from continuing operations/Net income

 

 

32,555

 

 

 

(1,612

)

 

 

30,943

 

 

 

26,865

 

 

 

(1,325

)

 

 

25,540

 

Net income attributable to equity holders of PLDT

 

 

32,307

 

 

 

(1,612

)

 

 

30,695

 

 

 

26,614

 

 

 

(1,325

)

 

 

25,289

 

Earnings per share attributable to common equity holders of PLDT (Basic/Diluted)

 

 

149.26

 

 

 

(7.46

)

 

 

141.80

 

 

 

122.91

 

 

 

(6.14

)

 

 

116.77

 

Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to common equity
     holders of PLDT (Basic/Diluted)

 

 

149.26

 

 

 

(7.46

)

 

 

141.80

 

 

 

123.10

 

 

 

(6.14

)

 

 

116.96

 

 

Consolidated statements of comprehensive income

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

As revised

 

 

As reported

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

As revised

 

Foreign currency translation differences of subsidiaries

 

 

81

 

 

 

(174

)

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(131

)

 

 

(154

)

Net transactions on cash flow hedges:

 

 

(1,547

)

 

 

1,786

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

(1,256

)

 

 

1,456

 

 

 

200

 

Net fair value losses on cash flow hedges

 

 

(2,063

)

 

 

2,382

 

 

 

319

 

 

 

(1,674

)

 

 

1,941

 

 

 

267

 

Income tax related to fair value adjustments charged directly to equity

 

 

516

 

 

 

(596

)

 

 

(80

)

 

 

418

 

 

 

(485

)

 

 

(67

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent years

 

 

(1,466

)

 

 

1,612

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

(1,279

)

 

 

1,325

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss) – net of tax

 

 

(1,740

)

 

 

1,612

 

 

 

(128

)

 

 

(6,745

)

 

 

1,325

 

 

 

(5,420

)