Philippines

Strengthens smaller local operators with connectivity and digital tools that can extend service in underserved markets.

Activities and approach: Wholesale/partner connectivity; digital tools; operator enablement

combining renewable power with interactive education technology in remote schools

Activities and approach: Deployment of solar-powered learning equipment, digital content, and education technology support

combining reliable internet, resilient electricity, and classroom technology so remote schools can participate in digital learning

Activities and approach: Starlink connectivity; solar photovoltaic systems; battery storage; digital learning tools; classroom power and connectivity upgrades

Creates government-owned/shared broadband infrastructure to expand affordable, reliable connectivity and support public-service delivery.

Activities and approach: National fiber backbone; points of presence; shared government capacity; backhaul.

Expands or enables connectivity for people and communities affected by digital exclusion, addressing availability and service-quality barriers.

Activities and approach: Network deployment or expansion; connectivity delivery

Provides satellite internet and supporting equipment to remote Indigenous learners who face terrestrial-connectivity barriers.

Activities and approach: Starlink installation; satellite broadband; printer donation; school internet access

addressing the skills dimension of the digital divide through hands-on computing, robotics and coding exposure

Activities and approach: Open-source robotics kits; coding instruction; train-the-trainer support; STEM activities

building digital capability for female entrepreneurs and reducing adoption barriers

Activities and approach: Digital empowerment support for women-led enterprises; business technology adoption

extending school internet access across the Zamboanga Peninsula

Activities and approach: School broadband connections and education access support

pairing free mobile data with public internet access in hard-to-reach areas

Activities and approach: Distribution of SIM cards with monthly data and prioritization of free-Wi-Fi sites

providing a year of mobile data to low-income families in remote communities

Activities and approach: SIM-card distribution, mobile-data access, and digital-transformation support

expanding public internet access at tourism destinations

Activities and approach: Deployment and support of internet connectivity at tourism sites

expanding community digital access and access to public services

Activities and approach: Digital access expansion; online government-service access; digital inclusion support

Expands or enables connectivity for people and communities affected by digital exclusion, addressing availability and service-quality barriers.

Activities and approach: Network deployment or expansion; connectivity delivery

providing ICT equipment and demand-driven digital-skills training so local enterprises can market products online

Activities and approach: ICT equipment deployment; demand-driven training; e-commerce and online-marketing support

Builds practical internet and digital literacy so more Filipinos can use online services safely and productively.

Activities and approach: Internet literacy; digital capacity building; community training

Extends practical ICT skills to populations that face institutional and geographic barriers to digital participation.

Activities and approach: Digital literacy training; basic ICT skills; inclusive technology education

Reduces affordability and availability barriers by supplying mobile internet access to populations that may lack reliable household connectivity.

Activities and approach: Procurement and distribution of Bayanihan SIM cards; subsidized monthly mobile data; beneficiary validation; nationwide rollout.

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Mobile digital National ID

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Venues for digital skills training and participation in digital economy

Combines internet access with digital-literacy support for learning communities lacking reliable connectivity.

Activities and approach: Internet connections; learning-community support; digital literacy

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Unified mobile access to government services and credentials

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Expand free public internet beyond schools

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: 818 active sites plus 207 additional sites

Expands free public internet access across a large regional footprint to reduce geographic and affordability barriers.

Activities and approach: Installation and operation of free public Wi-Fi sites across regional communities and public locations

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: 678 free Wi-Fi sites across 248 locations

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: 2,020 free Wi-Fi sites

Provides free internet access at public sites, reducing affordability barriers for people who cannot maintain household broadband subscriptions.

Activities and approach: Public Wi-Fi hotspots; public institutions and community access points.

connecting a distinct group of public schools to free internet service

Activities and approach: Installation and operation of free public Wi-Fi access points at schools

using prepaid and personalized pricing structures to lower adoption barriers for high-speed fiber connectivity.

Activities and approach: Offer personalized prepaid fiber broadband packages; expand flexible high-speed home connectivity options

Builds digital capability and adoption support for rural, remote, underserved, or unserved communities, addressing skills and participation barriers.

Activities and approach: Targeted digital inclusion activities described in the cited source

Expands or enables connectivity for rural, remote, underserved, or unserved communities, addressing availability and service-quality barriers.

