“May isang senador na mag-iikot ikot sa mga paaralan at gagamitin daw ang "free tuition fee" issue sa mga State Universities and Colleges bilang excuse para isulong ang kanyang 2022 presidential ambition.” Sasot wrote. And although she did not mention any name, common sense tells us that she is referring to none other than Sen. Bam Aquino.
As we all know, Sen. Bam Aquino is the principal sponsor and co-author of “Free Higher Education for All” bill, which was approved and signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte last August 4. The law states that the government shall shoulder the tuition fees and other fees of students in SUCs, local tertiary schools and TESDA-accredited institutions.
“Pero wait lang....Para sa senador na iyan, nasaan na po iyong AVOCADO Broadband telecoms na ang franchise ay sinulong ninyo para magkaroon ng bagong internet provider? Bakit po hanggang ngayon eh WALANG WEBSITE ang "internet provider" na ito? Nagtatanong lang po.” The tough transpinay pro-Duterte blogger added.
Nevertheless, Sasot is asking Sen. Aquino on what happened to the Avocado Broadband Telecoms, Inc., which the senator is pushing for its franchise in order to have a new Internet provider in the country. On June 30, 2015, Sen. Aquino filed Senate Bill No. 2851, seeking the franchise to “construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain telecommunications systems in the Philippines." Congress approved it on June 30, 2016.
"Avocado Broadband was established by a group of cable operators in Luzon and they plan to use their cable lines to provide services to the countryside," Sen. Bam Aquino wrote on his Facebook page on October 31, 2016. However, more than a year has passed Avocado Broadband has no website. As of posting, Sen. Aquino has not yet commented.
Contributed by Renato Pasayao
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