In an unprecedented move, DITO Telecommunity Corporation, the country’s third major player in the telecommunications industry heralded its entry into the market by announcing that it is providing free call and text as well as broadband services to 3,000 frontliners in 10 areas in Visayas and Mindanao, with the help of local government units as a way of strengthening its commitment of nation-building and partnership with the Filipino people.
This announcement, capped by a ceremonial turnover to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio and Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte as 300 frontliners of the city were named as the first beneficiaries out of the 3,000 targeted frontliners became the highlight of the commercial launch virtual press conference held on March 8, 2021.