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[Title] => 327 free Wi-Fi sites across Region 7 functional
[Summary] => The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Central Visayas has completed 327 Free Wi-Fi for All (FW4A) sites across the region, expanding internet access in public schools, hospitals and health centers, barangay and local government halls, national government offices, libraries, capitols, public markets, plazas, and other public spaces to strengthen digital connectivity in underserved communities.
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[Title] => ‘Broadband connectivity a must for all buildings’
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[Title] => Philippines leads Asia-Pacific in WiFi usage – study
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[Title] => Expanded free public WiFi program gets P5 billion funding
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[Title] => Caloocan students develop WiFi paid with paper
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[Title] => Marcos vows internet access for all public schools by end of 2025
[Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed in his fourth State of the Nation Address to equip all public schools with internet connectivity by the end of 2025 — a promise that comes as nearly 12,000 schools across the country remain without access.
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[Title] => Better Philippines internet access sought
[Summary] => Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez yesterday vowed to help improve internet access nationwide.
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[Title] => Government to boost internet access in public schools
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[Title] => DICT eyes 21k free WiFi sites this year
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[Title] => 'Free WiFi for All' nasa Tawi-Tawi na
[Summary] => Tuloy ang pag-usad ng “Free WiFi for All” na pangako ng Marcos administration makaraang magkaisa ang Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) at ang Ministry of Transportation and Communications ng Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) upang ilatag sa liblib na mga komunidad ng rehiyon ang digital connectivity.
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[Title] => Expanded free public WiFi program gets P5 billion funding
[Summary] => The Marcos administration has earmarked another P5 billion to expand public WiFi hotspots, allowing students in public schools and state universities and colleges nationwide to enjoy “password-free internet access.”
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February 27, 2026 - 12:00am