PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the $288-million Philippine Digital Infrastructure Project during the 18th board meeting of the National Economic and Development Authority earlier this week.The World Bank-funded project aims to improve broadband connectivity and cybersecurity in the country.'It is the largest and actually the first of its kind in the Philippines for a loan for digital infrastructure.
With this loan, we should be able to get submarine cables across Visayas and then connect it to Mindanao; it's a domestic submarine.'On top of that, they should be able to also provide 772 free Wi-Fi sites concentrating on Mindanao in Regions 11 and 13 ,' Dy added.Dy said studies revealed that enhanced internet connectivity has a direct impact on the economy and that the disparity in digital connectivity is larger in Mindanao.
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