Mislatel Consortium being granted a license as the Philippines’ third telecommunications company is being criticized online because it is comprised of businesses that are allied with the President Rodrigo Duterte. Mislatel is a consortium of Davao tycoon Dennis Uy’s companies (Udenna Corporation and Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corporation), local firm Mindanao Islamic Telephone Corporation and China’s own provider, the China Telecom. Then, Udenna and Chelsea announced that they have teamed up with China Telecom and the Mindanao-based franchise holder. Isn’t the story more about how China Telecom won the bid with a local firm that has no telecoms industry businesses or experience? China Telecom, guys.