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Internet in the Philippines

May 19, 2023

Internet in the Philippines first became available on March 29, 1994, 10:18 a.m. With the Philippine Network Foundation (PHNet) connecting the country and its people to Sprint in the United States via a 64 kbit/s link.[1][2][3] As of February 2023, there are 85.16 million internet users in the country, were internet penetration stood at 73.1% of the total population.[4]

World map of internet penetration (number of Internet users as a percentage of a country's population), 2012[5]
World map of internet users, 2012[5]

History

Timeline

The early history of the Internet in the Philippines started with the establishment of Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) by local computer hobbyists and enthusiasts. They were able to link their BBS's using a dial-up connection protocol enabling them to participate in discussion forums, send messages and share files.[6][7]

1986: Establishment of first BBS in the Philippines, First-Fil RBBS a public-access BBS went online with an annual subscription fee of P1,000. A precursor to the local online forum, it ran an open-source BBS software on an IBM XT Clone PC with a 1200bit/s modem and was operated by Dan Angeles and Ed Castañeda.

1987: The Philippine FidoNet Exchange, a local network for communication between several BBSes in Metro Manila, was formed.

1990: A committee helmed by Arnie del Rosario of the Ateneo Computer Technology Center was tasked with exploring the possibility of creating an academic network of universities and government institutions by the National Computer Center under Dr. William Torres. Recommendations were made but not implemented.

1991–1993: Emergence of email gateways and services in the Philippines, including some from multinational companies like Intel, Motorola, and Texas Instruments, which used a direct Internet connection, X.25, or UUCP protocol. Local firms ETPI, Philcom, and PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company) also operated commercial X.25 networks. Another milestone: Local and international email to FidoNet users was introduced.

June 1993: With the support of the Department of Science and Technology and the Industrial Research Foundation, the Philnet project (now PHNET) was born. The Philnet technical committee, composed of computer buffs working at the DOST [MIS (Joseph Andres), PCASTRD (Merl Opena, Winnefredo Aggabao) and Advanced Science and Technology Institute (Miguel Dimayuga)] and representatives from the Ateneo de Manila University (Richie Lozada and Arnie del Rosario), De La Salle University (Kelsey Hartigan-Go), University of the Philippines Diliman (Rodel Atanacio), University of the Philippines Los Baños (Alfonso Carandang), Xavier University (Bombim Cadiz) and St. Louis University (Ian Generalao); would eventually play a significant role in connecting the Philippines to the global Internet.[8]

July 1993: Phase one of the Philnet project shifted into full gear after receiving funding from the DOST. It proved to be successful, as students from partner universities were able to send emails to the Internet by routing them through Philnet's gateway at the Ateneo de Manila University, which was connected to another gateway at the Victoria University of Technology in Australia via IDD Dial-Up (Hayes Modem).[9]

November 1993: An additional P12.5-million grant for the first year's running cost was awarded by the DOST to buy equipment and lease communication lines needed to kickstart the second phase of Philnet, now led by Dr. Rudy Villarica.

March 29, 1994, 1:15 a.m.: Benjie Tan, who was working for ComNet, a company that supplied Cisco routers to the Philnet project, established the Philippine's first connection to the Internet at a PLDT network center in Makati City. Shortly thereafter, he posted a short message to the Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.Filipino to alert Filipinos overseas that a link had been made. His message read: "As of March 29, 1994 at 1:15 am Philippine time, unfortunately 2 days late due to slight technical difficulties, the Philippines was FINALLY connected to the Internet via SprintLink. The Philippine router, a Cisco 7000 router was attached via the services of PLDT and Sprint communications to SprintLink's router at Stockton Ca. The gateway to the world for the Philippines will be via NASA Ames Research Center. For now, a 64K serial link is the information highway to the rest of the Internet world."

March 29, 1994, 10:18 a.m.: "We're in," Dr. John Brule, a Professor Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Syracuse University, announced at The First International E-Mail Conference at the University of San Carlos in Talamban, Cebu, signifying that Philnet's 64 kbit/s connection was live.

