House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano wants the public to read thoroughly the findings made by the House Committee on Legislative Franchise on ABS-CBN’s bid for a fresh franchise that was rejected by the House panel. House
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano wants the public to read thoroughly the findings made by the House Committee on Legislative Franchise on ABS-CBN’s bid for a fresh franchise that was rejected by the House panel.In a statement issued following the 70-11 voting on the findings made by the three-man Technical Working Group, Cayetano said it is important for the public to fully understand why the vote went that way.
Although qualified to vote as ex-officio committee member, the House leader did not participate in the voting that took place on the 13th meeting of the legislative franchise panel chaired by Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez. “Because of the highly partisan nature of this issue, we accepted from the start that there would be those who will vehemently disagree with the committee’s decision, no matter what they resolve,” he said.
Despite this, the House official assured the public that ABS-CBN will be treated with fairness and will be given a chance to respond to complaints against the network.
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