MANILA -- When the Philippines' telecom challenger Dito Telecommunity picked March 28 to showcase its brand-new network, the date was carefully chosen to honor the man who made it all possible -- Rodrigo Duterte.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has high hopes for Dito Telecommunity to smash the country's telecoms duopoly. (Nikkei Montage/AP)
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