MANILA – Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Eliseo Rio said Monday he resigned from his post.
Rio released a copy of his resignation letter dated Jan. 30 where he cited accomplishments of the DICT that led to direct investments of P518.8 billion in the first 10 months of 2019 that “is almost equal to the contributions of all other sectors combined.”
The communications official also told President Rodrigo Duterte in the letter that it was an honor leading the third telco selection.
A consortium between businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp and China Telecom, DITO Telecommunity, was named the third telco to challenge the dominance of PLDT INc and Globe Telecom.
Rio led the DICT as officer-in-charge before the appointment of former Senator Gringo Honasan as the DICT secretary.
He is a licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer who finished 4th in the ECE Board Exams in 1971. After retiring from the Philippine Army with the rank of brigadier general, he was appointed to the National Telecommunications Commission in 2001. (ABS-CBN News)
