China has been offered the " privilege " of providing the mainland with its third telecommunications operator by president Rodrigo Duterte , marking a further increase in political affiliation with an historic rival . The deal , with an as yet unnamed Chinese provider , ends a longstanding duopoly in the archipelago 's telecoms industry . The Philippines ' broadband and voice communications are among the slowest in the sub - Pacific , and its two providers , PLDT and mobile Telecoms , have been warned either to improve or face new competition .
China has been offered the "privilege" of providing the Philippines with its third telecoms operator by president Rodrigo Duterte, marking a further shift in political alliances with an historic rival. The deal, with an as yet unnamed Chinese provider, ends a longstanding duopoly in the archipelago's telecoms industry. The Philippines' data and voice services are among the slowest in the Asia-Pacific, and its two providers, PLDT and Globe Telecoms, have been warned either to improve or face new competition.