SEN. Ana Theresia Hontiveros on Monday expressed concern on the entry of new telecom players, saying that it comes at a time when the Philippines is not ready to stop cyber attacks.

She warned that ChinaTel, which partly owns Dito Telecommunity Corporation (Dito Telecoms), the country's third telco player, is a "proxy" of the Chinese government.

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