2000: PLDT introduced its ADSL service.[10]

August 8, 2009: The Congress of the Philippines granted Converge ICT's (then known as ComClark Network and Technology Corp.) franchise application to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain a telecommunication system throughout the country. Nine years after their franchise was granted, Converge ICT's coverage and service has matured enough to be a viable contender for the spot to becoming the 3rd major telecommunications company in the Philippines.[11]

March 27, 2022: Satellite internet service provider Starlink received approval of its registration from the country's National Telecommunications Commission,[12] setting the country as the first in Southeast Asia to have Starlink broadband service. This comes at the heels of the passage of Republic Act No. 11659 amending the Public Service Act passed in 1936.[13][14] The amendment allows 100% foreign ownership of three primary public services which are telecommunications, airline, and railways.

Other Developments

A year after the connection, the Public Telecommunications Act of the Philippines was made into law. Securing a franchise is now optional for value-added service providers. This law enabled many other organizations to establish connections to the Internet, to create Web sites and have their own Internet services or provide Internet service and access to others.

However the growth of the Internet in the Philippines was hindered by many obstacles including unequal distribution of Internet infrastructure throughout the country, its cost and corruption in the government.[15] But these obstacles did not altogether halt all the developments. More connection types were made available to more Filipinos. Increasing bandwidth and a growing number of Filipino Internet users were proof of the continuing development of the Internet in the country.

The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, codified as Republic Act No. 10175, criminalized cybersquatting, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, illegal access to data and libel.[16] The act has been criticized for its provision on criminalizing libel, which is perceived to be a curtailment in freedom of expression. After several petitions submitted to the Supreme Court of the Philippines questioned the constitutionality of the Act,[17] the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order on October 9, 2012, stopping the implementation of the Act for 120 days.[18]

A Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom was filed in the Philippine legislature in 2013 to, among others, repeal Republic Act No. 10175.[19] The Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No 10175 were promulgated on August 12, 2015.[20]

Statistics

 
Internet café in the Philippines
 
Worldmap of internet browsers in 2015. As of 2013 in the Philippines, 62.43% use Google Chrome, 25.15% Firefox, 6.28% Internet Explorer, 4.13% Safari.[21]

In 2022, according to Datareportal and Statista, about two to three of four Filipinos in the Philippines have access to the internet.[4][22]

Among the findings in this report were:

  • 68% to 72% of Filipinos have access to the Internet, with Filipino users having the highest daily average online consumption duration in the Southeast Asia region at around 10 hours.[22]
  • Internet user growth is around 2.8% year-on-year.
  • 97.2% of users rely on their mobile phones as one of the (or the only) ways they access the internet.

Wireless broadband

TD-LTE

As the number of subscribers grew, both PLDT and Globe Telecom rapidly expanded their Time-Division Duplex-Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) services for Fixed Wireless Broadband. According to PLDT, they spent P2 billion of its P28.8 billion capital expenditure for 2013 to bring TD-LTE technology to customers’ homes. According to industry data, the Philippines’ TD-LTE network was one of the largest deployments in Asia Pacific with over 200 base stations and an allocated bandwidth of 100 megabits per second (Mbps).[23]

In January 2015, both PLDT and Globe Telecom began phasing out WiMax services in favor for TD-LTE.[citation needed]

Bandwidth caps

In October 2015, PLDT introduced so-called "volume boosters" (instead of 30% bandwidth throttling in 2014 and 256kbit/s bandwidth throttling in 2015) when exceeding monthly 30GB to 70GB bandwidth cap for TD-LTE connection plans (Ultera). "In case your usage exceeds your monthly volume allowance, you can still enjoy the internet by purchasing additional volume boosters. Otherwise, connectivity will be halted until your monthly volume is refreshed on your next billing cycle."[24] Globe followed suit with a similar "volume boost" arrangement.[25]

