House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano filed House Bill 6732 granting ABS-CBN a provisional franchise valid until October 31, 2020 to give both the House of Representatives and the Senate time to hear the issues surrounding the franchise issue.
“Through this measure, we hope to strike a balance between the immediate needs of the people amid his crisis and the duty of Congress to ensure accountability to our present laws,” the lawmakers said in the bill’s explanatory note.”
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“Providing ABS-CBN with a provisional franchise valid until 31 October 2020 will give both the House of Representatives and the Senate to hear the issues being raised for and against the renewal, and assess, with complete impartiality and fairness, whether or not the network shall be granted a franchise for another twenty-five (25) years,” as stated in he bill.
Explanatory note of HB 6732: pic.twitter.com/zGDQd1v4Va
— House of Representatives of the Philippines (@HouseofRepsPH) May 13, 2020
(Photo source: Facebook – @alanpetercayetano / Facebook – @ABSCBNnetwork)
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