Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Revenue bills pokus ng Kamara pero ikokonsidera ang ABS-CBN franchise renewal

Ikokonsidera ng House of Representatives ang iminumungkahing pagpapalawig ng legislative franchise ng ABS-CBN.

Ito’y sa kabila ng pagpopokus ng Kamara sa pagsasabatas ng mga importanteng revenue measure.

Ayon kay Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, may kalayaan umano ang House Committee on Legislative Franchise na magsagawa ng mga pagdinig hinggil sa ilang panukalang magbibigay-buhay sa ABS-CBN franchise sandaling mag-expire ito sa March 30, 2020.

Sa kabila din aniya ng isyu kaugnay ng journalistic fairness ng naturang network, tiniyak ni Cayetano na magiging patas ang mababang kapulungan sa pag-aksyon sa sinasabing franchise extension.

Gayunpaman, sinabi ni Cayetano na mananatiling pokus pa rin ang Kongreso sa kanilang mga prayoridad lalo na’t na-dispose na ang panukalang General Appropriations Act para sa taong 2020.

“Pero iyong priority at focus natin ay iyong revenue bills para mabayaran ang magagandang programa ng gobyerno at iyong budget. That’s the reality there but we will get to it,” aniya.

The House of Representatives will consider the proposed extension of the ABS-CBN legislative franchise.

This is despite the chamber's focus on enacting important revenue measures.

According to Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, the House Committee on Legislative Franchise has the freedom to hold hearings on some proposals that will revive the ABS-CBN franchise once it expires on March 20, 2020.

Despite the issue regarding the journalistic fairness of the network, Cayetano assured that the lower council would be fair in acting on the alleged franchise extension.

However, Cayetano said Congress will continue to focus on their priorities, especially after the General Appropriations Act for the year 2020 has been passed.

“But our priority and focus is your revenue bills to pay for good government programs and your budget. That's the reality there but we will get to it,” he said.

https://tnt.abante.com.ph/revenue-bills-pokus-ng-kamara-pero-ikokonsidera-ang-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal/

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