(SMNI) The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises has approved a bill seeking to revoke the franchise of television network SMNI over alleged violations found by lawmakers. On Tuesday, March 12, the panel approved without amendments House...
Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (KOJC) Self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” Pastor Apollo Quiboloy should not be exempted from appearing in the Tuesday hearing on the legislative franchise of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), says House Deputy...
The self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God”, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Kingdom of Jesus Christ) La Union 1st district Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega said Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has no option but to participate in the House panel investigation on the alleged...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) True to his word, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has filed a House resolution seeking the suspension of budget airline Cebu Pacific’s legislative franchise as punishment for its poor service. In House...
(MANILA BULLETIN) An appeal to block the granting of a new legislative franchise to First Laguna Electric Cooperative Inc. (FLECO) has reached the House of Representatives. The appeal came from a group of mayors from ten 10 of the 11 municipalities being served by FLECO. The local officials have...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting said it was his decision to remove the briefing on the ABS-CBN and TV5 deal from the agenda of the Committee on Legislative Franchises, which he chairs. Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting (Facebook) The reason for removing it on the...
The briefing on the recent deal between the shuttered ABS-CBN and TV5 has been removed from the agenda of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises meeting that was scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 18. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was discovered by House reporters on...
House Deputy Speaker and 1SAGIP Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta defended on Saturday, Nov. 27 the placement of his political advertisement at ABS-CBN, erstwhile broadcast network giant which he helped close down through the rejection of its legislative franchise application. Rep. Rodante...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday urged the leadership of the House of Representatives to withdraw Monday’s approval of the 25-year franchises to two of the country’s biggest water concessionaires, Maynilad and Manila Water. “As a deputy speaker, I am ex-officio member of all...
The 11,000 ABS-CBN employees who lost their jobs amid the economic despair brought about by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has remained a grave concern among lawmakers who tried, albeit in vain, to stop the closure of the network last year. ABS-CBN FRANCHISE As the country’s...
