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NAVAL GIVES 25% DISCOUNT FOR TRICYCLE FRANCHISE

The municipality of Naval in Biliran province will provide a 25 percent discount for the franchise registration and renewal of utility motorized tricycles this year. Mayor Gerard Roger Espina said this was agreed upon during the regular session of the local council as assistance to the transport sector badly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 […]

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ABANTE: ABS-CBN WAS SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION FOR MILLIONS OF FILIPINOS

With different government agencies and regulatory bodies having testified that broadcast giant ABS-CBN had complied with the country’s laws and regulations governing it, House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. voted to grant ABS-CBN a fresh 25-year franchise, stressing in his vote the importance of elevating the decision to grant the network a new franchise to […]

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SENATE BEGINS HEARING ON ABS-CBN FRANCHISE

As the Senate starts its hearing on the bills asking to grant ABS-CBN Corporation a franchise to operate , several senators have expressed their reservations on the constitutionality of the proceedings since the House of Representatives has yet to transmit its version to the upper chamber. The Senate committee on public services tackled Senate Bill […]

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NTC SHOULD BE ABOLISHED – ABANTE

House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. called on Congress to abolish the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and transfer its powers to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Abante made the call following the NTC’s issuance of a cease and desist order directing media network ABS-CBN to cease operations immediately despite its commitment to […]

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PROBE NGCP ON DELAYED IPO, TDP – GATCHALIAN

The Senate will look into the delayed projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as well as the delay in its initial public offering (IPO), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said they want to look deeper into the causes of the delays in 33 important […]