The country will open up its telecommunications sector not only to Chinese companies but also to other foreign investors, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Saturday.

“The best offer would be picked from other offers as well,” Pernia told reporters at the sidelines of the 2017 Philippine Association for Chinese Studies Conference in Pasig City, when asked if only Chinese firms would be considered by the government.

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