A consumer advocacy group urged lawmakers to eliminate lease requirements for broadband connectivity equipment, which it described as a major barrier to universal internet access. With the internet now becoming indispensable as electricity and water, CitizenWatch Philippines co-convenor Tim...
Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. was able to raise as much as P2 billion from a social loan facility with HSBC Philippines with proceeds to be used to expand its fiber network coverage to the underserved and unserved communities in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 23, PLDT said it was looking...
The national government is planning to build a national fiber backbone that would connect Ilocos Region to Metro Manila—and that is only for Phase I of the project as the two other phases would further go down the southern part of Luzon. In the Build Better More Infrastructure Forum in Tarlac,...
Think tank Stratbase ADR Institute urged the government to invest in broadband infrastructure to boost the competitiveness of the country in the global digital economy. Photo from Pixabay Stratbase president Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit said that digital transformation has always been a...
(Unsplash) A citizen advocacy group is calling on the House of Representatives and the Senate to approve the proposed measure that seeks to amend the National Building Code of the Philippines to make it more responsive to the modern demands for...
Power system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be leasing its fiber optics and other broadband-related infrastructure to the government to help concretize the wish of many Filipinos for high-speed internet connectivity. With an accelerated pace of rollout for the...
Paragon Vertical Corporation, which is a subsidiary of e-Meralco Ventures Inc. (EMVI) of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) group, is planning equity sell-down for 34.9-percent of its equity to affiliate Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), the country’s telecom giant which is also...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, Dec. 22 celebrated the soft launch of the first phase of the National Fiber Backbone (NFB) program at the Novotel Hotel in Quezon City. National Fiber Backbone (NFB) Phase 1 plan. (Screen grab from DICT/FB) Jeffrey Ian C....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has recently admitted to congressmen that one of the reasons for the delay of the National Broadband Project (NBP) was the wrong choice of pipe for its fiber optics. In an...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co says he somewhat regrets giving into the Department of Information and Communications Technology's (DICT) request for additional funding for the National Broadband Program. Co...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the Broadband ng Masa program in Davao City in line with its goal to eradicate digital divide across the archipelago. (Department of Information and Communications Technology) The program was formally activated at the...
Ookla Speedtest Global Index report showed an increase in fixed broadband download speed for the Philippines in January. The country’s fixed broadband median speed improved to 88.13Mbps from the 87.13Mbps registered the month before. In a statement released Tuesday, Feb. 14, the report said that...
