TELECOM and digital services provider PLDT Inc. said Thursday its net income for the first half of 2017 soared 33 percent, driven by double-digit growth in revenues from its PLDT Home and Enterprise businesses.

The absence of impairment losses from its investment in German e-commerce company Rocket Internet, which had negatively impacted the company’s earnings last year, also contributed to the improved bottom line.

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