Lock-in period

In 2015, PLDT increased lock-in period for TD-LTE connection plans from 24 to 36 months (3 years) with the pre-termination fee equal to the full balance for the remaining period. After the lock-in period the contract is automatically renewed for another 36 months subject to the same terms and conditions.[26] As of now[timeframe?] the Globe lock-in period is still 2 years with no pre-termination fee outside of the lock-in period.[27] The PLDT TD-LTE contract allows PLDT to change the terms and conditions at any time with the only way left for subscribers to opt out of the altered service through paying the full pre-termination fee: "8.3 Modification. SBI reserves the right at its discretion to modify, delete or add to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time without further notice. It is the Subscriber’s responsibility to regularly check any changes to these Terms and Conditions. The Subscriber’s continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms and Conditions."[26] Even as the Consumer Act of the Philippines states "Unfair or Unconscionable Sales Act or Practice ... the following circumstances shall be considered ... that the transaction that the seller or supplier induced the consumer to enter into was excessively one-sided in favor of the seller or supplier",[28] the practice of inducing extremely long-term contracts with the ultimate pre-termination penalty has not been legally challenged yet.

IP peering

The Philippines have six Internet Exchange points in the Country. Philippine Open Internet Exchange (PhOPENIX), Philippine Internet Exchange (PhIX), Philippine Common Routing Exchange (PHNET CORE), Globe Internet Exchange (GIX), Bayan Telecommunications Internet and Gaming Exchange and Manila Internet Exchange (Manila IX).

On June 16, 2016, Globe Telecom and PLDT agreed on a bilateral domestic IP peering arrangement.[29]

Internet speed

The Akamai Technologies Q1 2017 State of the Internet report contained information that, though average internet connection speed had increased 20% year-on-year, the Philippines, at 5.5 Mbit/s, once again had the lowest average connection speeds among surveyed Asia Pacific countries/regions. The report noted that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had approved a plan with a three to five-year timeline for completion to deploy a national broadband network at an estimated cost of US$1.5 billion to $4.0 billion.[30]

Internet speed improved drastically after President Rodrigo Duterte in SONA 2020 ordered telecommunications companies Smart Communications and Globe Telecom to improve their services in the next five months,[31][32] and warned local government units to act on permit applications of telecommunications firms within three days or be charged with corruption or face possible suspension.[33] In February 2022, the average fixed broadband download speeds rose from 7.91 Mbit/s to 82.61 Mbit/s, a 944% growth. Average mobile internet speeds have also seen a 467% growth at 42.22 Mbit/s from 7.44 Mbit/s since the start of the Duterte administration.[34]

Internet censorship

See also: Censorship in the Philippines § Internet censorship

Access to the Internet in the Philippines stays as unrestricted as the constitutional legislative framework.[citation needed] There are neither overt Internet access government restrictions nor reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms without appropriate legal authority or judicial oversight. Individuals and groups are permitted to engage in the peaceful expression of views via the Internet, including by e-mail.

The constitution and law broadly provide for the right of freedom of thought, expression and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. Around 6.5% of the country's population got access to the Internet according to International Telecommunication Union statistics.[35] The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the authorities generally prohibit those from happening in practice.[36] Internet access is widely available and free to use without any limitations regardless of circumstances.[35]

The role of Internet in the Philippines during COVID-19

In 2020, when the outbreak of COVID-19 upend the world, the importance of having reliable internet connection was realized more than ever. That is when the Philippine government outrightly pressured the existing internet service providers in the country,[37] to hasten their infrastructure development, to keep up with the swiftly growing demand for fast and stable connection. The focus quickly shifted from DSL to fiber internet.[38] Additionally, new telco players commenced operations in order to provide the needs of the public. With work-from-home and online learning in place and seems to be working well now, there is no assurance as to when will there ever be a flat line in the demand for better connectivity.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Jim Ayson (29 February 2012). "The Philippine Internet turns 18: Is anyone still counting". GMA News. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ^ Jose Bimbo F. Santos (20 March 2014). . InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Digital 2023: The Philippines". DataReportal – Global Digital Insights. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  5. ^ a b "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000–2012", International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
  6. ^ "RP marks 7th year on the Internet : Digital Life by Chin Wong". www.chinwong.com.
  7. ^ "#20PHnet: A timeline of Philippine Internet".
  8. ^ "Villarica: The day the Philippines ‘discovered’ the world", Dr. Rodolfo M. Villarica, Newsbytes.ph, 05 April 2014.
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  10. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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  12. ^ . Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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  14. ^ "The telecommunications industry in the new Public Service Act". Manila Bulletin. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  15. ^ Philippines – Public Access Landscape Study 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Research Team Emmanuel Lallana, University of Washington Center for Information & Society (CIS), 2009.
  16. ^ Republic Act No. 10175, An Act Defining Cybercrime, Providing for the Prevention, Investigation, Suppression and the Imposition of Penalties therefor and for Other Purposes. Approved by President of the Philippines BENIGNO S. AQUINO III on September 12, 2012,
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  26. ^ a b "Terms and Conditions".
  27. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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  29. ^ "Three ways you will feel the effects of Globe-PLDT IP Peering". The Philippine Star. June 20, 2016.
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  34. ^ "Duterte policies move PH 113 spots up in the Speedtest Global Index". Manila Standard. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  35. ^ a b , Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State. 2011-04-08
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  38. ^ "Streamtech | Fiber Internet | What is the difference of Fiber Internet vs DSL". Streamtech. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-06-17.

