President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signs into law the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) during a ceremony at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on September 11, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved PHP3.52 billion in additional funding to register 20 million more individuals in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of 2021, Malacañang said Wednesday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the 20 million more people to be registered under PhilSys would be on top of the government’s 50-million target.
“President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with the members of his Cabinet, approved the PHP3.52-B additional budget for 2021 to register 20 million more individuals (on top of the 50-million target) to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of 2021, as presented by Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua,” Roque said in a statement.
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Published December 16, 2020, 5:00 AM
Globe Telecom Inc.’s new site installations and site upgrades benefitted at least 32 million customers in the past 11 months.
The telco’s tower installations and site upgrades improved call and data experience in 1,098 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and 80 provinces, from Sulu, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Tawi-Tawi, Apayao, Abra to Compostela Valley.
Quezon City has the most new site builds with 99 new installations.
Some 20 cities and towns in NCR, South and North Luzon have new site installations as well.
The new site builds and upgrades have improved the mobile experience of customers in these areas.
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Globe Telecom upgrades voice, data services for 32 mln customers in 80 provinces Tuesday 15 December 2020 | 16:44 CET | News Philippines operator Globe Telecom has announced that its builds and network improvement in the past 11 months benefitted 32 million customers, who can now use voice call, SMS and data services. Globe also reports that its tower installations and site upgrades have upgraded voice and data services for more than 1,098 cities and municipalities located in Metro Manila and 80 provinces nationwide, including Sulu, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Tawi-Tawi, Apayao, Abra, and Compostela Valley.
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