DTI MIMAROPA Unleashes the Power of Pinay Entrepreneurs in the Digital Space

Around 20 women-led enterprises from Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan came together in Makati City, for a one-day TikTok Content Creation Workshop organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) MIMAROPA and Dentsu Creative Philippines- a global creative digital agency.

The lineup of speakers for the event featured an all-women panel, including internationally acclaimed experts from the advertising industry, social media personalities such as Mayora Frances from Home Buddies, and one of the co-owners of the successful local shoe brand Renegade Folk, Bea Sambalido.

The activity was held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in line with the celebration of the National Women's Month.

As one of the regional leaders of digitalization initiatives in the country, the DTI MIMAROPA seeks to foster the creativity and innovation of the Pinay entrepreneurs through e-Commerce platforms, thereby elevating their growth and entrepreneurial mindset.

Frances Cabatuando, founder of Home Buddies, discusses the topic on building an online community during the TikTok Content Creation Workshop organized by the DTI MIMAROPA and Dentsu Creative Philippines on March 19, 2024, in Makati City.

The activity also aimed to onboard the women entrepreneurs (WEs) on the grown social commerce platform TikTok Shop, increase the reach and availability of their enterprises/brands, help increase their sales, link the WEs with creative industry players through creative collaboration, introduce innovative channels for marketing and sales, and help the WEs build and connect with their community.

Converge ICT cited as Philippines' Fastest Growing Fiber Internet Service Provider

Converge ICT Solutions, the broadband services provider behind the country’s first pure end-to-end fiber internet network, has been cited as the ‘Fastest Growing Fibre Internet Service Provider’ by the International Finance Awards.

The recognition comes from London-based global business and finance magazine, International Finance. According to the publication, Converge ICT is recognized to be true to its mission to upgrade the overall digital experience of the country. International Finance also lauded the company’s growth from the grassroots to become a budding powerhouse provider of pure end-to-end fiber internet.

Since the launch of Converge ICT’s fiber packages, the Philippines saw a steady and noticeable internet speed improvement. According to the world-renowned digital delivery network Akamai, the Philippines’ average internet speed in the third quarter of 2016 was only at 4.2Mbps. By the first quarter of 2016, the average download speed in the Philippines has increased by 135.90 percent to 18.66Mbps, Akamai reported.

One of the most recent milestones of Converge ICT is the introduction of the country’s first 400Gbps backbone to augment existing domestic network capacity. This allows 400G per channel at 64 channels or the equivalent of 25.6Tbps at capacity.

The backbone is considered a boost to major businesses and institutions such as business process outsourcing companies and financial institutions, which require high capacity connectivity or bandwidth. The rollout also allowed individual subscribers and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to enjoy faster connection without any data cap for high bandwidth capacity.

Converge ICT has received the award last January 31, 2020 at Waldorf Astoria, Bangkok, Thailand.

About Converge ICT Solutions

Converge ICT Solutions is the leading fiber internet and digital consumer-centric services provider in the country. It is the first to run a pure end-to-end fiber internet network, providing Filipinos simple, fast, and reliable internet connection. Converge ICT Solutions is ISO and CE2.0 Certified.

Converge ICT Donates to Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital

Converge ICT Solutions Inc, the country’s premiere provider of pure end-to-end fiber connectivity, has always been committed to empowering the Filipino nation to “Experience Better.”

In line with the advocacy to uplift people’s quality of life via upgrading their online experience, the company has been upscaling their efforts to contribute in nation-building from more than just the digital aspect. As part of its corporate social responsibility efforts, the company adopted a Surgical Ward with the intention to uplift the healthcare services of the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital in Calapan City. With this donation, the hospital can procure needed equipment to aid in the improvement of their operations.

Private sector-initiated efforts like this enables public institutions like the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital to improve surgical healthcare service and take better care of their patients.

As Converge ICT expands its services south of the country, its efforts to upgrade experiences, both online and offline will surely be felt by more Filipinos.