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NOW TELECOM COMPANY, INC.
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Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06195
FULL TITLE : AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO SATELLITE PAGING SYSTEMS PHILIPPINES, INC. (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS NOW TELECOM COMPANY, INC.) UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7301, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7940, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING SATELLITE PAGING SYSTEMS PHILIPPINES, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO PAGING SYSTEMS AND TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEMS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
SHORT TITLE : Renewing For Another Twenty - Five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Satellite Paging Systems Philippines, Inc.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : COSALAN, RONALD M.
DATE FILED : 2015-10-02
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Economic
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Teodoro 2. Arnaiz
3. Tambunting 4. Lagdameo (M.)
5. Bello (S.) 6. Salvacion
7. Mendoza (R.) 8. Fortuno
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Cosalan 2. Teodoro
3. Arnaiz 4. Tambunting
5. Lagdameo (M.) 6. Bello (S.)
7. Salvacion 8. Mendoza (R.)
9. Fortuno 10. Pichay
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00910
SUBMITTED ON 2015-10-02
SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB05516
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2015-10-05
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2015-10-05
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2015-10-05
SPONSORED BY :  Cosalan
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Cosalan, Teodoro, Arnaiz, Tambunting, Lagdameo (M.), Bello (S.), Salvacion, Mendoza (R.), Fortuno, Pichay
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2015-10-05
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2015-10-06
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2015-10-09
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:200     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---Abad X---Abaya
Y---Abayon X---Abellanosa
Y---Abu Y---Abueg
Y---Acedillo Y---Acharon
Y---Acop Y---Acosta-Alba
B---Adiong--(Absent) X---Advincula
Y---Agarao Y---Aggabao
X---Aglipay Y---Agyao
Y---Albano X---Alcala
Y---Alejano Y---Aliping
Y---Almario Y---Almonte
Y---Alvarez (F.) Y---Alvarez (M.)
Y---Amante Y---Amatong (I.)
Y---Amatong (R.) B---Andaya--(Absent)
Y---Angara-Castillo X---Angping
Y---Antonino-Nadres X---Antonio
Y---Apostol Y---Aragones
B---Arbison--(Absent) Y---Arenas
Y---Arnaiz Y---Arroyo
X---Asilo X---Atienza
X---Aumentado Y---Bag-ao
X---Bagatsing B---Baguilat--(Absent)
Y---Balindong Y---Banal
B---Barcelona-Reyes--(Absent) X---Barzaga
Y---Bataoil X---Batocabe
B---Bautista--(Absent) Y---Bello (S.)
D---Bello (W.)--(N/A) Y---Belmonte (F.)
Y---Belmonte (J.) B---Belmonte (V.)--(Absent)
X---Benitez X---Bernos
Y---Biazon Y---Bichara
Y---Binay B---Biron--(Absent)
Y---Bondoc B---Bonoan--(Absent)
Y---Bravo (A.) Y---Bravo (M.)
Y---Briones X---Bulut-Begtang
Y---Cabilao Y---Cagas
Y---Calalay Y---Calixto-Rubiano
Y---Caminero Y---Cari
Y---Castelo Y---Castro
Y---Catamco Y---Cayetano
Y---Celeste X---Cerafica
Y---Chipeco Y---Co
D---Cojuangco (E.)--(N/A) X---Cojuangco (K.)
B---Collantes--(Absent) Y---Colmenares
Y---Cortuna X---Cosalan
Y---Cruz-Gonzales Y---Cua
Y---Cueva Y---Dalog
B---Dayanghirang--(Absent) Y---De Jesus
Y---Dela Cruz Y---De Venecia
Y---Defensor Y---Del Mar
Y---Del Rosario (A.G.) Y---Del Rosario (A.A.)
Y---Deloso-Montalla B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent)
X---Dimaporo (I.) B---Duavit--(Absent)
B---Durano--(Absent) Y---Dy
X---Echiverri Y---Cerilles
Y---Enverga Y---Erice
Y---Eriguel Y---Ermita-Buhain
Y---Escudero Y---Espina
Y---Estrella X---Evardone
Y---Fariñas X---Fernandez
B---Ferrer (J.)--(Absent) X---Ferrer (L.)
X---Ferriol Y---Flores
Y---Fortun Y---Fortuno
B---Fuentebella--(Absent) Y---Garay
Y---Garcia (E.) Y---Garcia (G.)
Y---Garcia-Albano X---Garin (O.)
