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AN ACT GRANTING THE FREE AIR BROADCASTING NETWORK CORP. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS NATIONWIDE
Short Title
FREE AIR BROADCASTING NETWORK CORP.
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48
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95
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04220 |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09478 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING THE FREE AIR BROADCASTING NETWORK CORP. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS NATIONWIDE |
| SHORT TITLE : Granting Franchise to Free Air Broadcasting Network Corp. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : NOGRALES, PROSPERO C. |
| DATE FILED : 2005-04-26 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Zubiri |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Susano (067 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00891 |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-06-07 |
| SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES ON 2005-05-09 |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-06-07 |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-08-10 |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-08-24 |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-08-24 |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-09-05 |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2005-12-14 |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:193 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2005-12-19 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2005-12-19 |
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2007-01-29 |
| PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y |
| DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS: 2007-02-06 |
| REMARKS : |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-04-23 |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-05-24 |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : L |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09478 |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT GRANTING THE FREE AIR BROADCASTING NETWORK CORP. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS NATIONWIDE |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT GRANTING THE FREE AIR BROADCASTING NETWORK CORP. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS NATIONWIDE [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2005 ] 12/19/2005 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives PROSPERO C. NOGRALES, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and MARY ANN L. SUSANO, as authors; [ 2006 ] 1/16/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ] 9/5/2006 Returned and submitted by the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES per Committee Report No. 95, recommending its approval with amendments; 9/6/2006 Calendared for Ordinary Business;
Sponsor: Senator Arroyo;9/6/2006 Assigned for consideration by Special Order;
Sponsorship speech of Senator Arroyo;
Interpellation of Senator Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada;[ 2007 ] 1/24/2007 Period of interpellation closed;
Period of committee amendments;
Period of committee amendments closed;
Period of individual amendments;
Period of individual amendments closed;1/24/2007 Approved on Second Reading with amendments; 1/25/2007 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 1/29/2007 Approved on Third Reading;
In favor: (19) Senators Angara, Biazon, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Lacson, Lapid, Lim, M.A. Madrigal, Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., Recto, Revilla, Jr., Roxas, and Villar;
Against: None;
Abstention: None;1/30/2007 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 2/8/2007 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate amendments on February 6, 2007; 2/22/2007 Enrolled copy of HBN-4220, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Villar; 4/10/2007 Enrolled copy of HBN-4220, sent back to the House of Representatives, already signed by the Senate Secretary and Senate President; 5/24/2007 Enacted into Law without the signature of the President of the Philippines, Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution and Became; 5/24/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9478 8/2/2006 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
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