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CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. (CRUZTELCO)
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Third Reading (10/5/2020)
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05491 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11512 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. UNDER REPUBLIC ACT 7961, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. (CRUZTELCO), A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES" | |
| SHORT TITLE : Renewing For Another Twenty-five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Cruz Telephone Company, Inc. Under Republic Act 7961 | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., DY, FAUSTINO "INNO" V A., VALERIANO, ROLANDO, ACOSTA, GIL "KABARANGAY JR" A., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F., UNABIA, CHRISTIAN S., PINEDA, ENRICO A., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR "DV" B., GARBIN, ALFREDO JR. A., VARGAS, ALFRED, GULLAS, EDUARDO "EDDIE" R., DY, FAUSTINO MICHAEL CARLOS III T., OAMINAL, HENRY S., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., ALVAREZ, FRANZ "CHICOY" E. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-11-13 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Duavit | 2. Mendoza |
| 3. Dy (F.) | 4. Valeriano |
| 5. Acosta | 6. Villafuerte |
| 7. Unabia | 8. Pineda |
| 9. Savellano | 10. Garbin |
| 11. Vargas | 12. Gullas |
| 13. Dy (F.M.C.) | 14. Oaminal |
| 15. Romualdo | 16. Alvarez (F.) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00078 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2019-11-13 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bill No. 4855 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB04855 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2019-11-13 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2019-11-13 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2019-11-20 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2019-11-27 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Duavit | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2019-11-27 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Duavit, Mendoza, Dy (F.), Valeriano, Acosta, Villafuerte, Unabia, Pineda, Savellano, Garbin, Vargas, Gullas, Dy (F.M.C.), Oaminal, Romualdo, Alvarez (F.) | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2019-11-27 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2019-11-28 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2019-12-04 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. UNDER REPUBLIC ACT 7961, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. (CRUZTELCO), A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES" | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:172 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| Y---Abante | Y---Abaya |
| B---Abellanosa--(Absent) | B---Abu--(Absent) |
| Y---Abueg-Zaldivar | B---Abunda--(Absent) |
| Y---Acop | Y---Acosta |
| B---Acosta-Alba--(Absent) | B---Adiong--(Absent) |
| X---Advincula | Y---Agabas |
| X---Agarao | Y---Aglipay |
| Y---Albano (A.) | D---Albano (R.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Vargas Alfonso | Y---Almario |
| B---Alonte--(Absent) | B---Alvarez (F.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Alvarez (G.) | B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent) |
| B---Amante-Matba--(Absent) | B---Amatong--(Absent) |
| B---Andaya--(Absent) | Y---Angara |
| Y---Aragones | B---Arbison--(Absent) |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Arroyo | X---Atienza |
| B---Aumentado--(Absent) | B---Babasa--(Absent) |
| Y---Bagatsing | B---Bainto-Aguinaldo--(Absent) |
| Y---Balindong | Y---Bañas-Nograles |
| Y---Barba | Y---Barbers |
| B---Baronda--(Absent) | B---Barzaga--(Absent) |
| B---Bascug--(Absent) | Y---Bautista |
| B---Bautista-Bandigan--(Absent) | Y---Belmonte |
| Y---Benitez | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Biazon | B---Billones--(Absent) |
| Y---Biron | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo | B---Brosas--(Absent) |
| B---Bulut--(Absent) | X---Bustos |
| Y---Cabatbat | Y---Cabochan |
| B---Cabredo--(Absent) | X---Cagas |
| B---Calderon--(Absent) | Y---Calixto |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| Y---Canama | B---Caoagdan--(Absent) |
