MANILA, Philippines?Globe Telecom said in a statement that as of 3 p.m. Friday, 99 percent of its affected facilities "are back online."

Globe said it expects 100 percent restoration "very soon."

Globe's network facilities were adversely affected by flooding and power outages caused by Tropical Storm "Ondoy," which hit Metro Manila and nearby regions last weekend.

Consequently, many subscribers, especially in the Rizal and eastern Metro Manila area, had weak or no signal on their mobile phones.

"We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience, and we assure the public that our technical teams have been working round the clock to fully restore our services," Globe said.

Globe also announced reduced rates for domestic mobile voice calls (Globe-to-Globe, TM-to-TM, Globe-to-TM) to P3-per-minute calling beginning 12:01a.m. on Oct. 3 up to 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 4.

The company said that no special dialing procedure will be required to avail of the P3-per-minute rate. Subscribers only need to dial as when making a regular mobile voice call.