Senator Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed the enactment of the Konektadong Pinoy Act, a landmark measure designed to ensure reliable, affordable, and accessible internet connectivity across the Philippines.
As the measure lapsed into law on August 24, 2025, Cayetano emphasized its role in modernizing the nation’s digital infrastructure.
“We welcome this law that modernizes our digital infrastructure, ensuring that all Filipinos have access to, and the use of, affordable, quality, and up-to-date information and communication technologies,” the veteran legislator said.
The seasoned lawmaker sponsored the measure in the 19th Congress as chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology.
In ensuring effective implementation, the senator stressed the importance of aligning the Konektadong Pinoy Act with various Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laws.
“The Konektadong Pinoy Bill will not be taken in isolation.”
During the Act’s period of amendments, he said the Konektadong Pinoy Bill will not be taken in isolation “because there’s the [need to also implement the] E-Governance Act, Creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), other ICT bills, and the masterplan for the country’s digital highway”.
“Kasi kahit anong gaganda ng plano mo for ICT, kung di ka rin connected, wala ring mangyayari,” Cayetano explained, adding that these will be reinforced in the Act’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
The Konektadong Pinoy Bill primarily aims to make it easier for service providers to enter the market, fostering competition, and offering consumers a greater number and more affordable options for internet services.
The bill also seeks to ensure that incoming service providers have access to telecommunications infrastructure while setting standards to protect consumers. It upholds users’ rights as well by ensuring quality service, requiring providers to meet minimum service standards.
The law will prioritize the installation of infrastructure in areas near educational institutions.
The law will also prioritize the installation of infrastructure in areas near educational institutions and offer students in public and private schools appropriate discounts as part of the DTIPs’ corporate social responsibility.
“We honor these concepts to provide connectivity to those who need it the most. If all of these different laws work, we hope to have free WiFi in the schools to help the students,” Cayetano concluded.
