SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 6 -K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGNPRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 or 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF  1934

 

Report on Form6-K dated May 7, 2004

(Commission FileNo. 1-15024)

 

 

 

PHILIPPINE LONGDISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY

(Name ofRegistrant)

 

Ramon CojuangcoBuilding
Makati Avenue,Makati City

Philippines0721

(Address ofPrincipal Executive Officers)

 

 

            Indicate by check markwhether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F:  y                        Form 40-F:  o

 

            Indicate by check mark if theregistrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-TRule 101 (b) (1):

 

Yes:  o                                    No:  y

 

            Indicate by check mark if theregistrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation byRegulation S-T Rule 101 (b) (7):

 

Yes:  o                                    No:  y

            Indicate by check markwhether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form isalso thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Yes:  o                                    No:  y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enclosure:

 

 

 

A copy of thepress release that is being issued today by Philippine Long Distance TelephoneCompany, entitled “PLDT powers Namfrel for clean elections”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 2004

SECURITY CODE:  CM-040
 

 

The Philippine Stock Exchange

Disclosure Department

4th Floor PSE Centre

Exchange Road, Ortigas Center

Pasig City

 

Attention:         Ms. Jurisita Quintos

Senior VicePresident

 

Ladiesand Gentlemen:

 

Enclosed is a copy of a Current Reportunder Section 17 of the Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”) with a copy of thepress release entitled “PLDT powers Namfrel for clean elections”.

 

Thisshall also serve as the disclosure letter for the purpose of complying with PSERevised Disclosure Rules.

 

 

Respectfully yours,

 

 

 

FLORENTINO D. MABASA, JR.

Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 May 2004
 

 

 

SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Corporate Finance Department 

SEC Building, EDSA

Mandaluyong City

 

Attention:         Director  Justina F. Callangan

                        Corporate Finance Department

 

Gentlemen:

 

Re       :           Philippine LongDistance Telephone Company

                        SEC Registration No. PW-55

 

In accordance with Section 17.1 (b) of the SecuritiesRegulation Code, we submit herewith five (5) copies of a Current Report with acopy of the press release entitled “PLDT powers Namfrel for clean elections”.

 

 

Respectfully yours,

 

 

 

FLORENTINO D. MABASA, JR.

Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                              SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

                                                 CURRENTREPORT UNDER SECTION 17

                                        OFTHE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE (“SRC”)

 

 

 

 

1.                 7 May 2004

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

2.                 SEC Identification Number  PW-55

 

3.                 BIR Tax Identification No. 000-488-793

 

4.                 PHILIPPINELONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY                                        

            Exact name of registrant as specified in itscharter

 

5.         PHILIPPINES                  6. _____________ (SEC Use Only)  Province, country or otherjurisdiction                             Industry Classification Code

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7.         RamonCojuangco Building, Makati Avenue, Makati City                    1200 

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8.         (632)814-3664                                           

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            Formername or former address, if changed since last report

 

10.       Securitiesregistered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC

 

            Title ofEach Class                             Number of Shares of Common Stock

          Licensed and Amount of Debt Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Attached hereto is acopy of the press release entitled “PLDT powers Namfrel for clean elections”.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

            Pursuant to the requirements of the SecuritiesRegulation Code, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on itsbehalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE

TELEPHONE COMPANY

 

 

 

FLORENTINO D. MABASA, JR. 

Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Date: 7 May 2004

 

Distribution Copies:    5 copies –Securities & Exchange Commission

                        1copy    - Philippine Stock Exchange

                                    1copy    - Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLDT powers Namfrel for clean elections

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*MANILA, Philippines, May 7, 2004* – The PLDT Group is backing the NationalCitizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) this coming May 10 nationalelections by extending the largest and most extensive corporate support withits telecommunications facilities and services to help ensure the speedy,secure and accurate canvassing of ballots.

 

“Through the years, PLDT has consistentlysupported NAMFREL in its mission. Elections are held sacrosanct byfreedom-loving Filipinos and that is why it is important PLDT does its share toensure the impartiality and fairness of these political exercises,” saidNapoleon L. Nazareno, who is President and CEO of both PLDT and SmartCommunications Inc.

