{"id":151642,"date":"2018-02-07T19:51:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T00:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=151642"},"modified":"2025-03-08T08:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T13:07:19","slug":"duterte-thanks-pldt-for-giving-back-frequency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/07\/duterte-thanks-pldt-for-giving-back-frequency\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte thanks PLDT for giving back frequency"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_150660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150660\" style=\"width: 1350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Duterte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150660\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Duterte.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Duterte.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Duterte-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Duterte-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Duterte-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte thanked\u00a0PLDT Inc. for giving its unused frequency back at no cost to the government.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte expressed his appreciation to the PLDT Tuesday night upon learning that PLDT Inc. agreed to surrender the frequency it acquired from Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprises (CURE) in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President said he is thankful for PLDT\u2019s cooperation,\u201d Roque said in an interview with Palace reporters over the phone.<\/p>\n<p>PLDT, one of the country\u2019s two giant telecom carriers, made the decision to surrender CURE frequency after Duterte threatened to send tax auditors to the telecommunication companies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy wellbutrin online <a href=\"https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/wellbutrin.html\">https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/wellbutrin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It can be recalled that Duterte expressed displeasure over reports that PLDT had asked PHP3 billion for the return of its unused 3G frequencies to the government.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cytotec online <a href=\"https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cytotec.html\">https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/cytotec.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our meeting, I quoted the President as having said, \u2018don\u2019t f_ _k with the government.\u2019 This declaration of PLDT irked the President. Why do we have to pay when it was given by the government? But now that they will give it back, all is well,\u201d Roque said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear to the President that in this third telecom carrier, the whole nation will benefit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The CURE frequency will be provided to the third telecom player which the government is expected to announce by March.<\/p>\n<p>PLDT and Globe Telecom are two giant telecom firms in the country.\u00a0<em><strong>(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte thanked\u00a0PLDT Inc. for giving its unused frequency back at no cost to the government. 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