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President Duterte Admits He Fired DICT Chief Over Favoring To Giant Telecom


President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, September 28, said he forced Information and Communications Secretary Rodolfo Salalima to resign because of complaints regarding his alleged preferential treatments to some “giant” telecommunication companies.

The President said he did not want to pass judgment on Salalima but he noticed that the latter seemed to have shortcomings as head of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

He clarified, however, that he was not accusing Salalima of being involved in corrupt activities.

“Days before sa Cabinet meeting, I’m sorry, kilala ko siya, but days before, ganito ang nangyari… gusto ko kasing buksan itong telecom para maraming maging mura. Iyong sa kanya, maraming nagreklamo sa akin na parang partial siya kasi vice president siya ng Globe eh. Maraming complaint kaya binulungan ko, ‘Sabihin mo na lang kay Rudy, mag-resign siya’,” President Duterte said.

“I know him. I’m not saying he’s corrupt, but it seems to him he was favoring a company,” he added.

On September 21, Malacañang said Salalima resigned because of “personal and work-related” reasons.

Salalima, on the other hand, cited “corruption and interference” as reasons behind his resignation from office last September 5.

In an exclusive interview with SunStar Davao on August 27, President Duterte reportedly confirmed that Salalima was among the two public officials he wanted to remove from office because of “conflict of interest.”

Salalima was not the first presidential appointee to give up position in the government.

Apart from Salalima, Vice President Leni Robredo – former housing czar, Peter Laviña – former National Irrigation administrator, and Ismael Sueno – former Local Government Secretary, also tendered their respective resignations.

President Duterte earlier claimed he had fired Laviña and Sueno over corruption allegations.

Malacañang had said the President is still looking for the next Information and Communications Technology Secretary, whom he could give his full trust and confidence.

Source: SunStar Philippines
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