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Internet in the Philippines first became available on March 29 1994 10 18 a m With the Philippine Network Foundation PHNet connecting the country and its people to Sprint in the United States via a 64 kbit s link 1 2 3 As of February 2023 there are 85 16 million internet users in the country were internet penetration stood at 73 1 of the total population 4 World map of internet penetration number of Internet users as a percentage of a country s population 2012 5 World map of internet users 2012 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Timeline 1 2 Other Developments 2 Statistics 3 Wireless broadband 3 1 TD LTE 3 1 1 Bandwidth caps 3 1 2 Lock in period 4 IP peering 5 Internet speed 6 Internet censorship 7 The role of Internet in the Philippines during COVID 19 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information February 2022 This article is missing information about the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page January 2023 Timeline Edit The early history of the Internet in the Philippines started with the establishment of Bulletin Board Systems BBS by local computer hobbyists and enthusiasts They were able to link their BBS s using a dial up connection protocol enabling them to participate in discussion forums send messages and share files 6 7 1986 Establishment of first BBS in the Philippines First Fil RBBS a public access BBS went online with an annual subscription fee of P1 000 A precursor to the local online forum it ran an open source BBS software on an IBM XT Clone PC with a 1200bit s modem and was operated by Dan Angeles and Ed Castaneda 1987 The Philippine FidoNet Exchange a local network for communication between several BBSes in Metro Manila was formed 1990 A committee helmed by Arnie del Rosario of the Ateneo Computer Technology Center was tasked with exploring the possibility of creating an academic network of universities and government institutions by the National Computer Center under Dr William Torres Recommendations were made but not implemented 1991 1993 Emergence of email gateways and services in the Philippines including some from multinational companies like Intel Motorola and Texas Instruments which used a direct Internet connection X 25 or UUCP protocol Local firms ETPI Philcom and PLDT Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company also operated commercial X 25 networks Another milestone Local and international email to FidoNet users was introduced June 1993 With the support of the Department of Science and Technology and the Industrial Research Foundation the Philnet project now PHNET was born The Philnet technical committee composed of computer buffs working at the DOST MIS Joseph Andres PCASTRD Merl Opena Winnefredo Aggabao and Advanced Science and Technology Institute Miguel Dimayuga and representatives from the Ateneo de Manila University Richie Lozada and Arnie del Rosario De La Salle University Kelsey Hartigan Go University of the Philippines Diliman Rodel Atanacio University of the Philippines Los Banos Alfonso Carandang Xavier University Bombim Cadiz and St Louis University Ian Generalao would eventually play a significant role in connecting the Philippines to the global Internet 8 July 1993 Phase one of the Philnet project shifted into full gear after receiving funding from the DOST It proved to be successful as students from partner universities were able to send emails to the Internet by routing them through Philnet s gateway at the Ateneo de Manila University which was connected to another gateway at the Victoria University of Technology in Australia via IDD Dial Up Hayes Modem 9 November 1993 An additional P12 5 million grant for the first year s running cost was awarded by the DOST to buy equipment and lease communication lines needed to kickstart the second phase of Philnet now led by Dr Rudy Villarica March 29 1994 1 15 a m Benjie Tan who was working for ComNet a company that supplied Cisco routers to the Philnet project established the Philippine s first connection to the Internet at a PLDT network center in Makati City Shortly thereafter he posted a short message to the Usenet newsgroup soc culture Filipino to alert Filipinos overseas that a link had been made His message read As of March 29 1994 at 1 15 am Philippine time unfortunately 2 days late due to slight technical difficulties the Philippines was FINALLY connected to the Internet via SprintLink The Philippine router a Cisco 7000 router was attached via the services of PLDT and Sprint communications to SprintLink s router at Stockton Ca The gateway to the world for the Philippines will be via NASA Ames Research Center For now a 64K serial link is the information highway to the rest of the Internet world March 29 1994 10 18 a m We re in Dr John Brule a Professor Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Syracuse University announced at The First International E Mail Conference