Third telco

Senator Grace Poe, Chairman of the Committee on Public Services (left) fields questions to Elisio Rio Jr., the Acting Secretary of Department of Information and Communications Technology during the Committee on Public Services on the Explanatory hearing on the third telco in the country, with consideration of filing a legislation on the matter. A resolution was also passed directing the appropriate Senate Committee to conduct an inquiry on the ongoing selection of a third telecommunications operator with the end view of ensuring that national security will not be compromised in the process.