The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) installed Starlink kits in two geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas to provide free internet access to its students, teachers, and local government office personnel. In a statement on Monday, March 27, PhilSA said that the initiative is part of its...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte wished to replicate the free internet connectivity program of San Juan City to narrow the gaps among learners in a highly digitized learning environment. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a message at the Pinaglabanan Elementary School in San...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now pushing for the passage of the bill that seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s basic education sector. In filing Senate Bill No. 282, one of his 20 priority measures for the 19th Congress, Gatchalian wants the Department of Information...
Senator Grace Poe has refiled her bill seeking to improve internet service and access across the country. (Office of Senator Grace Poe) “The internet has become a necessity as indispensable as electricity and water. We rely on it for health, education, business, governance and more," Poe said....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he will vigorously pursue the installation of reliable internet connection in all the country’s public schools should he win in the May 2022 senatorial race. Gatchalian, who is seeking another six-year term in the Senate, said he will pursue the enactment of Senate...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has expressed deep concern over the dramatic rise in the illegal drug trafficking activities using the Internet. With the Covid-19 pandemic, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva drug traffickers took advantage of the “technological boom’’...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday called for more action that would bridge the digital divide that continues to hinder Philippine progress. Bautista, who is seeking a Senate seat in the upcoming May 2022 elections, said Filipino students and the country’s existing...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Friday expressed belief that a reliable and faster internet connection in the country is possible especially if Filipino and foreign investors would merge resources to service communities who are out of reach of the top three telecommunication...
Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” C. Sotto III favor bringing Filipinos back to onsite or face-to-face work and school because it would be good for the country’s sagging economy. But the longtime public...
The “Surf2Sawa– Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Wi-Fi project” or the “free Wi-Fi for all” has been launched in Quezon City, the Commission announced. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Feb 22, PCUP disclosed that the project was launched on Monday, Feb. 21 at Upper Lilac...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan II on Monday, Sept. 20, expressed optimism that the Philippines' internet connectivity will further improve as the country is "slowly getting" to the top of global rankings. DICT Secretary Gregorio...
Internet speeds in the Philippines are now faster, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Department of Information and Communications Technology DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan II said average fixed broadband Internet speeds jumped by about 800 percent,...
