Reliable internet and electricity are no longer just household conveniences, they are essential economic infrastructure.

Millions of Filipinos now work from home as remote employees, freelancers, virtual assistants, online educators, software developers, digital marketers, customer support professionals, and other internet-dependent professionals. Together, they contribute to the country's growing digital economy, generate tax revenues, and bring foreign income into the Philippines.

Yet every unexpected power outage or internet interruption can immediately stop work, delay projects, reduce income, and affect the country's economic productivity.

Many home-based workers have already invested their own money in backup internet connections, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), batteries, generators, and mobile data. Despite these efforts, infrastructure failures can still leave workers unable to perform their jobs, particularly during extended outages or severe weather events.

This petition calls upon the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), and the Congress of the Philippines to study and develop policies that recognize and protect home-based economic productivity.

We respectfully urge policymakers to consider measures such as:

• Greater transparency in internet and power outages.
• Improved service reliability standards.
• Incentives for backup productivity infrastructure such as UPS systems and residential battery storage.
• Better measurement of productivity losses caused by service interruptions.
• Stronger coordination among agencies responsible for communications, energy, labor, and economic development.

This petition is not directed against any particular internet service provider or electric utility. Rather, it recognizes that the Philippine economy has evolved. Millions of homes now function as workplaces, and protecting their productivity strengthens employment, economic growth, and national competitiveness.

If you are a home-based worker, freelancer, entrepreneur, or someone who believes reliable infrastructure is essential for the Philippines' digital future, we invite you to sign this petition and share your experience.

Together, we can help ensure that the country's infrastructure keeps pace with the changing nature of work.

Every signature sends a clear message: protecting home-based productivity is an investment in the Philippine economy.