PH internet getting faster as investments ramp up: Ookla

Internet connections in the Philippines in March were faster compared to the previous month, according to global internet speed tracker Ookla.

In terms of mobile data connection, the Philippines recorded a median download speed of 25.63 Mbps and 6.39 Mbps for upload.

This placed the country at number 79 out of 140 countries monitored by Ookla, which was also one notch above its rank in February.

On fixed broadband, the country’s median download speed was 90.57 Mbps and 89.46 Mbps for upload, both of which were higher than the previous month, Ookla’s data showed.

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The 2023 Special 301 Report also highlighted the Raise the Economy by Acquiring Protection of Your IP of Your Community (REAP IP) program that engaged over 160 local government units on intellectual property awareness.

“It also shows our close coordination with members of the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) and other stakeholders and partners as we work to become a greater example to the global communi-

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BPI says ‘Let’s get phygital’ or both physical and digital

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) said is set to transform all its branches into “phygital” banks which operate as both physical and digital branches.

At a media briefing following the company’s Annual Stockholders’ Meeting, BPI President & CEO Jose Teodoro Limcaoco said it will refurbish 25 branches into phygital banks this year with the first one opening in May in Agoo, La Union.

“We hope to renovate and reposition all of our branches as phygital branches,” Limcaoco said.

This move is seen as a step further into the digital space as more consumers prefer to transact online. The number of BPI branches may also drop as the bank consolidates its branches and may combine branches that are located near each other.