After SpaceX tour, Marcos optimistic PH internet connectivity will improve

LOS ANGELES, California - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that with the deals and connections he has made during his trip to the US, the Philippines' internet connectivity will soon improve.

"In the very near future, through the links that we were able to develop in 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," Marcos said in his speech during his meet and greet with the Filipino community on Sunday (PH time).

Marcos said he was given a tour of SpaceX in a bid to improve the country's internet connectivity.

The President stressed that given the Philippines is an archipelago, it is very ideal to have a satellite broadband service in the country.

"This morning, we were given a tour of the SpaceX facility. Our vast archipelago, ang ating isla, 7,000 ang ating isla... 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 all the others...," Marcos said.

SpaceX designs and builds its reusable rockets and spacecraft at its headquarters in Hawthorne, California. —KG, GMA Integrated News