BusinessWorld May 25, 2021 | 8:15 pm SMART.COM.PH PLDT, Inc. said it assisted local farmers increase their productivity and income amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic through three projects that used digital tools. PLDT said in a statement on Tuesday that more than P2 million in revenues were generated from the sale of 36,000 kilograms of rice under its â#BuyLocalâ campaign.  The campaign benefitted almost 1,000 farmers and raised P180,000 for the âBuy Localâ sustainability fund that will be used as capital for small-scale farmers.  PLDTâs wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. will distribute P100,000 from the sustainability fund to 20 farmer beneficiaries in Mindoro Occidental. Â