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May 27, 20220

All systems go for Starlink in Philippines

News Analysis | KEN WIELAND, contributing editor 5/27/2022   It didn't take long. Only half an hour after completing all the necessary paperwor

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February 7, 20220

MVP welcomes Public Service Act amendments

Richmond Mercurio - The Philippine Star February 6, 2022 | 12:00am   PLDT chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan welcomed Congress’ ratification of amen

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January 10, 20220

Legislators tout open access bill as recovery driver

January 9, 2022 | 10:18 pm   Legislators said they expect a bill which they co-authored to improve competition in the digital services industry,

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November 17, 20210

Foreign Chambers and Business Groups call for immediate passage of Open Access in Data Transmission Bill

Press Release November 17, 2021 Foreign chambers and business groups commended the House of Representative for the approval of House Bill 8910 or the

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October 20, 20210

Digital transformation to create P5 trillion in annual economic value for PHL — Google report

October 20, 2021 | 12:31 am   Digital transformation is estimated to create up to P5 trillion in annual economic value for the Philippines, a re

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October 11, 20210

PCC exec says telco sector ‘not a natural monopoly’

BY TYRONE JASPER C. PIAD | OCTOBER 4, 2021 A Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) official agreed with business groups that the telecommuni

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August 25, 20210

[VIDEO] Foreign Chambers to Senate: Liberalize PH telco sector

August 24, 2021 Rundown: Foreign Chambers in the Philippines call on the Senate to liberalize the telecommunications sector in a bid to foster comp

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August 25, 20210

Retention of telcos as public utility opposed

August 25, 2021 | 12:07 am Foreign business groups say ‘liberalizing sends strong signal to investors’ Foreign business groups are joining local indus

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August 23, 20210

[PRESS RELEASE] Foreign Chambers Echo Business Groups’ Opposition to Retention of Telcos as Public Utility

August 23, 2021 The Joint Foreign Chambers expressed concerns (in a letter to all senators dated July 30) with the proposal to retain the 60/40 rule

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August 23, 20210

Businesses urge government to allow more foreign capital into telco

Louella Desiderio - The Philippine Star August 22, 2021 | 12:00am Business groups are against a proposal to keep the telecommunications industry

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August 2, 20210

FEF: Exclude telcos as public utilities

Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) - August 1, 2021 - 12:00am The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is supporting the exclusion of telcos

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May 28, 20210

‘Outdated telco laws need to be integrated’

Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) - May 28, 2021 - 12:00am Globe cites possible conflict with Open Access bill Globe Telecom Inc. is calling for

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April 22, 20210

Converge to tap Bifrost undersea cable system via $100-M deal with Keppel, Facebook

By: Miguel R. Camus - Reporter / @miguelrcamusINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:24 AM April 22, 2021   Converge

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March 12, 20210

Duterte expands ‘direct access’ of internet, app, web firms to satellite systems

By: Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ INQUIRER.net / 09:56 PM March 11, 2021   MANILA, Philippines — Presid

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February 24, 20210

DICT adopts cell tower-building goal of 5,000 a year for 3 years

February 23, 2021 | 8:32 pm   The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has set a target of 5,000 new cellular towers a

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November 27, 20200

Pandemic delays govt infra program

By Anna Leah E. Gonzales November 27, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic caused delays in the government’s massive infrastructure program rollout, a

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October 16, 20200

Globe ramps up cell site upgrade

Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) - October 16, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom Inc. has exceeded its target of expanding

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October 5, 20200

[OPINION] Good news in the fight against red tape

October 4, 2020 | 6:43 pm Numbers Don’t Lie | By Andrew J. Masigan   Red tape and over-regulation have been the perennial problems in doing

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October 5, 20200

Smart secures LGU permits for cell towers

Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) - October 3, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Inc.’s wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc

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October 5, 20200

[OPINION] Facebook did right

DEMAND AND SUPPLY - Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star) - October 2, 2020 - 12:00am Finally, Facebook is cleaning up its act. Unfortunately

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE

PHILIPPINE PROFILE
GDP, 2020 -9.5% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2019 US$ 70.9 million
Exports, 2020 US$ 63.8 million
FDI Inflows, 2020 US$ 6.5 billion
Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2018 16.6%
Population, 2018 106.5 million
Income Classification (WB) Lower Middle Income
*in constant 2000 prices
**in current prices

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