Activities and approach: Network deployment or expansion; connectivity delivery

Expands network capacity, service quality and next-generation mobile coverage beyond major urban centers, strengthening the national digital backbone and increasing access to reliable connectivity.

Activities and approach: Network expansion; data and digital infrastructure investment; 5G rollout; capacity upgrades; service-quality improvement; mobile and home internet network strengthening

Extends reliable mobile connectivity into communities that previously had no signal or inadequate service.

Activities and approach: Activation of new mobile connectivity sites; expansion across 52 unserved sites; optimization across 128 underserved areas; Bayanihan SIM activation for beneficiaries.

extending basic mobile and online services into locations where terrestrial mobile networks are limited or unavailable

Activities and approach: Commercial satellite-to-mobile access; messaging; app-based calls; navigation; digital payments; essential online services

Uses low-Earth-orbit satellites as cell towers in space to provide messaging and light-data connectivity where terrestrial mobile networks are absent or disrupted.

Activities and approach: Commercial direct-to-device service; satellite-to-mobile messaging/data; emergency connectivity; nationwide remote coverage using standard LTE devices.

Provides high-speed secure internet to public institutions, improving service access in regions where government facilities can serve as digital anchors.

Activities and approach: High-speed government network; shared backbone; institutional connections.

Deploys Starlink and value-added connectivity services to extend reliable internet beyond conventional terrestrial coverage.

Activities and approach: Starlink deployment; managed/value-added connectivity services

delivering stand-alone digital libraries that work without internet connectivity

Activities and approach: Distribution of STARBOOKS units; offline text, audio, and video science resources; classroom instructional support

Adds a government-controlled high-capacity fiber route between cable landing stations, substantially increasing public-sector bandwidth and backbone resilience.

Activities and approach: 240-km fiber route; cable landing stations; repeater stations; government data centers.

expanding access to ICT learning resources for public-school students

Activities and approach: ICT learning-resource center operation and student access

Equalizes access to personal learning technology for incoming college students and supports participation in digitally enabled coursework.

Activities and approach: Free personal digital-device distribution; integration with academic platforms and the institutional digital ecosystem.

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: 127 nodes spanning Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao

Extends backbone fiber into underserved regions, enabling lower-cost public-sector connectivity and downstream broadband access.

Activities and approach: Fiber backbone; government network interconnection; regional points of presence.

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Government fiber backbone using NGCP assets

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Backbone expansion toward national footprint

Expands domestic access to advanced AI, semiconductor and digital-industrial capacity and creates pathways for Filipinos to participate in higher-value segments of the digital economy.

Activities and approach: Advanced manufacturing hub; AI and semiconductor ecosystem; critical-minerals supply chains; industrial infrastructure; research and skilled-workforce development.

using LEO satellite connectivity to extend service where terrestrial broadband is difficult or unavailable.

Activities and approach: Procure LEO satellite connectivity services; deploy satellite-based broadband access

Creates a national roadmap for community-owned connectivity, policy reform, sustainable funding and local skills in places underserved by conventional fiber and mobile networks.

Activities and approach: National convening; shared policy roadmap; Konektadong Pinoy Act alignment; sustainable funding approaches; community-network capacity building; locally managed infrastructure

Expands or enables connectivity for rural, remote, underserved, or unserved communities, addressing availability and service-quality barriers.

Activities and approach: Network deployment or expansion; connectivity delivery

Expands or enables connectivity for people and communities affected by digital exclusion, addressing availability and service-quality barriers.

Activities and approach: Network deployment or expansion; connectivity delivery

using reliable internet connectivity to improve access to healthcare and opportunity in a remote community

Activities and approach: Community connectivity; connected healthcare services; remote service access

expanding access to computers and digital-skills opportunities in underserved communities

Activities and approach: Donation of 15 computer sets to DICT Region 10 Smart Village Initiative; supports digital literacy, AI awareness and community technology access

Seeks to equalize access to academic materials and reliable internet so students are not disadvantaged by textbook costs or poor campus connectivity.

Activities and approach: National Academic Content Repository; free digital textbooks and academic materials; secure high-speed campus Wi-Fi; localized open resources; faculty training and technical support.