If Marcos Jr. signs Senate Bill No. 2699, the Konektadong Pinoy Act, into law, the Philippines might actually stumble into the modern era of connectivity. Notice I said if. Because this is the Philippines, and we can turn even the most straightforward reform into a circus act. On paper, it looks promising. The bill removes the congressional franchise requirement for
Tag: infrastructure sharing
Here we go again. The Senate’s Konektadong Pinoy Bill (Senate Bill No. 2699) promises to connect every Filipino. A noble dream, like curing poverty by committee hearing. They called it “digital inclusion.” I call it Broadband Press Release 2.0. We passed the Free Wi-Fi for All Act in 2017. What did we get? Free lag for all. Free buffering. Free