FREE WIFI FOR MAKATIZENS. Makati Mayor Abby Binay and Globe CEO Ernest Cu lead the MOA signing to provide free public WiFi access in the city. Photo by Mara Cepeda/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – Key locations in Makati City, including 27 barangay health centers, will soon have free Internet access from Ayala-led Globe, on top of the existingOn Tuesday, October 22, Mayor Abby Binay signed a memorandum of agreement with Globe chief executive officer Ernest Cu to provide free Globe GoWiFi access to residents living in 27 out of 33 barangays in the city.
Globe is expected to put up WiFi hotspots in 27 barangay health centers, the University of Makati, Ospital ng Makati, and the city hall. Dubbed as the Makatizen GoWiFi, the city government’s partnership with Globe is aimed to complement the ongoing Internet access provided in 27 barangays by Neo-Converge ICT Solutions under the free public wi-fi launched in the city in 2017.
Globe tests the wifi connection in Makati via livestreaming a call from city hall to the Ospital ng Makati