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. Isn’t the story more about how China Telecom won the bid with a local firm that has no telecoms industry businesses or experience? Duterte's preference for Chinese involvement has also prompted cybersecurity concerns among some lawmakers, who said it was possible that China Telecom could be a "Trojan horse" aimed at giving China access to state secrets.