#no ultera signal

However, there are reports of loss in signal even as far down as Paranaque and Cavite (our team in Cavite reported PLDT Ultera services went down to a crawl and CSR confirmed) as far up as Caloocan and Bulacan. Cell signal is then automatically restored once the Pope leaves a specific area. Rest assured that mobile signal will be restored as soon as we get a go signal from the NTC. If you are wondering why there's no cellular signal around Quiapo and neighboring areas from Globe and other telcos today, it's because they've cut off signal for security reasons as we celebrate the Black Nazarene. The request to cut off cell signal in those areas could be a precautionary measure (probably to hinder remotely-triggered bombs). Since February 2026, Globe's announcement of their partnership with Starlink has been heavily anticipated by many Filipino consumers especially those in areas where there is very weak or no cellular signal. The Globe-Starlink service will act as a local roaming service that will automatically be made available and enabled when a subscriber loses Globe's cellular signal. You will need to enable Roaming service on your phone and should have already subscribed to the plan/promo before heading to areas where there is no signal. Read more in our articles including "NTC ask telcos to turn off network services during Papal visit" and "Globe cuts off service on Black Nazarene due to security".