Tag: internet access

Senate approves free Internet access in public places, free tuition subsidy in SUCs

(Eagle News) — The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate bills that would  provide free Internet access  in public places, and free tuition subsidy for those enrolled in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Senate Bills 1277 and 1304, respectively, were separately approved by the Senate on Monday. Senate Bill No. 1277 or the free internet access bill was approved with 18 votes and no abstention. The bill, also called the “Free Internet […]

Singapore blocking Internet access on government computers

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore confirmed Wednesday it would cut off Internet access for government work stations within a year for security reasons, a surprise move in one of the world’s most wired countries. The decision will not disrupt government operations, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said after local daily The Straits Times reported that some 100,000 computers would be affected. “We have started to separate Internet access from the work stations of a selected […]

Solon promotes free internet access as a Filipino right

KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia – In his speech in an Association of South East Asian Nation conference, Las Piñas representative Mark Villar promoted that Filipinos should have the right of free and fast internet access in the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)