The President shed a spotlight briefly on the PLDT and Globe Telecom during his fifth State of the Nation Address, discussing the poor performance of both telcos in providing services to the Filipinos. Duterte advised the telcos to find ways in finding bringing in capital if the money is a problem in improving its infrastructures. There's cancellation of domestic and int'l flights, road re-routing, class/work suspension, no drone flying zones and the suspension of telecom services by telcos. Yesterday, just moment before the arrival of the Pope in the Philippines, network service by all telcos were suspended or turned off. Likewise, suceeding SMS messages also confirmed that telcos had to abide by the mandate of NTC to suspend or limit services due to security reasons caused by the Pope's visit. Updated: According to telco sources, the mandate was for areas where the Pope is traveling and per cell tower. Read more in our articles including "Duterte wants telcos to improve by Dec or close down, via SONA" and "Courier Complaints Drop 88% Under Oplan Bantay Padala".
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Jun 24, 2026The President shed a spotlight briefly on the PLDT and Globe Telecom during his fifth State of the Nation Address, discussing the poor performance of both telcos in providing services to the Filipinos. Duterte advised the telcos to find ways in finding bringing in capital if the money is a problem in improving its infrastructures.
There's cancellation of domestic and int'l flights, road re-routing, class/work suspension, no drone flying zones and the suspension of telecom services by telcos. Yesterday, just moment before the arrival of the Pope in the Philippines, network service by all telcos were suspended or turned off. Likewise, suceeding SMS messages also confirmed that telcos had to abide by the mandate of NTC to suspend or limit services due to security reasons caused by the Pope's visit.
Our coverage of improvement of telco PH includes: "Duterte wants telcos to improve by Dec or close down, via SONA"; "Courier Complaints Drop 88% Under Oplan Bantay Padala"; "ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo and Zephyurus G now officially available in PH". Each article provides unique insights and information.