Eliseo Rio Jr., Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary, has confirmed that the international submarine cable project collaborated with Google and Facebook will be available this August. Dubbed as the Pacific Light Cable Network (PCLN), the project will connect the Philippines, Taiwan, and HongKong to Los Angeles with an undersea cable system. It was reported that the Trump administration had not authorized the direct connection from Los Angeles to HongKong; however, Facebook has been granted authorization to connect the Philippines. The PCLN project will provide the Philippines with an annual internet capacity of 2 Tbps (terabits per second) for free, in exchange for using the government's Luzon Bypass Infrastructure, the Philippines' government-controlled landing stations and cable facilities. Read more in our articles including "Google/FB cable connection to PH to start this August" and "Facebook launches Your Profile, Your Home game".
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May 10, 2026Eliseo Rio Jr., Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary, has confirmed that the international submarine cable project collaborated with Google and Facebook will be available this August. Dubbed as the Pacific Light Cable Network (PCLN), the project will connect the Philippines, Taiwan, and HongKong to Los Angeles with an undersea cable system.
It was reported that the Trump administration had not authorized the direct connection from Los Angeles to HongKong; however, Facebook has been granted authorization to connect the Philippines. The PCLN project will provide the Philippines with an annual internet capacity of 2 Tbps (terabits per second) for free, in exchange for using the government's Luzon Bypass Infrastructure, the Philippines' government-controlled landing stations and cable facilities.
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