The Philippines finally decided to adopt Japan’s digital television standard, a Malacanang official announced on Tuesday.

In a press conference, Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said that the Philippines is joining other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in switching over from analog to digital broadcasting.

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