The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has recently approved the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) request to shut down mobile services in time for the Dinagyang festival in Iloilo on weekend. READ: NCRPO: Expect network signal shutdown in future Black Nazarene feastsThe first known mobile network shutdown in the Philippines was during the Papal visit in 2015. FMA noted there is lack of evidence proving that mobile network shutdown contributes to security. The group said the authorities should have “a clearer policy or set of guidelines for implementing these mobile network shutdowns” before resorting to signal jamming. Shutting down cell sites should only be the last resort and not the default security measure,” FMA said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 26, 2018 06:11 UTC