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Property and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

9.

Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment account for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

 

 

Cable

and

wire

facilities

 

 

Central

equipment

 

 

Network

facilities

 

 

Buildings

 

 

Vehicles,

furniture

and other

network

equipment

 

 

Information

origination

and termination

equipment

 

 

Land

improvements

 

 

IT

systems

and

platforms

 

 

Security

platforms

 

 

Property

under

construction

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in million pesos)

 

As at December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

201,652

 

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

321,798

 

 

 

28,128

 

 

 

29,241

 

 

 

30,906

 

 

 

4,597

 

 

 

50,654

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

46,167

 

 

 

715,960

 

Accumulated depreciation, impairment and amortization

 

 

(161,534

)

 

 

(2,172

)

 

 

(211,288

)

 

 

(22,560

)

 

 

(23,169

)

 

 

(18,707

)

 

 

(270

)

 

 

(44,125

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(483,826

)

Net book value

 

 

40,118

 

 

 

628

 

 

 

110,510

 

 

 

5,568

 

 

 

6,072

 

 

 

12,199

 

 

 

4,327

 

 

 

6,529

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

46,167

 

 

 

232,134

 

Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net book value at beginning of the year

 

 

40,118

 

 

 

628

 

 

 

110,510

 

 

 

5,568

 

 

 

6,072

 

 

 

12,199

 

 

 

4,327

 

 

 

6,529

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

46,167

 

 

 

232,134

 

Additions (Note 4)

 

 

915

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

2,124

 

 

 

238

 

 

 

1,548

 

 

 

2,771

 

 

 

102

 

 

 

991

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,060

 

 

 

71,904

 

Disposals/Retirements

 

 

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

(114

)

 

 

(212

)

 

 

(59

)

 

 

 

 

 

(265

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(679

)

Reclassifications

 

 

6,116

 

 

 

(707

)

 

 

(31,539

)

 

 

(263

)

 

 

4,030

 

 

 

10,979

 

 

 

(70

)

 

 

(5,893

)

 

 

24

 

 

 

17,312

 

 

 

(11

)

Transfers and others

 

 

21,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,477

 

 

 

897

 

 

 

(455

)

 

 

5,614

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

6,576

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

(76,262

)

 

 

 

Translation differences charged directly to cumulative

   translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

Adjustments

 

 

9

 

 

 

871

 

 

 

(700

)

 

 

28

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

(122

)

 

 

 

 

 

(201

)

 

 

64

 

Depreciation of revaluation increment on investment

   properties transferred to property and equipment

   charged to other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(9,922

)

 

 

(398

)

 

 

(11,154

)

 

 

(1,282

)

 

 

(4,664

)

 

 

(14,224

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(862

)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

 

 

(42,540

)

Net book value at end of the year

 

 

58,290

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

111,603

 

 

 

4,973

 

 

 

6,596

 

 

 

17,340

 

 

 

4,148

 

 

 

7,217

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

50,060

 

 

 

260,868

 

As at December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

205,338

 

 

 

3,134

 

 

 

298,169

 

 

 

23,647

 

 

 

41,856

 

 

 

46,885

 

 

 

4,427

 

 

 

23,868

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

50,060

 

 

 

697,488

 

Accumulated depreciation, impairment and amortization

 

 

(147,048

)

 

 

(2,585

)

 

 

(186,566

)

 

 

(18,674

)

 

 

(35,260

)

 

 

(29,545

)

 

 

(279

)

 

 

(16,651

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

(436,620

)

Net book value

 

 

58,290

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

111,603

 

 

 

4,973

 

 

 

6,596

 

 

 

17,340

 

 

 

4,148

 

 

 

7,217

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

50,060

 

 

 

260,868

 

Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net book value at beginning of the year

 

 

58,290

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

111,603

 

 

 

4,973

 

 

 

6,596

 

 

 

17,340

 

 

 

4,148

 

 

 

7,217

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

50,060

 

 

 

260,868

 

Additions (Note 4)

 

 

1,306

 

 

 

906

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

570

 

 

 

5,678

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

80,026

 

 

 

88,983

 

Disposals/Retirements

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(81

)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(52

)

 

 

 

 

 

(163

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(333

)

Reclassifications

 

 

 

 

 

1,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,795

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,554

)

 

 

146

 

Impairment losses recognized during the year (Note 5)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

(121

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(148

)

Transfers and others

 

 

22,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,328

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

10,077

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

4,900

 

 

 

107

 

 

 

(69,022

)

 

 

 

Translation differences charged directly to cumulative

   translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Adjustments

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization (Note 3)

 

 

(10,676

)

 

 

(552

)

 

 

(23,282

)

 

 

(1,091

)

 

 

(2,124

)

 

 

(5,245

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(3,635

)

 

 

(166

)

 

 

 

 

 

(46,781

)

Net book value at end of the year

 

 

71,533

 

 

 

2,752

 

 

 

118,589

 

 

 

7,416

 

 

 

5,239

 

 

 

27,850

 

 

 

4,163

 

 

 

8,506

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

56,510

 

 

 

302,736

 

As at December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

229,160

 

 

 

5,896

 

 

 

327,195

 

 

 

26,838

 

 

 

40,586

 

 

 

62,595

 

 

 

4,451

 

 

 

27,099

 

 

 

355

 

 

 

56,510

 

 

 

780,685

 

Accumulated depreciation, impairment and amortization

 

 

(157,627

)

 

 

(3,144

)

 

 

(208,606

)

 

 

(19,422

)

 

 

(35,347

)

 

 

(34,745

)

 

 

(288

)

 

 

(18,593

)

 

 

(177

)

 

 

 

 

 

(477,949

)

Net book value

 

 

71,533

 

 

 

2,752

 

 

 

118,589

 

 

 

7,416

 

 

 

5,239

 

 

 

27,850

 

 

 

4,163

 

 

 

8,506

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

56,510

 

 

 

302,736

 

 

 

 

 

Interest capitalized to property and equipment that qualified as borrowing costs amounted to Php1,582 million, Php1,597 million and Php1,455 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  See Note 5 – Income and Expenses – Financing Costs – Net and Note 29 – Notes to the Statements of Cash Flows.  The average interest capitalization rate used was approximately 4% for each of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and 5% for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Our net foreign exchange differences, which qualified as borrowing costs, amounted to Php29 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and nil for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The cost of fully depreciated property and equipment that are still being used in the Group’s operations amounted to Php77,201 million and Php73,995 million as at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

As at December 31, 2021, the estimated useful lives of our property and equipment are as follows:

 

Cable and wire facilities

 

5 – 15 years

Central equipment

 

3 – 15 years

Network facilities

 

3 – 15 years

Buildings

 

25 – 50 years

Vehicles, furniture and other network equipment

 

3 – 15 years

Information origination and termination equipment

 

5 – 15 years

Land improvements

 

10 years

IT systems and platforms

 

3 – 5 years

Security platforms

 

3 – 5 years

Leasehold improvements

 

3 – 10 years or the term of the lease, whichever is shorter

See Note 3 – Management’s Use of Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions – Estimating useful lives of property and equipment.