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Short Title
INFOCOM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.
Text as Filed (File)
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
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76
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Document Certification
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
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Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (8/22/2017)
Voted Yes Voted No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05177 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10972 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO INFOCOM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS NOW TELECOM COMPANY, INC.) UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7301, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING INFOCOM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. (ICNI), A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS SUCH AS RADIO PAGING SYSTEMS, CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEMS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK (PCN), AND TRUNK RADIO SYSTEMS WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE PHILIPPINES FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES". AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7940 | |
| SHORT TITLE : Renewing For Another Twenty- Five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Infocom Communications Network, Inc. ( Presently Known As Now Telecom Company, Inc.) Under Republic Act No. 7301 | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : COSALAN, RONALD M., ALVAREZ, FRANZ E. | |
| DATE FILED : 2017-03-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Cosalan | 2. Alvarez (F.) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00150 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2017-03-01 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of HB No. 1422 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01422 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2017-03-06 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2017-03-06 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2017-03-07 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2017-03-07 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Cosalan | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Cosalan, Alvarez (F.) | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2017-03-07 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2017-03-09 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2017-03-13 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:249 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| B---Abad--(Absent) | Y---Abaya |
| Y---Abayon | Y---Abellanosa |
| Y---Abu | Y---Abueg |
| Y---Acharon | Y---Acop |
| Y---Acosta | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| Y---Adiong | Y---Advincula |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| Y---Aglipay-Villar | D---Akbar--(N/A) |
| Y---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Almario |
| Y---Almonte | Y---Alonte |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | B---Alvarez (M.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Alvarez (P.) | Y---Amante |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | Y---Andaya |
| Y---Angara-Castillo | Y---Antonino |
| Y---Antonio | Y---Aragones |
| Y---Arbison | Y---Arcillas |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Atienza |
| Y---Aumentado | Y---Bag-ao |
| Y---Bagatsing | B---Baguilat--(Absent) |
| Y---Banal | X---Barbers |
| B---Barzaga--(Absent) | Y---Bataoil |
| B---Batocabe--(Absent) | Y---Bautista-Bandigan |
| Y---Belaro | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| Y---Belmonte (J.C.) | X---Belmonte (R.) |
| Y---Benitez | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Bertiz | Y---Biazon |
| Y---Billones | Y---Biron |
| Y---Bolilia | Y---Bondoc |
| Y---Bordado | Y---Bravo (A.) |
| Y---Bravo (M.) | B---Brosas--(Absent) |
| Y---Bulut-Begtang | Y---Cagas |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto-Rubiano |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| Y---Canama | Y---Cari |
| Y---Casilao | Y---Castelo |
| Y---Castro (F.L.) | Y---Castro (F.H.) |
| B---Catamco--(Absent) | B---Cayetano--(Absent) |
| X---Celeste | Y---Cerafica |
| Y---Cerilles Enerio | Y---Chavez |
| Y---Chipeco | X---Co |
| Y---Cojuangco | Y---Collantes |
| Y---Cortes | Y---Cortuna |
| Y---Cosalan | Y---Crisologo |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | Y---Dalipe |
| Y---Dalog | Y---Daza |
| Y---De Jesus | Y---De Venecia |
| Y---De Vera | Y---Defensor |
| Y---Del Mar | Y---Del Rosario |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | Y---Dimaporo (A.) |
| B---Dimaporo (M.K.)--(Absent) | Y---Duavit |
| Y---Durano | Y---Dy |
| Y---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | B---Espino--(Absent) |
| Y---Estrella | Y---Eusebio |
| Y---Evardone | Y---Fariñas |
| B---Fernando--(Absent) | Y---Ferrer J. |
| Y---Ferrer L. | Y---Ferriol-Pascual |
| X---Floirendo | Y---Flores |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno |
| Y---Fuentebella | B---Garbin--(Absent) |
| Y---Garcia (G.) | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia-Albano | Y---Garin (O.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya |
| X---Gatchalian | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (A.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| X---Gomez | Y---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.P.) | Y---Gonzales (A.D.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Gullas | X---Hernandez (F.) |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| X---Jalosjos | Y---Javier |
| Y---Kho | Y---Khonghun |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lagman | Y---Lanete |
| Y---Laogan | Y---Lazatin |
| X---Leachon | Y---Lee |
| Y---Limkaichong | Y---Lobregat |
| Y---Lopez (B.) | Y---Lopez (C.) |
| Y---Lopez (M.L.) | Y---Loyola |
| X---Macapagal Arroyo | Y---Maceda |
| Y---Madrona | Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Manalo |
| Y---Mangaoang | X---Mangudadatu (S.) |
| Y---Mangudadatu (Z.) | Y---Marcoleta |
| Y---Marcos | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | Y---Martinez |
| Y---Matugas | Y---Mellana |
| B---Mending--(Absent) | Y---Mendoza |
| Y---Mercado | Y---Mirasol |
| Y---Montoro | Y---Nava |
| Y---Nieto | Y---Noel |
| Y---Nograles (J.J.) | Y---Nograles (K.A.) |
| Y---Nolasco | Y---Oaminal |
| X---Ocampo | Y---Olivarez |
| Y---Ong (H.) | Y---Ong (E.) |
| Y---Ortega (P.) | Y---Ortega (V.N.) |
| Y---Pacquiao | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| Y---Panganiban | Y---Panotes |
| Y---Papandayan | B---Pichay--(Absent) |
| Y---Pimentel | Y---Pineda |
| X---Plaza | Y---Primicias-Agabas |
| Y---Roa-Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| Y---Ramos | Y---Relampagos |
