MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang is optimistic that telecommunications companies in the country would heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to improve the public’s access to the 8888 complaint hotline. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after Duterte threatened to shut down a telecommunications firm if it would not set up more trunk lines to receive calls from the public. The institutionalization of the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Hotline was established through of Executive Order No. 6 signed by Duterte in August 2016. / gsgADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 27, 2019 12:00 UTC