BREAKING: The House meets in the Committee of the Whole to address the ABS-CBN franchise



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MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives met Wednesday afternoon in a general committee to address a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN a franchise to “build, install, operate and maintain radio and television stations in the Philippines “

The motion was made by the leader of the majority of the House, Martin Romualdez.

The media has not yet obtained a copy of House Bill No. 6732, but according to the House website, the authors include House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.

Cayetano is sponsoring the bill in plenary as of the time of publication.

“When the Chamber is constituted in a Committee of the Whole, it functions as a committee that acts on a bill or resolution, and that carries out its procedures as a regular committee with its membership made up of all the members of the Chamber,” he declares. the House rule.

This is a developing story.

/ MUF

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