How the Philippines plans to improve 'pathetic' Internet speed

The Philippines needs to take speedy action on a very slow problem, says a Filipino senator, echoing the complaints of millions of users. “The current situation in the country is, sad to say, unacceptable. The state of Internet speed is pathetic, and unless we remedy this situation, our IT sector is likely to suffer in the long term,” said Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero. Despite an insatiable appetite for social media, access to the web – at any speed – has long been difficult to obtain in much of the Philippines. Only 37 percent of Filipinos had Internet connectivity in 2013, according to a recent United Nations report. Among the 190 countries evaluated, the Philippines ranked 110th.