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Transcript
00:00 The government launched a submarine cable project that will speed up internet connections in the country.
00:07 The Philippines is happy with the project, while Japan is not.
00:10 Here is my first news.
00:12 Here in the Philippines, which is considered the social media capital of the world, social media is life.
00:23 But how can we coexist if the internet is often being used in many places?
00:29 And good news, the new Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network or PDSCN will be able to solve this problem.
00:37 With the completion of the PDSCN, let me express our excitement and our optimism
00:44 as we zoom in on faster fiber internet speeds for Filipinos.
00:49 The project that you have initiated and meticulously completed without much fanfare
00:54 is truly a game changer in the Philippines' quest to be amongst equals
01:00 in terms of internet interconnectivity and digital transformation.
01:05 With a length of more than 2,500 kilometers, this is the longest and highest capacity
01:11 domestic submarine fiber cable network in the country
01:14 that will connect to the islands of the country from Quezon to Zamboanga.
01:19 This is a technology of Japan that was included in this project.
01:22 So aside from the chairman of the company, the ambassador of Japan also came.
01:26 It is also a testament not only to Japanese ingenuity and technological advancement
01:31 that we strive to emulate, but also to the strong bonds of friendship
01:36 that connect our two countries forever.
01:40 With the help of the project, our country will be more accessible
01:44 as a destination for technology-centric businesses.
01:47 [music]

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