at the University of San Carlos in Talamban Cebu signifying that Philnet s 64 kbit s connection was live 2000 PLDT introduced its ADSL service 10 August 8 2009 The Congress of the Philippines granted Converge ICT s then known as ComClark Network and Technology Corp franchise application to construct install establish operate and maintain a telecommunication system throughout the country Nine years after their franchise was granted Converge ICT s coverage and service has matured enough to be a viable contender for the spot to becoming the 3rd major telecommunications company in the Philippines 11 March 27 2022 Satellite internet service provider Starlink received approval of its registration from the country s National Telecommunications Commission 12 setting the country as the first in Southeast Asia to have Starlink broadband service This comes at the heels of the passage of Republic Act No 11659 amending the Public Service Act passed in 1936 13 14 The amendment allows 100 foreign ownership of three primary public services which are telecommunications airline and railways Other Developments Edit A year after the connection the Public Telecommunications Act of the Philippines was made into law Securing a franchise is now optional for value added service providers This law enabled many other organizations to establish connections to the Internet to create Web sites and have their own Internet services or provide Internet service and access to others However the growth of the Internet in the Philippines was hindered by many obstacles including unequal distribution of Internet infrastructure throughout the country its cost and corruption in the government 15 But these obstacles did not altogether halt all the developments More connection types were made available to more Filipinos Increasing bandwidth and a growing number of Filipino Internet users were proof of the continuing development of the Internet in the country The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 codified as Republic Act No 10175 criminalized cybersquatting cybersex child pornography identity theft illegal access to data and libel 16 The act has been criticized for its provision on criminalizing libel which is perceived to be a curtailment in freedom of expression After several petitions submitted to the Supreme Court of the Philippines questioned the constitutionality of the Act 17 the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order on October 9 2012 stopping the implementation of the Act for 120 days 18 A Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom was filed in the Philippine legislature in 2013 to among others repeal Republic Act No 10175 19 The Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No 10175 were promulgated on August 12 2015 20 Statistics Edit Internet cafe in the Philippines Worldmap of internet browsers in 2015 As of 2013 in the Philippines 62 43 use Google Chrome 25 15 Firefox 6 28 Internet Explorer 4 13 Safari 21 In 2022 according to Datareportal and Statista about two to three of four Filipinos in the Philippines have access to the internet 4 22 Among the findings in this report were 68 to 72 of Filipinos have access to the Internet with Filipino users having the highest daily average online consumption duration in the Southeast Asia region at around 10 hours 22 Internet user growth is around 2 8 year on year 97 2 of users rely on their mobile phones as one of the or the only ways they access the internet Wireless broadband EditTD LTE Edit As the number of subscribers grew both PLDT and Globe Telecom rapidly expanded their Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution TD LTE services for Fixed Wireless Broadband According to PLDT they spent P2 billion of its P28 8 billion capital expenditure for 2013 to bring TD LTE technology to customers homes According to industry data the Philippines TD LTE network was one of the largest deployments in Asia Pacific with over 200 base stations and an allocated bandwidth of 100 megabits per second Mbps 23 In January 2015 both PLDT and Globe Telecom began phasing out WiMax services in favor for TD LTE citation needed Bandwidth caps Edit In October 2015 PLDT introduced so called volume boosters instead of 30 bandwidth throttling in 2014 and 256kbit s bandwidth throttling in 2015 when exceeding monthly 30GB to 70GB bandwidth cap for TD LTE connection plans Ultera In case your usage exceeds your monthly volume allowance you can still enjoy the internet by purchasing additional volume boosters Otherwise connectivity will be halted until your monthly volume is refreshed on your next billing cycle 24 Globe followed suit with a similar volume boost arrangement 25 Lock in period Edit In 2015 PLDT increased lock in period for TD LTE connection plans from 24 to 36 months 3 years with the pre termination fee equal to the full balance for the remaining period After the lock in period the contract is automatically renewed for another 