Justice Carpio explains why China Telecom’s participation in the Philippines’ third telco raises constitutional and national‑security concerns, given its state‑owned status, legal obligations to Chinese intelligence, and potential risks from hosting critical infrastructure inside military installations.
Justice Carpio explains why redefining “public utility” through ordinary law to exclude telecommunications and transportation would erode the Constitution’s foreign‑ownership limits, bypass the amendment process, and weaken Filipino control of key sectors.