I asked Salalima to resign – Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he asked Rodolfo Salalima, the first secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), to resign for favoring a telecommunication company.

In an interview aired over state-run PTV4 on Thursday night, Duterte belied Salalima's claim that he quit because of corruption and interference in the department.