Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5988, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7082, ENTITLED, 'AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING ACT NO. 3436, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED 'AN ACT GRANTING TO THE PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A TELEPHONE SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,' CONSOLIDATING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO THE PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, AND EXTENDING THE SAID FRANCHISE BY THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS FROM THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM THEREOF AS PROVIDED IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6146' | |
| SHORT TITLE : Amending RA 7082, Extending the Franchise Granted to the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | |
| ABSTRACT : RA 7925 (Public Telecommunicati ons Policy Act of the Philippines) liberalized the telecommunicati ons industry and allowed multiple operations by local service providers in partnership with firms of varying nationalities. Section 23 of RA 7925 granted equal treatment to all telecommunicati on companies by allowing them to enjoy the same type of favor, advantage and exemption or immunity. However, the Supreme Court (SC) in the case of PLDT v Davao City, et al, ruled that the grant of tax exemption to one telecommunicati on company should not be construed to mean that said exemption can be enjoyed by another telecommunicati on company. This bill seeks to cure and correct the interpretation made by the SC and seeks to re-enact PLDT's previouus tax exemption to conform to the SC's decision and level the playing field. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYON, HARLIN CAST | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-05-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Libanan | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Reyes (069 ) | 2. Nieva (071 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01508 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-05-27 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES ON 2003-05-13 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-06-02 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-06-03 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-06-03 | |
| REMARKS : The Body inserted the Explanatory Note as the sponsorship remarks and approved the amendments as contained in the Committee Report. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-07-29 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-08-04 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:129 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2003-08-05 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2003-08-07 |
Abstract
"RA 7925 (Public Telecommunicati ons Policy Act of the Philippines) liberalized the telecommunicati ons industry and allowed multiple operations by local service providers in partnership with firms of varying nationalities. Section 23 of RA 7925 granted equal treatment to all telecommunicati on companies by allowing them to enjoy the same type of favor, advantage and exemption or immunity. However, the Supreme Court (SC) in the case of PLDT v Davao City, et al, ruled that the grant of tax exemption to one telecommunicati on company should not be construed to mean that said exemption can be enjoyed by another telecommunicati on company. This bill seeks to cure and correct the interpretation made by the SC and seeks to re-enact PLDT's previouus tax exemption to conform to the SC's decision and level the playing field."
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