| Y---Cari | Y---Castelo |
| Y---Castro (F.L.) | X---Castro (F.H.) |
| X---Cayetano (A.P.) | X---Cayetano (M.L.) |
| B---Celeste--(Absent) | B---Chatto--(Absent) |
| Y---Chipeco | B---Chungalao--(Absent) |
| Y---Co (A.N.) | X---Co (E.) |
| B---Cojuangco--(Absent) | Y---Collantes |
| X---Crisologo | Y---Cua |
| Y---Cuaresma | Y---Cueva |
| Y---Cullamat | Y---Dagooc |
| Y---Dalipe | Y---Dalog |
| X---Datol | Y---Ruiz Daza |
| Y---De Jesus | Y---De Venecia |
| Y---Defensor (L.) | Y---Defensor (M.) |
| Y---Del Mar | Y---Delos Santos |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | Y---Dimaporo (A.) |
| Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) | B---Duavit--(Absent) |
| Y---Dujali | X---Duterte |
| X---Dy (F.M.C.) | X---Dy (F.) |
| Y---Dy (I.P.) | Y---Ebcas |
| Y---Ecleo | Y---Elago |
| Y---Enverga | B---Erice--(Absent) |
| B---Eriguel--(Absent) | B---Ermita-Buhain--(Absent) |
| Y---Escudero | Y---Espina |
| X---Espino | Y---Estrella |
| Y---Fariñas (R.C.) | Y---Fariñas I (R.C.) |
| Y---Fernandez | B---Fernando--(Absent) |
| Y---Ferrer (J.M.) | X---Ferrer (L.) |
| B---Flores--(Absent) | B---Fongwan--(Absent) |
| B---Fortun--(Absent) | Y---Fortuno |
| Y---Frasco | B---Fuentebella--(Absent) |
| Y---Gaite | B---Garbin--(Absent) |
| Y---Garcia (J.E.) | X---Garcia (P.J.) |
| Y---Garcia (V.) | Y---Garin (J.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya |
| B---Gatchalian--(Absent) | X---Gato |
| X---Geron | Y---Go (E.C.) |
| Y---Go (M.) | B---Torres-Gomez--(Absent) |
| B---Gonzaga--(Absent) | Y---Gonzales (A.) |
| B---Gonzales (N.)--(Absent) | B---Gonzalez--(Absent) |
| B---Gorriceta--(Absent) | Y---Guico |
| B---Gullas--(Absent) | Y---Guya |
| Y---Haresco | Y---Hataman |
| Y---Hernandez | Y---Herrera-Dy |
| Y---Hofer | B---Jalosjos--(Absent) |
| Y---Javier | Y---Jimenez |
| B---Kho (E.)--(Absent) | B---Kho (W.)--(Absent) |
| B---Khonghun--(Absent) | Y---Labadlabad |
| Y---Lacson | Y---Lacson-Noel |
| Y---Lagman | X---Lagon |
| Y---Lara | B---Lazatin--(Absent) |
| B---Leachon--(Absent) | B---Legarda--(Absent) |
| Y---Lim | Y---Limkaichong |
| Y---Lopez (M.L.) | Y---Loyola |
| Y---Lusotan | X---Maceda |
| X---Madrona | X---Malapitan |
| Y---Mangaoang | B---Mangudadatu--(Absent) |
| Y---Marcoleta | B---Mariano-Hernandez--(Absent) |
| B---Mariño--(Absent) | Y---Marquez |
| X---Martinez | B---Matba--(Absent) |
| B---Matugas--(Absent) | Y---Mendoza |
| D---Mercado--(N/A) | Y---Momo |
| Y---Natividad-Nagaño | B---Nava--(Absent) |
| Y---Nieto | Y---Noel |
| X---Nograles (J.J.) | B---Nograles (J.F.F.)--(Absent) |
| B---Nolasco--(Absent) | B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent) |
| B---Oaminal--(Absent) | B---Olivarez--(Absent) |
| Y---Ong (J.) | Y---Ong (R.) |
| Y---Ortega | B---Ouano-Dizon--(Absent) |
| Y---Pacquiao (A.) | Y---Pacquiao (R.) |
| B---Padiernos--(Absent) | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| Y---Panotes | Y---Peña |
| Y---Pichay | X---Pimentel |
| Y---Pineda | B---Plaza--(Absent) |
| B---Puno--(Absent) | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| B---Ramos--(Absent) | Y---Remulla |
| Y---Revilla | Y---Reyes |
| Y---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rodriguez | B---Roman--(Absent) |
| X---Romero | Y---Romualdez (F.M.) |
| Y---Romualdez (Y.M.) | B---Romualdo--(Absent) |
| B---Romulo--(Absent) | B---Roque--(Absent) |
| B---Sacdalan--(Absent) | B---Sagarbarria--(Absent) |
| B---Sakaluran--(Absent) | Y---Salceda |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salvador-Tambunting | Y---Sanchez |
| B---Sangcopan--(Absent) | Y---Santos-Recto |
| X---Sarmiento | X---Saulog |
| Y---Savellano | Y---Siao |
| Y---Silverio | Y---Singson |
| Y---Singson-Meehan | B---Sinsuat--(Absent) |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| B---Suarez (A.)--(Absent) | Y---Suarez (D.) |
| B---Suntay--(Absent) | B---Sy-Alvarado--(Absent) |
| Y---Taduran | Y---Tallado |
| X---Tan (A.S.) | Y---Tan (A.) |
| B---Tan (S.)--(Absent) | B---Tan (S.A.)--(Absent) |
| B---Tan-Tambut--(Absent) | B---Tejada--(Absent) |
| Y---Teves (A.) | Y---Teves (J.) |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tolentino |
| X---Tulfo | X---Tupas |
| X---Tutor | Y---Ty (A.) |
