February 17, 2023 – Preliminary meeting to discuss partnership between City of Balanga Mayor Francis Anthony S. Garcia, Microsoft Philippines Tricia Banson and PLDT Smart Foundation President Esther Santos and team. Goal of the partnership is to up skill the work force of the City of Balanga and its student try from K-12 to college to help fill in job demands of the BPO sector in the next five years. Microsoft will offer free digital certificate courses. Next step is to coordinate with the City Government of Balanga, DepEd-COB, and tertiary learning institutions to determine what digital skills training to offer.