“With the classes going to start, our students will rely heavily on the use of electronics,” he said. It has been the agony of the Filipino people why until now our telcos are very poor,” he said. “May I just appeal to the telecommunications [firms]: Can you do a better job? Despite scolding the telcos, Duterte admitted their expansion was being hindered by the requirements they would need to have before building cell towers. Allow them to build the structures, towers if you may — so that they could improve,” Duterte said, referring to local government units.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2020 16:35 UTC