How has the Marcos administration handled its priorities and promises for technology-related issues? Let's take a look.
– to date, has “established a total of 4,385 operational live sites in 73 provinces and Metro Manila, across 601 cities and municipalities all around the country.”
Adding to the growth of internet infrastructure in the country is the development of the Bifrost Cable System. The Bifrost subsea cable system is slated to be completed in 2024 and will connect Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Guam, and the west coast of North America., the President has talked to Converge ICT Solutions about this in a presidential press release.
While there are still a few days before the 2023 SONA, the issuance of 92 million IDs is slightly off the mark, as the PhilSys site says it’s only hit 86.7% of its registration target.
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