36 months subject to the same terms and conditions 26 As of now timeframe the Globe lock in period is still 2 years with no pre termination fee outside of the lock in period 27 The PLDT TD LTE contract allows PLDT to change the terms and conditions at any time with the only way left for subscribers to opt out of the altered service through paying the full pre termination fee 8 3 Modification SBI reserves the right at its discretion to modify delete or add to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time without further notice It is the Subscriber s responsibility to regularly check any changes to these Terms and Conditions The Subscriber s continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms and Conditions 26 Even as the Consumer Act of the Philippines states Unfair or Unconscionable Sales Act or Practice the following circumstances shall be considered that the transaction that the seller or supplier induced the consumer to enter into was excessively one sided in favor of the seller or supplier 28 the practice of inducing extremely long term contracts with the ultimate pre termination penalty has not been legally challenged yet IP peering EditThe Philippines have six Internet Exchange points in the Country Philippine Open Internet Exchange PhOPENIX Philippine Internet Exchange PhIX Philippine Common Routing Exchange PHNET CORE Globe Internet Exchange GIX Bayan Telecommunications Internet and Gaming Exchange and Manila Internet Exchange Manila IX On June 16 2016 Globe Telecom and PLDT agreed on a bilateral domestic IP peering arrangement 29 Internet speed EditThe Akamai Technologies Q1 2017 State of the Internet report contained information that though average internet connection speed had increased 20 year on year the Philippines at 5 5 Mbit s once again had the lowest average connection speeds among surveyed Asia Pacific countries regions The report noted that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had approved a plan with a three to five year timeline for completion to deploy a national broadband network at an estimated cost of US 1 5 billion to 4 0 billion 30 Internet speed improved drastically after President Rodrigo Duterte in SONA 2020 ordered telecommunications companies Smart Communications and Globe Telecom to improve their services in the next five months 31 32 and warned local government units to act on permit applications of telecommunications firms within three days or be charged with corruption or face possible suspension 33 In February 2022 the average fixed broadband download speeds rose from 7 91 Mbit s to 82 61 Mbit s a 944 growth Average mobile internet speeds have also seen a 467 growth at 42 22 Mbit s from 7 44 Mbit s since the start of the Duterte administration 34 Internet censorship EditSee also Censorship in the Philippines Internet censorship Access to the Internet in the Philippines stays as unrestricted as the constitutional legislative framework citation needed There are neither overt Internet access government restrictions nor reports that the government monitors e mail or Internet chat rooms without appropriate legal authority or judicial oversight Individuals and groups are permitted to engage in the peaceful expression of views via the Internet including by e mail The constitution and law broadly provide for the right of freedom of thought expression and press and the government generally respects these rights in practice Around 6 5 of the country s population got access to the Internet according to International Telecommunication Union statistics 35 The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy family home or correspondence and the authorities generally prohibit those from happening in practice 36 Internet access is widely available and free to use without any limitations regardless of circumstances 35 The role of Internet in the Philippines during COVID 19 EditIn 2020 when the outbreak of COVID 19 upend the world the importance of having reliable internet connection was realized more than ever That is when the Philippine government outrightly pressured the existing internet service providers in the country 37 to hasten their infrastructure development to keep up with the swiftly growing demand for fast and stable connection The focus quickly shifted from DSL to fiber internet 38 Additionally new telco players commenced operations in order to provide the needs of the public With work from home and online learning in place and seems to be working well now there is no assurance as to when will there ever be a flat line in the demand for better connectivity See also EditTelecommunications in the Philippines Social media use in the Philippines Open Access in Data Transmission Act Magna Carta for Philippine Internet FreedomReferences Edit Miguel A L Paraz Developing a Viable Framework for Commercial Internet Operations in the Asia Pacific Region The Philippine 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