With Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez no longer in the House leadership, the proposed renewal of the congressional franchise of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has finally passed the committee level.
During Wednesday’s hearing, the Committee on Legislative Franchises, House Bll 4820 was approved within 30 minutes after being pending for two years in the congressional panel.
The measure seeks to extends the congressional franchise granted to the CBCP (formerly the Catholic Welfare Organization) “to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and or television broadcasting stations in the Philippines” under Republic Act 7530 for another 25 years.
The CBCP’s congressional franchise has lapsed in August 2017.
The bill was authored by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda. Buhay Party List Rep. Lito Atienza moved for its approval.
The approval came after President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent “word war” with Philippine Catholic hierarchy who have been critical over his controversial war on drugs and the recent ouster of Alvarez from the House leadership last July 23.
It was rumored that both Duterte and Alvarez were the personalities who are blocking the franchise renewal of CBCP.
Alvarez was replaced by former President and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a devout Catholic who has close ties with Church leaders.
http://politics.com.ph/house-panel-approves-cbcp-media-franchise-renewal/
During Wednesday’s hearing, the Committee on Legislative Franchises, House Bll 4820 was approved within 30 minutes after being pending for two years in the congressional panel.
The measure seeks to extends the congressional franchise granted to the CBCP (formerly the Catholic Welfare Organization) “to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and or television broadcasting stations in the Philippines” under Republic Act 7530 for another 25 years.
The CBCP’s congressional franchise has lapsed in August 2017.
The bill was authored by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda. Buhay Party List Rep. Lito Atienza moved for its approval.
The approval came after President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent “word war” with Philippine Catholic hierarchy who have been critical over his controversial war on drugs and the recent ouster of Alvarez from the House leadership last July 23.
It was rumored that both Duterte and Alvarez were the personalities who are blocking the franchise renewal of CBCP.
Alvarez was replaced by former President and now Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a devout Catholic who has close ties with Church leaders.
http://politics.com.ph/house-panel-approves-cbcp-media-franchise-renewal/
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