MANILA -- The Philippines' leading telecom companies have found themselves on the defensive once again after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to close them and seize their assets if they do not improve their services.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation Address at the House of Representative in Metro Manila on July 27. (Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division/Kyodo)
MANILA -- The Philippines' leading telecom companies have found themselves on the defensive once again after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to close them and seize their assets if they do not improve their services.