X---Garin (S.) B---Gatchalian (S.)--(Absent)
Y---Gatchalian (W.) X---Geron
Y---Go (A.C.) B---Go (A.F.)--(Absent)
Y---Gomez Y---Gonzales
Y---Gonzalez Y---Gorriceta
Y---Guanlao X---Guiao
Y---Gullas Y---Gunigundo
Y---Gutierrez B---Hagedorn--(Absent)
Y---Haresco Y---Hataman-Salliman
Y---Hernandez Y---Hicap
Y---Hofer X---Ilagan
Y---Iway Y---Jalosjos
B---Javier--(Absent) Y---Katoh
X---Kho Y---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad X---Lacson-Noel
Y---Lagdameo (A.) Y---Lagdameo (M.)
Y---Lagman Y---Lanete
X---Leachon B---Ledesma--(Absent)
X---Lee Y---Leonardia
Y---Leonen-Pizarro Y---Lobregat
Y---Loong X---Lopez (C.)
Y---Lopez (C.J.) X---Loyola
B---Macapagal-Arroyo--(Absent) Y---Madrona
Y---Magsaysay Y---Manalo
Y---Mangudadatu Y---Marcos
Y---Masongsong Y---Matugas
Y---Mellana Y---Mendoza (J.)
Y---Mendoza (M.) Y---Mendoza (R.)
Y---Mercado Y---Mirasol
Y---Montejo Y---Nava (J.)
Y---Nava (P.) Y---Noel
Y---Nograles Y---Macrohon-Nuño
Y---Oaminal X---Ocampo
X---Olivarez X---Ong
Y---Ortega (F.) Y---Ortega (V.)
B---Pacquiao--(Absent) Y---Padilla
Y---Paduano Y---Paez
Y---Pagdilao Y---Pancho
Y---Panganiban D---Panotes--(N/A)
Y---Pernes Y---Piamonte
Y---Pichay X---Plaza
B---Ponce Enrile--(Absent) Y---Primicias-Agabas
X---Puno Y---Quimbo
Y---Quisumbing B---Radaza--(Absent)
Y---Ramos Y---Relampagos
X---Revilla X---Mercado-Revilla
Y---Reyes Y---Ridon
Y---Rivera Y---Robes
Y---Gerona-Robredo X---Rodriguez (I.)
B---Rodriguez (M.)--(Absent) Y---Rodriguez (O.)
Y---Rodriguez (R.) Y---Roman
B---Romarate--(Absent) X---Romualdez
Y---Romualdo X---Romulo
Y---Roque Y---Sacdalan
B---Sahali--(Absent) Y---Sakaluran
Y---Salimbangon Y---Salvacion
Y---Paquiz Y---Santiago
B---Sarmiento (C.)--(Absent) D---Sarmiento (M.)--(N/A)
Y---Ramirez-Sato Y---Sema
Y---Señeres Y---Singson (E.)
B---Singson (R.)--(Absent) Y---Suansing
Y---Suarez Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Tambunting B---Tan (A.)--(Absent)
Y---Tan (M.) Y---Tejada
Y---Teodoro Y---Teves
Y---Tiangco X---Tieng
Y---Ting Y---Tinio
Y---Tolentino Y---Treñas
Y---Tugna Y---Tupas
X---Turabin-Hataman Y---Ty
Y---Umali (C.) X---Umali (R.)
Y---Unabia Y---Ungab
X---Uy (J.) Y---Uy (R.)
Y---Vargas Y---Vargas-Alfonso
X---Velarde D---Velasco, L.A.--(N/A)
B---Velasco, L.--(Absent) Y---Villanueva
Y---Villar Y---Villarica
X---Violago B---Yap (A.)--(Absent)
Y---Yap (S.) Y---Yu
Y---Zamora (M.) Y---Zamora (R.)
B---Zarate--(Absent) X---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2015-11-04
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2015-11-04
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO SATELLITE PAGING SYSTEMS PHILIPPINES, INC. (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS NOW TELECOM COMPANY, INC.) UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7301, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7940, ENTITLED AN ACT GRANTING SATELLITE PAGING SYSTEMS PHILIPPINES, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO PAGING SYSTEMS AND TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEMS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2015 ]
Introduced by Representatives RONALD M. COSALAN, MARCELINO R. TEODORO, GEORGE P. ARNAIZ, GUS S. TAMBUNTING, MONIQUE YAZMIN Q. LAGDAMEO, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on October 9, 2015;
11/2/2015 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
11/11/2015 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES;
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, all House Bills with the pertinent documents, transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on July 21, 2016)
(Prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE)
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