Miss Universe 2015 and Filipino pride Pia Wurtzbach is featured in the latest TV Commercial of PLDT Home, representing the digital services leader’s flagship DSL brand.
This is one relationship that Pia is quite proud of and excited to continue with. Pia has been an ambassador for PLDT Home since she became a Bb. Pilipinas titleholder in 2015. She remembers how much fun she had, going around the country promoting PLDT Home DSL even in the remote areas of Mindanao. She says of the brand new partnership, “I am really very happy that PLDT Home decided to continue with our relationship. I believe in what they stand for,” she said.
In the recently released TVC featuring the Filipina stunner, Pia is seen backstage as pretty little girls, all aspiring beauty queens, go through the rigors of beauty pageants with their no.1 fan and supporter—their mothers. Pia was teary-eyed during the pre-production for this commercial revealing that the story “felt really close to home.” She said, “This is my story. I feel that this was specifically written for me. I should have brought my Mom with me today. I left her in the hotel. I want her to see this, too,” she told those around her during that meeting.
According to PLDT VP and Home Marketing Director Gary Dujali, the heartwarming video is in honor of mothers and the beautiful connections they help create for their children. “The perfect combination of a mother’s unwavering support and the power of technology, which allowed her to connect with the world, helped pave the way for Pia to achieve her goal,” he said. “With this new TVC, we hope to inspire and empower people in their own journeys towards their dreams. It is certainly an honor to have no less than the reigning Miss Universe help us spread the message that the strongest and most beautiful connections begin at home.”
Pia was endearing during the shoot. She made no effort to hide how she feels that the experience unraveling before her felt exactly the same as when she was still competing for the crown.
“Her down-to-earth attitude makes her all the more loveable. She was genuinely fascinated with the little girls who acted with her in the commercial. She was playing with them and having fun till the end of the shoot. We didn’t even notice that she was already feeling under the weather. She even bought taho at one point! What a real trooper she truly is!” Gary pointed out.
The partnership between Pia and PLDT Home DSL began when she was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe in 2015. Since then, PLDT Home has been a steadfast supporter of Pia’s Miss Universe journey. As PLDT Home ambassador, she traveled around the country to help families create beautiful connections through the reliable family-sized connection of PLDT Home DSL. Her powerful story also served as an inspiration to millions of Filipinos who were captivated by her journey and perseverance despite multiple setbacks.
As the country’s no. 1 broadband, PLDT Home DSL connects future Filipino achievers, like aspiring beauty queens who wish to follow in the footsteps of Pia Wurtzbach and newly crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2016 Maxine Medina, to opportunities and resources online.
It also helps them stay connected to their families and loved ones wherever their journey leads them, especially now with PLDT Home DSL’s CIO Asia Award-winning data sharing service through the Speedster Fam Plan 1299. This plan offers speeds of up to 10 Mbps and a monthly data allocation of 50 GB. Subscribers who upgrade their Speedster Plan with a Smart Mobile Plan 399 or Plan 600 can share 6 GB of the 50 GB monthly data allocation to their smart phones so they can always easily reach out to the people that matter most.
