President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday highlighted the need for increased internet connectivity in the Philippines to bring micro, small, medium enterprises and nano-enterprises to the digital space.Speaking at the Department of Information and Communications Technology's launching of the National Fiber Backbone Phase 1 project, Marcos stressed that the internet has become the "backbone of trade, communications, transactions within and amongst communities.
The President said it is also expected to bring down the price of the internet to as much as $5 dollars per megabits per second .Further, Marcos said internet infrastructures such as the NFB would help the country's economy and would foster greater inclusivity among Filipinos.