After these, he will have to shift into spending items that are truly of the 21st century. It may not be in Mr. Duterte’s priority spending list but it should be there. This is the critical area of building a national broadband network, or NBN, which was attempted earlier, but was mired in controversies. The broadband can be developed in “ segments “ – starting in areas that will generate maximum impact in terms of public good. Second, it can force the rich villages (ironically where many of the telco executives live) to open up their areas to cell sites.

Source: Manila Times August 16, 2016 15:45 UTC