Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Pasay City
April 19, 2024

Prior to launching the National Fiber Backbone Phase I, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with Meta (formerly Facebook) officials during their courtesy call at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila in Pasay City.

Meta is one of the private partners of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in undertaking the National Fiber Backbone, leading the project consortium.

Dr. Rafael Frankel (Director of Public Policy for Southeast Asia), Clare Amador (Country Head of Public Policy for Philippines and Thailand) and Nico Roehrich (Director, Network Investments) comprised the attendees from Meta.

On the other hand, DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy and DICT Undersecretary Jeff Ian Dy joined President Marcos Jr. in the event.

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