Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fiftth day of July, two thousand sixteen.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10929]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FREE INTERNET ACCESS PROGRAM IN PUBLIC PLACES IN THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Approved,

 
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1277 and House Bill No. 5225 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on May 24, 2017 and May 23, 2017, respectively.

 
Approved: August 2, 2017

(Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines

RESOURCES:
• [PDF] Republic Act No. 10929, August 2, 2017

 
PRESS RELEASES (17TH CONGRESS):

• 22 AUG 2017: Recto: Digong seeks P422 M for single gov’t website to let people get permits, services online

• 20 AUG 2017: Recto: Digong seeks P422 M for single gov’t website to let people get permits, services online

• 03 AUG 2017: Palace wants P1.7 B for new free WiFi spots, Senate to check if it meets rollout plan

• 30 MAY 2017: Congress approved bill making public WiFi not only free but fast

• 13 MAR 2017: Recto: Free public Wi-Fi means faster internet for all Pinoys

• 13 MAR 2017:‘If Internet Access is a Human Right, WiFi is a Basic Public Service’

• 13 MAR 2017: To secure funding, answer security questions, broadband project must be in ‘18 budget

• 14 DEC 2016: Co-Sponsorship Speech: Free WiFI is ‘Liberation Technology’ Which Must Prod Urgent Telecom Reforms

• 03 SEP 2016: Free public W-Fi to get P1.8 B funding in 2017 – Recto

• 28 JUN 2016: Keynote Speech: From fighting crime to cutting red tape, how DICT can help, National ICT Summit 2016, Novotel Hotel, Quezon City, 28 June 2016

• 24 May 2016: Recto: DICT to make Phl an electronic republic

• 02 MAY 2016: Recto to DOST: Free public Wi-Fi in 12 regions must begin next month

• 17 APR 2016: Recto: 12 regions to get free public Wi-Fi by June

• 26 JUL 2015 Recto: Prioritize free Wi-Fi in public hospitals, airports, MRT

• 21 MAR 2015: DOST to roll out hotspots in 967 towns, NCR, 14 cities

• 16 MAR 2015: Sponsorship Speech: Future proofing our country: Why DICT is an app we need

• 24 FEB 2015: Keynote Speech: The Importance of a Department of Information and Communications Technology, First General Membership Meeting – Infocomm Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP)

• 21 NOV 2014: Senate OKs funding for 51,000 free Wi-Fi spots

• 28 MAY 2014: Faster internet speed pressed

SENATE BILLS/AUTHORED LAWS

• 04 JUL 2016: Senate Bill No. 269: Bilis Konek Act of 2016

• 21 JUL 2016: Senate Bill No. 816: Free Public Wi-Fi Act of 2016

• 21 JUL 2016> Senate Bill No. 855: ICT in Education Act of 2016

• 23 MAY 2016: Republic Act No. 10844: Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Act of 2015

PRESENTATION

• 16 MAR 2015: Sponsorship Speech: Future proofing our country: Why DICT is an app we need

 
PRESS RELEASES (16TH CONGRESS)

• 26 JUL 2016: Prioritize free Wi-Fi in public hospitals, airports, MRT

• 24 MAY 2016: Recto: DICT to make Phl an electronic republic

• 17 APR 2016: Recto: 12 regions to get free public Wi-Fi by June

• 21 MAR 2015: DOST to roll out hotspots in 967 towns, NCR, 14 cities

KEYNOTE SPEECHES

• 16 MAR 2015: Sponsorship Speech: Future proofing our country: Why DICT is an app we need

• 24 FEB 2015: Keynote Speech: The Importance of a Department of Information and Communications Technology, First General Membership Meeting – Infocomm Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP)

• 21 NOV 2014: Senate OKs funding for 51,000 free Wi-Fi spots

• 28 MAY 2014: Faster internet speed pressed

SENATE BILLS/AUTHORED LAWS

• 23 MAY 2016: Republic Act No. 10844: Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Act of 2015

• 16 MAR 2015: Senate Bill No. 2686: Creation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)

• 17 FEB 2014: Senate Bill No. 2124: ICT in Education Act of 2016

AUDIO-VIDEO PRESENTATION

• 16 MAR 2015: Sponsorship Speech: Future proofing our country: Why DICT is an app we need