A site can open on one Philippine provider and fail on another. Globe's block notice names the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), while OONI has documented different results across Philippine networks. Compare the affected providers before treating a customer report as a general outage.
Sources: Globe block notice, checked 14 November 2026 · OONI, 11 June 2026
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The page is opened through home connections of PLDT and Converge and mobile connections of Smart and Globe, the way their customers would open it, and the answer comes provider by provider.
Why do Philippine providers block websites?
Government agencies can seek restrictions through the NTC. For example, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in November 2023 that it would ask the NTC and the Department of Information and Communications Technology to block Binance. The commission said the platform lacked the required authorisation to offer securities in the Philippines.
Source: SEC, 29 November 2023
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) also has a voluntary site-blocking process for copyright infringement. In June 2026, the agency described its role under Memorandum Circular 2023-025 as requesting that internet providers disable access to infringing content.
Source: IPOPHL, 6 June 2026
Mistakes can affect unrelated sites. In March 2026, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said a system error had mistakenly included Tumblr in restrictions targeting illegal gambling sites. Some providers restricted access, and some visitors saw gambling-related warnings. The agency said Tumblr was not an intended target.
Source: Philstar Tech, 13 March 2026
What does a blocked visitor in the Philippines see?
The result depends on the network. In its study of Women on Web between November 2025 and April 2026, OONI found DNS interference: the internet's address lookup returned a block-page address or said that the domain did not exist. Some redirected connections failed certificate checks because the replacement page did not have the requested site's digital identity. The site remained accessible on many tested networks.
Source: OONI, 11 June 2026
Globe's public notice is titled “Forbidden Access” and attributes the restriction to an NTC directive, based on identification by government agencies. If a customer sees this notice, keep its exact text with the affected URL, provider and time. These details help identify the restriction involved.
Source: Globe block notice, checked 14 November 2026
How can I check a domain on Philippine networks?
Search OONI Explorer for existing measurements of your domain in the Philippines. Coverage depends on where volunteers tested it, so missing results do not establish that a site is accessible. An old measurement also describes that test, not the present state of every network.
Source: OONI, methodology and limitations, 11 June 2026
For a customer report, record whether they used home internet or mobile data and ask for the full error message. Compare the same URL on the affected connection and another provider. Our guide to sites that work on WiFi but fail on mobile data explains how to organise those checks; the support-team guide helps turn the result into a useful ticket.
Where can I question a Philippine copyright block?
Start with IPOPHL's published site-blocking requests. In its first YTS case, IPOPHL said it published the request when administrators could not be contacted, then gave respondents an opportunity to protest before sending it to the NTC and providers. If a request concerns your site, follow the procedure and deadline in that notice.
Sources: IPOPHL requests, checked 14 November 2026 · IPOPHL, 21 May 2024
Which other Philippine connections should I compare?
Globe also sells home broadband, while DITO offers mobile plans and home broadband. Ask customers about these connections as well as the PLDT, Converge, Smart and Globe connections that linkspect checks below.
Sources: Globe, 14 September 2026 · DITO, checked 14 November 2026
Which Philippine providers does linkspect check?
linkspect opens your URL through PLDT and Converge home internet, and through Smart and Globe mobile connections. The API returns a separate answer for each provider and connection type, so you can compare where the page opens. Results may be incomplete: the providers' own DNS server addresses are not verified yet, so a DNS block is marked “likely” at most. A page that opened can show as grey “Not verified” when the main check for the Philippines could not be done; the verdict reference explains these limits.
Facts checked on 14 November 2026.