A POLITICAL group on Monday urged telecommunication companies (telco) to temporarily waive their fees for calls and texts to ensure continuous communication in areas devastated by strong storms, such as Typhoon Pepito (Man-Yi).
“Providing free services would go a long way in helping alleviate our people’s suffering during disasters and calamities,” Teodoro A. Casiño, a senatorial aspirant running under Makabayan Coalition, said in a statement.
“Mobile communications allow people in affected areas to give much needed information to rescue teams, relief and aid organizations, and updates to their families and loved ones,” he added.
He said telco firms should provide free calls and texts even for “just a few days” during calamities, citing that disaster-struck Filipinos find it difficult to buy cellular load just to have communication access. — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio
