Dito allays fears of Chinese spying: ‘We are a Filipino company’

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“First point, we are a Filipino company. It is run by Filipinos and the officers are Filipinos. The employees are Filipinos,” Dito’s chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said in an online Palace briefing. | KAguilarINQ

to discuss national security concerns involving the China-backed telco, which is seeking a franchise from Congress.with Dito that would allow the company to build cell sites inside Philippine military camps.

Dito is a consortium of Davao businessman Dennis Uy’s, a close ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, Udenna Corporation and its subsidiary Chelsea Logistics Corporation, and Chinese state-owned China Telecommunications Corporation. Despite its franchise renewal hearing being deferred, Tamano expressed confidence that Congress would“We are quite confident that Congress will see the wisdom of granting us a franchise extension before our commercial launch,” Tamano said.

“I believe it will be most fair for Filipinos, especially the Filipino consumers, who will buy our shares and will be investing in our service to be assured that our franchise will continue and that our business will be viable since it is based on that franchise,” he went on.

 

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