1. It will take at least 7 hearings (based from sources) at the House of Representatives (So far there has 4, and 3 to go "the very least")
2. There will be a voting system in the committee level led by Franz Alvarez; the committee has more or less 96 members and ABS-CBN has to get at least half of the votes to proceed in the plenary session.
3. In the plenary session, there will be three readings, included here are the provisions and inserts for the franchise. If the Bill passes up to the Third and final reading, it will be transferred to the Upper House/the Senate.
4. Senate has also three readings. There could be changes based on the provisions of the franchise or they could agree with the Lower House's version. If Senate interferes with changes, both Houses will decide until for the final agreement. If no objections, it will be passed and then transmitted to the Office of the President.
5. The President then has options- sign it into a law, veto it, or make it lapsed into a law in a month.
6. If all process prosper in favor of ABS-CBN, the network has to apply all necessary permits to the National Telecommunications Commission. Then they can go back on air!
* It will take months for this process to happen
* The fastest way they can go back on air is to get the TRO from the Supreme Court vs. the Cease and Desist Order filed by NTC.
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