MANILA, Philippines — Amid the government’s need to find and realign funds for the COVID-19 response, a policy think tank has prodded the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to file an Early Resolution in the Supreme Court in order to collect P2.56 billion from a telecommunications firm.
Citing a report from the Commission on Audit (COA), Infrawatch PH convener Terry Ridon said the amount to be collected from Next Mobile Inc.—formerly named NOW Telecom Company Inc—has already ballooned to over P2.56 billion.
He said the NTC should immediately file a Motion for Early Resolution of the pending petition of NOW Telecom to overturn a Court of Appeals (CA) decision on …
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