Digital Rights Roundup

October 1-15, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Philippines’ digital competitiveness slips The Philippines dropped three spots in IMD business school’s World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2021. The country fell to 57th Read more…

September 1-15, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. DTI-BOI: Two ‘hyperscalers’ from US, China to enter Philippines “Hyperscalers” are global technology companies providing cloud and internet-based services. They require huge amounts Read more…

August 16-31, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. DICT credits ‘impressive’ growth in internet speed to common tower policy On Thursday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology commended the country’s Read more…

August 1-15, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Telcos: Keep easier permit process for towers Philippine telecommunications companies are hoping that the Duterte administration will be able to make the telecommunications Read more…

July 16-31, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Philippines’ internet speed faster in June The June 2021 Mobile and Fixed Broadband Internet Speeds report of Ookla Speedtest said the Philippines’s average Read more…

July 1-15, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. DITO Telecommunity bolsters footprint with 17 more covered areas DITO Telecommunity has broadened its reach by adding 17 new areas, covering a total Read more…

June 16-30, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Bill filed in Senate seeking to develop satellite-based Internet access Senate Bill No. 2250 seeks to improve Internet access in the country’s satellite Read more…