v3.26.1
Property and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [abstract]  
Summary of Changes in Property and Equipment Account

Changes in property and equipment account for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

 

 

Cable
and
wire
facilities

 

 

Central
equipment

 

 

Network
facilities

 

 

Building and lease improvement

 

 

Vehicles,
furniture
and other
network
equipment

 

 

Land and land
improvements

 

 

IT
systems
and
platforms

 

 

Security
platforms

 

 

Property
under
construction

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net book value at beginning of the year

 

 

101,265

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

116,506

 

 

 

7,304

 

 

 

1,971

 

 

 

4,474

 

 

 

17,210

 

 

 

864

 

 

 

68,218

 

 

 

318,069

 

Additions (Note 4)

 

 

882

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

723

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

367

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

273

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

51,935

 

 

 

54,277

 

Disposals/retirements

 

 

(6

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(68

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(82

)

Reclassification

 

 

11,158

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

23,581

 

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

(614

)

 

 

6,977

 

 

 

258

 

 

 

(51,345

)

 

 

(2,396

)

Translation differences charged directly to cumulative translation
     adjustments

 

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

2

 

Depreciation and amortization (Note 3)

 

 

(10,483

)

 

 

(103

)

 

 

(24,626

)

 

 

(759

)

 

 

(725

)

 

 

(53

)

 

 

(4,850

)

 

 

(282

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(41,881

)

Net book value at end of the year

 

 

102,817

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

116,181

 

 

 

13,780

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

 

3,806

 

 

 

19,610

 

 

 

840

 

 

 

68,808

 

 

 

327,989

 

As at December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

327,658

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

384,033

 

 

 

35,183

 

 

 

35,463

 

 

 

4,301

 

 

 

66,115

 

 

 

2,189

 

 

 

68,808

 

 

 

924,263

 

Accumulated depreciation, impairment and amortization

 

 

(224,841

)

 

 

(359

)

 

 

(267,852

)

 

 

(21,403

)

 

 

(33,470

)

 

 

(495

)

 

 

(46,505

)

 

 

(1,349

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(596,274

)

Net book value

 

 

102,817

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

116,181

 

 

 

13,780

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

 

3,806

 

 

 

19,610

 

 

 

840

 

 

 

68,808

 

 

 

327,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net book value at beginning of the year

 

 

81,227

 

 

 

384

 

 

 

101,941

 

 

 

7,979

 

 

 

3,654

 

 

 

4,122

 

 

 

18,794

 

 

 

1,162

 

 

 

67,840

 

 

 

287,103

 

Additions (Note 4)

 

 

86

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

598

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

69,730

 

 

 

70,912

 

Disposals/retirements

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(234

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(129

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(384

)

Reclassification

 

 

31,435

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

33,692

 

 

 

542

 

 

 

(809

)

 

 

456

 

 

 

5,561

 

 

 

202

 

 

 

(69,167

)

 

 

1,912

 

Translation differences charged directly to cumulative translation
     adjustments

 

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

2

 

Adjustments

 

 

—

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(185

)

 

 

(185

)

Impairment losses recognized during the year

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(67

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(67

)

Depreciation and amortization (Note 3)

 

 

(11,484

)

 

 

(102

)

 

 

(19,178

)

 

 

(1,247

)

 

 

(1,063

)

 

 

(104

)

 

 

(7,742

)

 

 

(304

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(41,224

)

Net book value at end of the year

 

 

101,265

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

116,506

 

 

 

7,304

 

 

 

1,971

 

 

 

4,474

 

 

 

17,210

 

 

 

864

 

 

 

68,218

 

 

 

318,069

 

As at December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

316,803

 

 

 

532

 

 

 

362,387

 

 

 

27,884

 

 

 

36,467

 

 

 

4,960

 

 

 

56,418

 

 

 

1,930

 

 

 

68,218

 

 

 

875,599

 

Accumulated depreciation, impairment and amortization

 

 

(215,538

)

 

 

(275

)

 

 

(245,881

)

 

 

(20,580

)

 

 

(34,496

)

 

 

(486

)

 

 

(39,208

)

 

 

(1,066

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(557,530

)

Net book value

 

 

101,265

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

116,506

 

 

 

7,304

 

 

 

1,971

 

 

 

4,474

 

 

 

17,210

 

 

 

864

 

 

 

68,218

 

 

 

318,069

 

Summary of Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment

As at December 31, 2025, the estimated useful lives of our property and equipment are as follows:

 

Cable and wire facilities(1)

 

5 – 25 years

Central equipment(2)

 

10 years

Network facilities

 

3 – 20 years

Buildings

 

25 – 50 years

Vehicles, furniture and other network equipment

 

3 – 15 years

Land improvements

 

10 years

IT systems and platforms(3)

 

3 – 20 years

Security platforms

 

3 – 5 years

Leasehold improvements

 

3 – 10 years or the term of the lease, whichever is shorter

(1) As at December 31, 2024, the estimated useful life ranged from 5-15 years.

(2) As at December 31, 2024, the estimated useful life ranged from 3-15 years.

(3) As at December 31, 2024, the estimated useful life ranged from 3-5 years.

Summary of Completed Sales

The following summarizes the completed sale of Smart and DMPI telecom towers as at December 31, 2025:

 

Closing Date

 

Number of Tower Assets Sold

 

 

Cash Consideration

 

 

Gain on Sale and Leaseback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

 

2022

 

 

4,665

 

 

 

60,492

 

 

 

25,234

 

 

2023

 

 

1,705

 

 

 

22,465

 

 

 

7,467

 

 

2024

 

 

356

 

 

 

4,362

 

 

 

1,471

 

 

2025

 

 

89

 

 

 

1,068

 

 

 

859

 

 

 

 

 

6,815

 

 

 

88,387

 

 

 

35,031

 

(1)

(1) Gross of related transaction costs.