| Y---Revilla | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rocamora | Y---Rodriguez (I.) |
| Y---Rodriguez (M.) | Y---Roman |
| B---Romero--(Absent) | X---Romualdez |
| Y---Romualdo | Y---Roque (H.) |
| Y---Roque (R.N.) | Y---Sacdalan |
| Y---Sagarbarria | Y---Sahali |
| Y---Salceda | X---Salimbangon |
| Y---Salo | Y---Salon |
| Y---Sambar | Y---Sandoval |
| Y---Santos-Recto | Y---Sarmiento (C.) |
| Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) | Y---Savellano |
| Y---Sema | X---Siao |
| X---Silverio | Y---Singson (E.) |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| X---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Tambunting | Y---Tan (A.) |
| X---Tan (M.) | X---Tan (S.) |
| Y---Tejada | Y---Teves |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Ting |
| Y---Tinio | Y---Tolentino |
| X---Treñas | Y---Tugna |
| Y---Tupas | B---Turabin-Hataman--(Absent) |
| Y---Ty | Y---Umali |
| Y---Unabia | Y---Ungab |
| Y---Unico | Y---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Uybarreta |
| Y---Vargas | Y---Vargas-Alfonso |
| Y---Velarde | B---Velasco, L.A.--(Absent) |
| Y---Velasco-Catera | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | B---Villafuerte--(Absent) |
| Y---Villanueva | D---Villar--(N/A) |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| Y---Villarin | Y---Violago |
| Y---Yap (A.) | Y---Yap (M.) |
| X---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| Y---Zamora (M.C.) | X---Zamora (R.) |
| Y---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2017-03-15 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2017-03-15 | |
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2017-08-22 | |
| PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2017-11-22 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| REMARKS : *No Senate Conferees | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Alvarez (F.), Romualdo, Tugna, Defensor, Gonzales (A.D.), Garcia (J.E.), Bravo (A.) | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2017-12-11 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2017-12-11 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2018-01-25 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2018-02-22 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10972 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25)YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO INFOCOM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS NOW TELECOM COMPANY, INC.) UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7301, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING INFOCOM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. (ICNI), A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS SUCH AS RADIO PAGING SYSTEMS, CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEMS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK (PCN), AND TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEMS WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE PHILIPPINES FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES", AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7940 |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO INFOCOM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS NOW TELECOM COMPANY, INC.) UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7301, ENTITLED 'AN ACT GRANTING INFOCOM COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. (ICNI), A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS SUCH AS RADIO PAGING SYSTEMS, CELLULAR PHONE SYSTEMS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK (PCN), AND TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEMS WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE PHILIPPINES FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES', AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7940 [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2017 ] Introduced by Representatives RONALD M. COSALAN and FRANZ "CHICOY" E. ALVAREZ; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 13, 2017; 3/15/2017 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 5/2/2017 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES; 5/15/2017 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 5/17/2017 Returned and submitted by the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES per Committee Report No. 92, recommending its approval with amendments; 5/22/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 5/22/2017 Sponsor: Senator GRACE L. POE; 5/22/2017 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 5/22/2017 Sponsorship speech of Senator GRACE L. POE; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ] 7/25/2017 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 8/7/2017 Period of interpellation closed; 8/14/2017 Period of committee amendments closed; 8/14/2017 Period of individual amendments; 8/14/2017 Period of individual amendments closed; 8/14/2017 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 8/17/2017 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 8/22/2017 Approved on Third Reading; 8/22/2017 In favor: (17) PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 8/22/2017 Against: (None) ; 8/22/2017 Abstention: (None) ; 8/29/2017 Sent Back to the House of Representatives; 11/29/2017 House of Representatives designated Representatives Franz E. Alvarez, Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo, Sherwin N. Tugna, Arthur R. Defensor, Jr., Aurelio Dong D. Gonzales, Jr., Jose Enrique Joet S. Garcia III and Anthony M. Bravo, Ph.D. as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes on HBN-5177 on November 22, 2017; 12/11/2017 Conference Committee Report of the disagreeing votes of HBN-5177 submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-5177 be approved as reconciled; 12/11/2017 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator GRACE L. POE; 12/11/2017 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; [ 2018 ] 1/15/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 11, 2017; 1/18/2018 Letter from Secretary General Atty. Cesar S. Pareja, dated January 18, 2018, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of HBN-5177, for the signature of Secretary Lutgardo B. Barbo and Senate President Aquilino Koko L. Pimentel III; 1/24/2018 Letter for Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez, dated January 23, 2018, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-5177, which were signed by Senate Secretary Lutgardo B. Barbo and Senate President Aquilino Koko L. Pimentel III; 1/25/2018 Enrolled copies of HBN-5177 sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; 3/7/2018 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 22, 2018 and became 3/7/2018 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10972. (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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