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PLDT taps HSBC for P2-B social loan facility

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October 24, 2024

Telco giant PLDT Inc. is going big on sustainable financing this year, this time landing a P2-billion loan from HSBC Philippines to bankroll its fiber expansion in underserved areas.

- Elijah Felice Rosales

PLDT yesterday said it has acquired a P2 billion social loan facility from HSBC that would be used to fund its network expansion in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs).

In particular, PLDT intends to deploy the loan to install fiber lines in the country's fourth to sixth class municipalities, especially in GIDAs.

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