08 month302024
The Philippines allocated 3 billion pesos to build a nationwide free public Internet
According to Philippine media reports on the 22nd, the Philippine Secretary of Budget and Management, Amena Pangadaman, allocated an additional 3 billion pesos to the Department of Information and Communication Technology to promote the Free Public Internet Access Program to support the construction and maintenance of free Wi-Fi projects in 13,462 access points across the Philippines.
The plan aims to ensure that every Philippine citizen enjoys the fruits of digital transformation, especially in public places such as schools, libraries, public parks and transportation hubs, providing online services for education, work and daily life.