Wow!!! And just like
the Lopez controlled ABS-CBN Corporation is nearer in getting itself broadcasting
its operations again.
The House of
Representatives approved on second reading a proposed bill which grants the television
giant a provisional franchise.
It was House Speaker Alan
Peter Cayetano who sponsored the proposed bill which will allow the ABS-CBN to
be on air up until October 31, 2020 while Congress deliberates on whether or
not it will be granted another 25 year franchise.
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The bill still needs to
be passed on the third reading and final reading before it will be sent to the
Senate. After which if both chambers of Congress agree on the said bill, it will
be sent to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for his signature for it to be
operative.
Speaker Cayetano said
it was still "not the time" to tackle issues surrounding ABS-CBN's
operations, but stressed that the House has to "do what is right." It
was "wrong for the government" to stop the network's TV and radio
broadcasts amid the coronavirus pandemic, Cayetano said.
Cayetano called on the
Lopez controlled network along with supporters to stop calling for an automatic
franchise renewal and let the lawmakers in Congress do their respective jobs.
"We will provide
ABS-CBN with a provisional franchise valid for October 31, 2020 within which
time both the House of Representatives and the Senate will 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," Cayetano said.
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