{"id":263089,"date":"2020-07-27T19:54:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T23:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=263089"},"modified":"2020-07-27T19:54:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T23:54:01","slug":"improve-your-services-by-december-prrd-to-telcos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/27\/improve-your-services-by-december-prrd-to-telcos\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve your services by December, PRRD to telcos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The country\u2019s two major telecommunication companies (telcos) on Monday got President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning to improve their services by December or risk getting shut down. (PNA File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The country\u2019s two major telecommunication companies (telcos)\u00a0 on Monday got President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning to improve their services by December or risk getting shut down.<\/p>\n

In his fifth state of the nation address (SONA) Monday, Duterte said he would take \u201cdrastic steps\u201d against Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc., the wireless arm of PLDT Inc., if they do not improve by yearend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI call on our communication companies to improve their services lest we are forced to take drastic steps to address the less than ideal services that the public is getting from you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He told the telcos not to make the public wait for \u201c10 years\u201d to experience the kind of service being enjoyed by other countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are not ready to improve, I might just as well close all of you and we revert back to the line telephone.\u00a0At kukunin ko \u2018yan i-<\/em>expropriate\u00a0ko sa gobyerno<\/em>\u00a0(And I will get that, I will expropriate it),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte claimed he would \u201carticulate the anger of the Filipino people\u201d for their lousy services.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell us now if you cannot really improve on it because I will work by December. I have two years. The next two years will be spent improving the telecommunications of this country without you. I will find a way. I will talk to Congress and find a way how to do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Previously, Duterte hit the telco duopoly, which paved the way for the entry of a third telco player.<\/p>\n

On July 8, 2019, Duterte awarded Mislatel Consortium, now Dito Telecommunity, the permit to operate as the Philippines\u2019 third telco provider.<\/p>\n

The corporation is a consortium led by Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy and composed of Uy\u2019s Udenna Corporation, its subsidiary Chelsea Logistics, and China Telecommunications Corporation<\/p>\n

In his fourth SONA, he vowed that the entry of the Dito Telecommunity is corruption-free.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he also urged authorities to protect Filipinos\u2019 data and privacy online and run after online scammers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must continue to protect Filipinos in the new normal and remind the world that we are responsible stewards of data. I am committed to protect both the physical and digital lives of our law-abiding countrymen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Amid the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, he urged government agencies to prioritize \u201cpaperless\u201d transactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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