| B---Ty (D.)--(Absent) | B---Umali (A.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Umali (M.V.) | Y---Unabia |
| Y---Ungab | B---Uy (J.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Valeriano |
| Y---Valmayor | Y---Vargas |
| B---Velasco--(Absent) | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | Y---Villa |
| X---Villafuerte | B---Villanueva (E.)--(Absent) |
| B---Villanueva (N.)--(Absent) | Y---Villar |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| B---Violago--(Absent) | B---Yap (E.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| X---Zamora (R.) | B---Zamora (W.K.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Zarate | B---Zubiri--(Absent) |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2019-12-09 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2019-12-09 | |
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2020-10-05 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2020-11-09 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2020-11-24 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2020-11-25 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2020-12-26 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : L | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11512 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7961, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. (CRUZTELCO), A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES" |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7961, ENTITLED 'AN ACT GRANTING TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. (CRUZTELCO), A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES' [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2019 ] Introduced by Representatives MICHAEL JOHN R. DUAVIT, RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA, FAUSTINO V "INNO" A. DY,ROLANDO M. VALERIANO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 4, 2019; 12/9/2019 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 12/10/2019 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES; [ 2020 ] 7/1/2020 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ] 9/22/2020 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 9/23/2020 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 9/29/2020 Returned and submitted by the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES per Committee Report No. 118, recommending its approval without amendment; 9/29/2020 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 9/29/2020 Sponsor: Senator GRACE POE; 9/29/2020 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 9/29/2020 Omnibus sponsorship speech delivered by Senator GRACE POE on 11 franchise bills (HBNos. 5491, 6371, 6373, 6254, 6256, 6374, 7264, 6919, 6836, 6835 and 7507); 9/30/2020 Period of interpellation closed; 9/30/2020 Period of amendment closed; 9/30/2020 Senators JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI and RICHARD J. GORDON requested that they be made co-sponsors; 9/30/2020 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 10/1/2020 Printed copies were distributed electronically to the Senators; 10/5/2020 Approved on Third Reading; 10/5/2020 In favor: (22) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, IMEE R. MARCOS, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, GRACE POE, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 10/5/2020 Against: (None) ; 10/5/2020 Abstention: (None) ; 10/6/2020 Sent Back to the House of Representatives; 11/9/2020 Letter from Secretary General Atty. Jocelia Bighani C. Sipin, dated November 5, 2020, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of HBN-5491, for the signature of Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; 11/19/2020 Letter for Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco,returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-5491, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; [ 2021 ] 1/20/2021 Enacted into Law without Executive Approval Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution on December 26, 2020 and Became 1/20/2021 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11512. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, Republic Act No. 11512 (HBN-5491) with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on March 2, 2021)
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