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The Holy Week, Surge In Covid-19 and Converge ICT Fiber Install

We are experiencing above 40 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. It is now Holy Tuesday and just like in 2020 some traditions are being modified because of the pandemic. The government just announced a general community quarantine over Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal. The National Capital Region is experiencing 10,000 new cases which is projected to increase to 18,000 daily cases by the middle of April. A curfew has been imposed over the Capitol from 6 pm to 5 am. I hear the wail of the horn every late afternoon that signals the beginning of the curfew. 

My PLDT Home router/ modem is broken. I called their hotline 171 yesterday and the lady and I tried to troubleshoot the problem. In the end she diagnosed the problem as a defective SIM. She advised me to bring the device to their aftersales. It's the middle of a Covid-19 surge lady. It's Holy Week. I am not even sure if your office is open. In the meantime I have no wifi. 

I have my cellphone data. It's my last leaf. I PMed Converge ICT in their facebook page. Someone promised that their installers can come tomorrow, Wednesday, and install fiber, barring any problems in the premises. If Converge ICT delivers tomorrow, this has got to be a sign. Everyone I asked about their PLDT fibr service aren't happy. So I am going to be waiting for the Converge people. 

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