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 28, 2019

2. SEC Identification Number

21817

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-530-631

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

Spirit of Communications Center 106 C. Palanca St., Legaspi Village , Makati City Postal Code 1229

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02) 8726-8888

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

N/A

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 @1.00 par value	1,500,000,000

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
News article entitled: “PT&T inks partnership with US-based IT service provider”

Source	philSTAR.com
Subject of News Report	PT&T's partnership with a US Based IT service provider
Date of Publication	Oct 28, 2019

Clarification of News Report
Reply to the Exchange's correspondence dated 28 October 2019, seeking clarification on the news article entitled: "PT&T inks partnership with US-based IT service provider” “MANILA, Philippines — Telecommunications company Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (PT&T) has forged a strategic partnership with a global IT service provider to expand its enterprise solutions offering. PT&T and US-based firm Virtalus announced a new partnership to deliver public and private cloud solutions for the Philippine market. ‘Our partnership with Virtalus enables PT&T to launch value for money cloud services to empower more businesses,’ PT&T president and CEO James Velasquez said. ‘By partnering with an established global IT service provider, this is yet another milestone for PT&T in innovating our services for our customers. We can expect more key initiatives such as this as we venture further in the IT space,’ Velasquez said. The partnership will allow the two companies to offer public and private cloud solutions to PT&T’s enterprise clients in the country powered by Virtalus. . . . . PT&T early this year partnered with 5GS Security Inc. to provide cyber security solutions to enterprises in the country. . . . . Last year, the company teamed up with Paynamics, a global payment solutions provider, to offer secure and efficient electronic payment solutions for both large and small and medium enterprises. . . . .” REPLY: PTT confirms its partnership with Virtalus to provide public and private cloud solutions for the Philippine market. PTT likewise confirms its partnerships with 5GS Security Inc. and Paynamics. These partnerships will enable PTT to provide secure and efficient digital services to various industries in the Philippine market.
Other Relevant Information
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