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The Day the Philippines Hooked Up to the Net: Part 6 – Aftermath

In the conclusion of our web series “The Day the Philippines Hooked Up to the Net,” we take a look at some of the immediate effects of the events of March 29, 1994. After the success of the first connection, Philnet paved the way for wiring up both the universities and the private sector (through […]

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Hooked Part 5: Off to Cebu – The First Contact

In this installment of our series on The Day the Philippines Hooked Up To the Internet, the Philnet crew converges in Cebu where the connection to the Net finally took place. The historic day was March 29, 1994. This series is based on an account originally published in March 2001. (continued from Part 4) Off […]

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Hooked Part 4: Showdown at the .PH Corral

In Part 4 of our series, “The Day the Philippines Hooked Up to the Net”, we have our first encounter with the PH Domain administrator. This was originally published in March 2001. (continued from Part 3) Showdown at the PH Corral Sometime during the first week of March, Dr. Rudy Villarica and members of the […]

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The Day the Philippines Hooked Up to the Net: Part 3 (The Cisco Kids)

In Part 3 of our continuing series chronicling the events leading up to the first Philippine Internet connection, we follow our hero, Dr. Rudy Villarica, as he continued to make the rounds gathering resources for the connection. From getting the funding, to procuring the Cisco routers and the know-how to get them running, to signing […]

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The Day the Philippines Hooked Up to the Net: Part 2 (Enter the Doctor)

Presenting part two of our story of the events leading up to the first Philippine Internet connection on March 29, 1994. In this installment, we introduce a new character to our story, Dr. Rudy Villarica, who became so instrumental to the effort, he is often referred to today as “The Father of Philippine Internet”. This […]

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The Day the Philippines Hooked Up to the Net: Part 1

On March 29, 1994, the Philippines was connected to the Internet for the first time. It was the result of the work of a dedicated group: very young computer science teachers from the country’s leading universities, seasoned project managers, and network engineers. This is their story. This piece was originally published in the Philippine Daily […]

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The Night Benjie Tan Hooked up the Philippines to the Internet

In March 2001, I pitched a story to the Inquirer. The 7th Anniversary of the Philippine connection to the Internet was coming up (the exact date is March 29, 1994). Would they be interested in an account of the events of that day? My idea was to retell the story in narrative form, similar to […]

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