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AN ACT RENEWING THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO ABS-CBN CORPORATION UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7966, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT GRANTING ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT'
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RENEWING THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO ABS-CBN CORPORATION
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January 4, 2021
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Entitled: AN ACT RENEWING THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO ABS-CBN CORPORATION UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7966, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘AN ACT GRANTING ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT’ [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2021 ] 1/4/2021 Introduced by Senators VICENTE C. SOTTO III, RALPH G. RECTO, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, WIN GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, RISA HONTIVEROS, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL and LEILA M. DE LIMA; 1/19/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES;