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Corporate Information - Additional Information (Detail) ₱ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, ₱ in Millions |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Nov. 30, 2011 shares | Mar. 14, 2006 | Mar. 24, 2000 | Dec. 31, 2020 PHP (₱) ₱ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2019 PHP (₱) shares | Oct. 16, 2012 PHP (₱) ₱ / shares shares | Jun. 05, 2012 ₱ / shares | Oct. 26, 2011 shares | Feb. 28, 2007
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate term, description |  |  |  | While PLDT’s amended Articles of Incorporation states that its corporate term is limited to 50 years from the date of incorporation on November 28, 1928, and another term of 50 years from November 28, 1978, PLDT has not elected to retain such specific corporate term. |  |  |  |  |
Voting Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued |  |  |  | 150,000 | 150,000 |  |  |  |
Par value | ₱ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₱ 1.00 |  |
Subscription amount | ₱ |  |  |  | ₱ 150 | ₱ 150 |  |  |  |
Amount of shares outstanding |  |  |  | 150,000 | 150,000 |  |  |  |
American Depositary Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Par value | ₱ / shares |  |  |  | ₱ 5.00 |  |  |  |  |
Amount of shares outstanding |  |  |  | 16,690 |  |  |  |  |
Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,700 |
Smart Communications, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Ownership |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
NTT Communications Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic and voting interest held by strategic partner |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic and voting interest held by strategic partner |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares sold | 4,560 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NTT Communications and NTT Docomo [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic and voting interest held by strategic partner |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Philippine Telecommunications Investment Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in entity from shareholders acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.00%
Philippine Telecommunications Investment Corporation [Member] | Metro Pacific Asset Holdings, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in entity from shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46.00%
First Pacific Group and Philippine Affiliates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in entity from shareholders |  |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  | 28.00%
First Pacific Group and Philippine Affiliates [Member] | Voting Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in entity from shareholders |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic and voting interest held by strategic partner |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |
First Pacific Group [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial ownership decrease percentage |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
First Pacific Group [Member] | Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares sold | 5,810 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JG Summit Group [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in entity from shareholders |  |  |  | 11.00% |  |  |  |  |
JG Summit Group [Member] | Voting Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in entity from shareholders |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic and voting interest held by strategic partner |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial Trust Fund Holdings Inc. [Member] | Voting Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000 |  |  |
Par value | ₱ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | ₱ 1.00 |  |  |
Subscription amount | ₱ |  |  |  |  |  | ₱ 150 |  |  |
NTT Group [Member] | Voting Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Corporate Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of economic and voting interest held by strategic partner |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |  |  |

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