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Eliseo M. Rio Jr., former acting secretary and undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), shared the high points of his decades-long career in the government during the second episode of new podcast IN BETWEEN presented by
Tech Sabado and
Newsbytes.PH.
In particular, Rio recalled his role during the popular uprising, dubbed “Edsa Dos”, that toppled former president Joseph “Erap” Estrada in 2001. Although he had already retired from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in October 2000, Rio revealed that he was part of the military group that orchestrated “text blasting” to foment dissent in public to force Estrada out of power. At that time, he said the military was split into two factions — those loyal to Estrada and those who backed Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.