Marcos seeking partnership with Starlink

LOS ANGELES - President Marcos is seeking a partnership with US technology giant Starlink to address concerns over the slow internet connection in the Philippines, and to allow the country to cope with the demands of the digital age.

- ALEXIS ROMERO

Speaking to the Filipino community yesterday here, Marcos said he was given a tour of the SpaceX facility and cited the benefits offered by American technology in improving connectivity and boosting productivity.

"Our vast archipelago... has 7,000 islands. That vast archipelago is an ideal candidate for satellite broadband service and we look forward to improving broadband connectivity in the Philippines through Starlink and through all the others," Marcos said.

"In the Philippines, sometimes we still hear about the internet signal is weak, but in the very near future, through these links that we were able to develop on this trip, we are very confident that we will no longer hear complaints about our internet, our online services. We will instead be hearing praise for the speed of our country's internet connectivity," he added in a mix of Filipino and English.