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Duterte to appoint undersecretary to head citizens’ complaint hotline; SMS system to be added to current setup

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte will appoint “in the next few days” an undersecretary who will supervise the citizens’ complaint hotline 8888. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea made the revelation as he announced government plans to create another office that will monitor the public’s complaints, and to incorporate a text messaging system to the current setup in an interview over  dzmm radio. “Talagang tututukan na yan because dati, it was under an office of a director..,” Medialdea […]

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Palace hopes telcos will exert best efforts to improve citizens’ complaint hotline

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 28, expressed hope telecommunications companies would exert their best efforts to improve the citizens’ complaint hotline 8888. Ina statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted Executive Order No. 6, which institutionalized the hotline to allow members of the public to air their complaints about government in general, was among the first executive orders issued by the President. “Before the issuance of Executive Order No. 6, public avenues for […]

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Duterte to PLDT: Add trunklines to citizens’ complaint hotline 8888 or I shut you down

(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to shut down PLDT if it does not add trunklines to the citizens’ hotline 8888. “The present setup can’t accommodate all the calls. It’s always busy. Tell PLDT. If not, I’ll shut down their business,” Duterte said in a speech in Cebu on Sunday, Feb. 24. His statement drew laughter from the audience. “Oo, that’s true. I don’t want to brag, but they owe government eight billion (pesos),” Duterte […]

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