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Globe reported 1,245 cases of telecom cable theft as of September 2026, while Converge said its new Bifrost subsea cable kept a Singapore link outage from disrupting most customers. Both stories put network resilience and infrastructure protection at the center of the day's technology coverage.
Globe Telecom pushed for a private-sector role in the Philippines' Pax Silica technology corridor and confirmed it had restored internet service after a subsea cable fault slowed connections. The day's entertainment coverage was dominated by the Patrick Garcia and Jennylyn Mercado controversy.
Philippine technology, telecommunications and digital-finance stories led the day's captured coverage, from a restored undersea cable and a defaced government website to new device launches and a bank's push into mobile load. Political and entertainment items also drew heavy newspaper space.
The telecom regulator defended P100,000-a-day penalties against major carriers for poor mobile broadband even as an undersea cable failure between the Philippines and Singapore disrupted connections. PLDT closed its P2.94-billion buyout of Radius Telecoms and Globe extended Starlink roaming to Japan.
Mynt priced the GCash parent's initial public offering at P6.60 a share, a listing that could raise about P60 billion, while Smart and Power Mac Center opened iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders and the NTC defended daily fines against Globe, PLDT-Smart and DITO.
The National Telecommunications Commission began charging Globe, Smart, and DITO a P100,000 daily fine over poor mobile broadband in Metro Manila, and the industry chamber says the penalties came before operators could contest the findings. The same regulator is drafting rules that would require a permit and a one-year warranty to sell refurbished phones.
Globe Telecom reported P1.2 billion in measured benefits from its artificial intelligence spending, a 2.8-times return, while the National Telecommunications Commission said its crackdown on weak mobile broadband will extend beyond Metro Manila. The day's coverage also included the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, a government block of Discord that lasted less than a day, and a regional study on Filipino online shopping habits.
The National Telecommunications Commission began charging the Philippines' three mobile operators P100,000 a day each on September 25 over mobile broadband signals it says have not improved in Metro Manila, and the companies are disputing the order. The same day, the government's brief block of Discord drew criticism from two newspapers.
The telecom regulator began charging Globe, Smart and DITO ₱100,000 a day over unchanged mobile broadband speeds, while Globe released government data showing its fastest August yet. Gig workers also pressed for the resignation of the ICT secretary over the brief Discord ban.
President Marcos grants absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who returns to Nueva Ecija after nearly 17 years, while the DICT investigates a possible data breach affecting 48 companies in its accreditation program.
The Philippines' ICT department restored Discord and Reddit access after the platforms agreed to faster removal of child-harm content, drawing mockery online and a legal challenge. Telco subscribers kept raising billing and plan confusion on Reddit.
The Philippine government blocked Discord on September 23 and lifted the ban the next day after the platform agreed to child-safety commitments, drawing heavy criticism online and forcing telcos to enforce and then reverse the block. Globe separately announced expanded digital and AI infrastructure for regional trade, and Smart launched a multi-model AI workspace for subscribers.
