In this blog we analyze the Philippines broadband
evolution with Caroline Mariel E. Aquino and Dyan Gabrielle P. Dino. With 7,107
islands comprising the entire archipelago, the Philippines is slowly moving to
become a more digitalized society. According to government data, 46% of
Filipinos use internet on a daily basis while 48 million Filipinos actively
engage in social media. Although these figures may seem moot as compared to
other urbanized countries, the Philippines is a predominantly agricultural
society that is slowly adapting to western ways and standards.
The fragmented geography of the island,
issues with the private telecommunication companies and political ties with
outside nations are just some of the hindrances that have held back the
development of broadband in the Philippines in the past. In order to address
these issues, the government implemented the National Broadband Plan (NBP) that aims to invest and radically improve the telecommunication and
broadband services in the Philippines.
