MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will wait for any recommendation from the Department of National Defense (DND) and the National Security Adviser (NSA) on the matter of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. US President Donald Trump banned US companies from engaging with foreign companies believed to threaten their national security. "I suppose the Department of National Defense, as well as the National Security Adviser. Local telecom operators PLDT and Globe Telecom assured Filipino users that their Huawei devices "will continue to function normally" after the US ban. "We wish to assure our customers that the current situation at Huawei will not impact its network services," Globe said in a statement.

Source: Philippine Star May 21, 2019 07:51 UTC