 

PLDT has set up a monitoring andcoordinating center at its main office at the Ramon Cojuangco Building inMakati City for the installation of telecommunications facilities in all ofNAMFREL’s different chapters nationwide.

 

PLDT will be installing more than 200phone lines nationwide and four E1 leased lines or high-speed datacommunications links to ensure that NAMFREL can communicate easily and pass oncrucial information quickly. Prepaid PLDT Vibe Internet cards worth P300 eachwill also be distributed by PLDT for free to all major sites of NAMFREL.

 

PLDT’s subsidiary Smart CommunicationsInc. will also have a crucial role since transmission of results for the QuickCount will be done mainly via text messaging. All the NAMFREL volunteers usingSmart cellphones will be texting in the results of the election returns to thequick count center at La Salle Greenhills via a designated access number. Thesetext messages from the volunteers will pass through the Smart hub and thentransmitted to Greenhills and a back-up site using PLDT’s secure, high-speeddata facilities. Cellphone prepaid loads have also been provided to NAMFRELvolunteers.

 

Smart has deployed cellsites on wheels toaugment capacity in high traffic areas. 

 

Virgilio V. Hernandez, PLDT RelationshipManagement Executive and a long-time coordinator for projects with NAMFREL,said advances in technology are changing the way NAMFREL is monitoring theelections.

 

“Unlike in previous elections, NAMFRELwill be employing cellular phones and the Internet aside from the usual voiceand fax communications. It will now be more efficient, faster and less prone tomiscommunication and inaccuracies,” said Hernandez, who heads the operations ofPLDT’s monitoring and coordinating center.

 

Ramon R. Isberto, Head of Public Affairsof Smart, said cellular phones would be the main medium of transmission ofresults to the regional and national centers of NAMFREL.

 

 

 

“Special menus and software have alreadybeen put in place by NAMFREL in coordination with our engineers to maketransmission and consolidation of results easier. The menus already have thenames of the candidates so that NAMFREL volunteers will just put in thenumbers,” explained Isberto.

 

PLDT’s monitoring and coordinating centerfor its joint project with NAMFREL will ensure that all the phone lines, hotlines, data links and Internet cards are installed and distributed according toa predetermined schedule. Each province is being monitored as to the rate ofcompletion and problems encountered with installation.

 

“This is certainly part of PLDT’s publicservice,” said Rene S. Meily, Special Assistant to the PLDT Chairman andoverall chair of Task Force NAMFREL. “While we don’t take sides with anycandidate, we definitely cannot be neutral or indifferent to the crucial rolewe can play in helping our nation have clean elections.”

 

Manuel V. Pangilinan, PLDT Chairman,added that elections are important events for the economic welfare ofFilipinos.

 

“Clean and honest elections help thecountry achieve the stability needed for economic growth. PLDT’s partnershipwith NAMFREL is concrete proof of our commitment to serving the Filipino peoplein any way we can,” he said.

 

NAMFREL is a non-partisan voluntaryorganization dedicated to ensuring clean, orderly and honest elections in thePhilippines. It was founded in 1983 and its first electoral operation was heldduring the 1984 Batasan Pambansa elections. The group has already conducted 23operations for both national and local elections, and this year will be its10th national exercise.

 

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**About PLDT**

PLDT is the leadingtelecommunications provider in the Philippines. Through its three principalbusiness groups – fixed line, wireless and information communicationstechnology – PLDT offers a wide range of telecommunications services across thePhilippines’ most extensive fiber optic backbone and fixed line, cellular andsatellite network.

PLDT is listed on the PhilippineStock Exchange (PSE:TEL) and its American depositary shares are listed on theNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE:PHI) and the Pacific Exchange.  PLDT has one ofthe largest market capitalizations among Philippine listed companies.

Further information can be obtainedby visiting the web at www.pldt.com.ph.

Contactperson:

 

Virgilio V.Hernandez

PLDTRelationship Management Executive

Tel. no.:844-5984

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant hadduly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

                                PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCETELEPHONE COMPANY
 

 

 

 

By:  FLORENTINO D. MABASA, JR.

Assistant Corporate Secretary
 

 

 

Date:May 7, 2004