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MPTC, PLDT, Smart invest in child rights advocacy

METRO Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) conducted a four-day training to strengthen its commitment to embed Child Rights and Business Principles in its core operations, organized in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) and with participation of PLDT and Smart Communications.

This initiative is part of a broader call to promote sustainable and inclusive growth across all its tollway concessions — NLEx, SCTEx, NLEX Connector, Cavitex, Calax, and CCLEx — which have been at the forefront of integrating child rights and road safety into its operations.

(Seated, from left) PLDT-Smart Sustainability Executive Rhea Dienzo, United Nations Children's Fund Program Officer for Child Rights and Business Ernesto Casiple, PLDT-Smart Chief Sustainability Officer Melissa Vergel de Dios, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. Chief Corporate Governance and Risk Officer, and Head of Sustainability lawyer Cynthia Casiño and Ateneo Human Rights Center Child Rights Desk Director Claire Laison. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO