SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Oct 13, 2017

2. SEC Identification Number

21817

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

470000530631

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

PHILIPPINE TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORPORATION

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

106 C. Palanca, Jr. Street, Legaspi Village Postal Code 1229

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

09175114800

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

106 C. Palanca, Jr. Street

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
common stock P1.00 par value	799,998,728

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9. Others

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

Philippine Telegraph and Telephone CorporationPTT

PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Reply to news article, "PT&T Eyes Comeback, Seeks Foreign Partner", posted in Inquirer.net on October 12, 2017

Source	Inquirer.net
Subject of News Report	PT&T Eyes Comeback, Seeks Foreign Partner
Date of Publication	Oct 12, 2017

Clarification of News Report
Clarification of certain parts of news article entitled “PT&T eyes comeback, seeks foreign partner” posted in Inquirer.net on October 12, 2017 cited as follows - 1. PT&T intends to regain its status as a major telecommunications force in the Phils. within 3 years and to expand its fixed broadband business across the country 2. PT&T's search for a strategic partner, possibly foreign, with regard to its expansion plans; 3. Lifting of PT&T's voluntary suspension of trading of its shares in the next 3 months with the PSE which will allow the entry of its strategic partners; 4. Completion of PT&T's Rehabilitation Plan by next year, including negotiations with creditors holding about P12B of its debt; and 5. PT&T's long-term plans of expansion of its fixed broadband network nationwide with possible partnerships with cable companies for last mile connections around the Philippines, including talks with the Gov't for use of its nationwide fiber optic assets thru the state-run National Transmission Corp. (Transco).
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