As of 10 AM today, network coverage of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Sun Cellular in Southern Luzon and Bicol region improved to 93% of all areas recovering from Typhoon Glenda. Subscribers may still experience intermittent mobile Internet signal and some degradation of voice calls because of remaining optimization work being undertaken in the field. Limited network coverage in the remaining areas in these regions is due to the prolonged commercial power outage and damaged transmission still undergoing repairs.

While network coverage in Metro Manila was fully restored as of yesterday morning, prolonged power outage in Muntinlupa, Paranaque, and Las Pinas is still affecting capacity especially for mobile Internet.

Majority of PLDT’s fixed line networks have been restored. PLDT is now focusing its efforts on assessing and addressing last mile cabling issues to offices and homes of subscribers.

To aid residents in communities still experiencing disrupted services and lack of power, Smart and Sun beefed up free call, text, and power charging stations in Albay, Batangas, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Masbate, Marinduque, Quezon. List of these stations as follows:

Libreng Tawag

1. Diversion Terminal, Brgy. Pating, Masbate City
2. Broadway Marketing Office, Brgy. Mercado, Boac, Marinduque
3. Broadway Marketing Loading Station, Brgy. Pag-asa, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque
4. Balanacan Seaport Terminal, Mogpog, Marinduque
5. In front of Camarines Sur Polytechnic College, San Nicholas St., Nabua, Camarines Sur
6. In front of Tiaong Municipal Hall, Tiaong, Quezon
7. Smart Office, Del Valle St., Poblacion, Candelaria, Quezon
8. Roving Libreng Tawag in Legazpi City, Albay c/o Alagang Kapatid Foundation

Libreng Charging Stations

1. Digitel office near Railroad Crossing, Calamba, Laguna
2. Digitel- Silang (near Silang Public Market) – San Miguel, Silang, Cavite
3. Smart Cell Site, GMA Bayan (near Sun Shop) – Congressional Road, Lumbreras, Tahanan Village, GMA, Cavite
4. Smart Cell Site, Mabuhay City - 343 Paliparan 3, Dasmarinas, Cavite
5. Smart Cell Site, Dasma 2 - Acacia St., Brgy Burol 3, Dasmarinas, Cavite
6. Piltel Tower (near Caltex Compound), Poblacion, San Pascual, Batangas
7. Smart Cell Site, Nasugbu Poblacion – Barangay 12, Poblacion, Nasugbu, Batangas
8. Digitel Balayan – Poblacion, Balayan, Batangas
9. WCT Provincial Distributors Office, Lemery, Batangas

Libreng Charging Stations + Libreng WiFi

1. Smart Cell Site,San Miguel, Silang, Cavite (Libreng Wifi provided by the distributor Maranan’s Trading)
2. Tagaytay Cell Site (near Meralco and Robinsons Summit Ridge), Tagaytay City, Cavite

Libreng Charging + Libreng Tawag:

1. Top Up Mobile Office, F Pimentel St., Landco Business Park, Capantawan, Legazpi City, Albay
2. Top Up Mobile Office, Bruselas Bldg., Brgy. Quinale, Tabaco City, Albay