The Covid Action Network, made up of civil society organizations and youth groups, emphasized the important role of internet connectivity as a weapon to defeat the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

In a statement on “Accelerating the Improvement of PH Internet as a Lifeline amid Covid-19,” 67 organizations and 38 individuals called on the government, through the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), to put in place immediate solutions for expanding internet coverage and helping ease broadband network rollout. The proposals were likewise sent to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

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