PLDT offers free landline calls to Pinoys in Iran, Israel

MANILA -- Telecommunications company PLDT is offering free International Direct Dial calls until June 25, 2025 to Iran and Israel to help Filipino families connect with their loved ones overseas amid the conflict happening in the Middle East.

The free call window, which will be available through the company's landline network, is open to all PLDT landline subscribers nationwide.

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“We want to help give peace of mind to Filipinos who simply want to hear their loved ones’ voices and know they’re safe,” said PLDT Chairman CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan in a statement.

For his part, John Palanca, head of PLDT Home, said they commiserate with the Filipino families here at home who are anxiously waiting for news from their family members in Israel and Iran.

“In moments like these, the power of a simple call—of hearing a loved one’s voice—means everything,” said Palanca.

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Unprecedented US strikes have wrecked Iran's nuclear program, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday as Washington sought to assess what remained of the three targeted sites.

The surprise strikes threaten to deepen conflict in the Middle East after Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran, with Tehran vowing to retaliate against US involvement.

But the United States said President Donald Trump wanted peace and urged Iran to end the conflict after strikes on a key underground uranium enrichment site at Fordo, along with nuclear facilities in Isfahan and Natanz. -- with Agence France-Presse