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STREAMLINE CELL SITE APPLICATION PROCESS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian expressed support for the Bicameral Conference Committee’s adopted version to streamline the process of application for telecommunication companies to build more cell towers. Gatchalian said trimming down permit requirements to only one, which is the building permit, will expedite the existing procedure to improve the country’s digital infrastructure. “There’s a sense of […]

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ENFORCE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS LAW, BUILD MORE CELL SITES – GATCHALIAN

To build the much-needed information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure the country needs amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government to ensure that Republic Act 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 is in full force. The Vice-Chairman of the Senate […]

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BUILD CELL SITES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is eyeing the installation of a cell site in every DepEd school in the country to provide internet access to all of the country’s 42,046 barangays. Since most, if not all, barangays nationwide have a public school, Gatchalian said these schools provide viable spots for cell sites that would ensure nationwide internet […]

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MMDA, GLOBE SIGN AGREEMENT TO DEPLOY CELL SITES ON MAJOR METRO MANILA ROADS – LIM

Globe Telecom will be deploying cell sites on major thoroughfares across Metro Manila as part of efforts to improve its mobile services. This, as Globe has recently signed an agreement with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for the installation of more than 120 small cell antennas along EDSA, Roxas Boulevard, C-5 Road and Congressional […]