Senator Imee Marcos has questioned the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for allegedly allowing the Dito Telecommunity use its facilities for free.
DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan II attends a Senate hearing on the alleged irregularties in the PhilHealth on August 11,
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III
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Sotto said this may put a strain on the government’s efforts to fight the country’s insurgency problem.
“I believe the NTF-ELCAC program is good. Defunding it would give back the gains of government to the rebels,” Sotto said in a statement.
“We should not be hasty in blaming a good program because of irresponsible statements from some officials. Replace the officials instead,” the Senate leader said.
In separate statements, Senators Joel Villanueva, Sherwin Gatchalian and Nancy Binay sought a review of the P19-billion fund for the task force under the 2021 national budget.
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