MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranks fourth in ASEAN in terms of fastest Internet speed, according to a study by Ookla (Netindex.com) conducted last month.
The country’s average mobile data speed is 3.9 Mbps, slower than Singapore’s 16.9 Mbps, Brunei’s 7.79 Mbps, and Thailand’s 4.32 Mbps.
However, five countries lag behind the Philippines in average mobile data speed, namely Malaysia (3.16 Mbps), Cambodia (3.15 Mbps), Laos (2.08 Mbps), Indonesia (2.05 Mbps), Vietnam (1.51 Mbps), and Myanmar (0.41 Mbps).
Among these ASEAN countries, only the Philippines has no IP Peering and government funding support.
Another study conducted by Boston Consulting Group showed that the Philippines had the third lowest (64 of 100) e-Friction score compared to other qualified ASEAN countries.
A lower e-Friction score indicates better development in infrastructure and more supportive business and regulatory environments.
E-Friction measures infrastructure, individual, industry and information friction that prevent consumers, companies and countries from utilizing the full benefits of the Internet.
Singapore (31) and Malaysia (44) topped the rankings.
On Wednesday, the Philippine Senate held a hearing to find out why Internet connection in the Philippines is slow and expensive and to investigate its impact on doing business in the Philippines.
The Senate committee on trade, commerce and entrepreneurship also heard a bill proposing to mandate Internet service providers and telecom companies to increase the minimum speed of their Internet service to 10 mbps. –ABS-CBNnews.com
July 2025
Nutrition Month
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Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
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Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
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