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DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION (MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.)
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6
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 3/15/2021 Sponsorship Speech Poe, Grace 3/17/2021 Period of Committee Amendments 3/17/2021 Remarks Drilon, Franklin M.Zubiri, Juan Miguel "Migz" F.Sotto III, Vicente C. 3/17/2021 Manifestation Gatchalian, WinZubiri, Juan Miguel "Migz" F.Dela Rosa, Ronald "Bato" 3/17/2021 Period of Committee Amendments Closed 3/17/2021 Period of Individual Amendments 3/17/2021 Interpellation Hontiveros, RisaLacson, Panfilo "Ping" M.Drilon, Franklin M.Gordon, Richard J.Recto, Ralph G. 3/17/2021 Period of Interpellation Closed 3/17/2021 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
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Third Reading (3/24/2021)
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Abstained
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07332 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11537 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., PRESENTLY KNOWN AS DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION, UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8627, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Renewing For Another Twenty - Five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company, Inc., Presently Known As Dito Telecommunity Corporation, Under Republic Act No. 8627 | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GATCHALIAN, WESLIE T., ALVAREZ, FRANZ "CHICOY" E. | |
| DATE FILED : 2020-08-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Gatchalian | 2. Alvarez (F.) |
| 3. Savellano | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00406 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2020-08-10 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No.6917 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB06917 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-08-10 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-08-10 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2020-08-11 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2020-08-11 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Gatchalian | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-08-11 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Gatchalian, Alvarez (F.), Savellano | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2020-08-11 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-08-14 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2020-08-24 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., PRESENTLY KNOWN AS DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION, UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8627, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES" | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:241 NAYS:7 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| Y---Abante | Y---Abaya |
| Y---Abellanosa | Y---Abu |
| Y---Abueg-Zaldivar | Y---Abunda |
| Y---Acop | Y---Acosta |
| Y---Acosta-Alba | Y---Adiong |
| Y---Advincula | Y---Agabas |
| X---Agarao | Y---Aglipay |
| Y---Albano (A.) | D---Albano (R.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Vargas Alfonso | Y---Almario |
| Y---Alonte | Y---Alvarez (F.) |
| X---Alvarez (G.) | X---Alvarez (P.) |
| Y---Amante-Matba | X---Amatong |
| D---Andaya--(N/A) | Y---Angara |
| Y---Aragones | Y---Arbison |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Arroyo | Y---Atienza |
| Y---Aumentado | Y---Babasa |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo |
| Y---Balindong | Y---Bañas-Nograles |
| Y---Barba | Y---Barbers |
| Y---Baronda | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bascug | Y---Bautista |
| Y---Bautista-Bandigan | Y---Belmonte |
| Y---Benitez | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Biazon | X---Billones |
| X---Biron | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | N---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo | N---Brosas |
| X---Bulut | Y---Bustos |
| Y---Cabatbat | Y---Cabochan |
| Y---Cabredo | Y---Cagas |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| X---Canama | Y---Caoagdan |
| D---Cardema--(N/A) | Y---Cari |
| Y---Castelo | N---Castro (F.L.) |
| X---Castro (F.H.) | Y---Cayetano (A.P.) |
| Y---Cayetano (M.L.) | Y---Celeste |
| Y---Chatto | Y---Chipeco |
| Y---Chungalao | Y---Co (A.N.) |
| Y---Co (E.) | X---Cojuangco |
| Y---Collantes | Y---Crisologo |
| X---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | N---Cullamat |
| Y---Dagooc | Y---Dalipe |
| Y---Dalog | D---Datol--(N/A) |
| X---Ruiz Daza | Y---De Jesus |
| Y---De Venecia | Y---Defensor (L.) |
| X---Defensor (M.) | Y---Del Mar |
| Y---Delos Santos | Y---Deloso-Montalla |
| Y---Dimaporo (A.) | Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| X---Duavit | Y---Dujali |
| Y---Duterte | Y---Dy (F.M.C.) |
| X---Dy (F.) | Y---Dy (I.P.) |
| Y---Ebcas | Y---Ecleo |
| N---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | Y---Espino |
| Y---Estrella | Y---Fariñas (R.C.) |
| X---Fariñas I (R.C.) | Y---Fernandez |
| X---Fernando | Y---Ferrer (J.M.) |
| Y---Ferrer (L.) | Y---Flores |
| D---Fongwan--(N/A) | X---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | Y---Frasco |
| Y---Fuentebella | N---Gaite |
| Y---Garbin | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia (P.J.) | Y---Garcia (V.) |
| X---Garin (J.) | X---Garin (S.) |
| Y---Gasataya | Y---Gatchalian |
| Y---Gato | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (E.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| Y---Torres-Gomez | X---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.) | Y---Gonzales (N.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guico | Y---Gullas |
| X---Guya | Y---Haresco |
| X---Hataman | Y---Hernandez |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | Y---Javier |
| Y---Jimenez | Y---Kho (E.) |
| X---Kho (W.) | X---Khonghun |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lacson-Noel | X---Lagman |
| Y---Lagon | Y---Lara |
| Y---Lazatin | X---Leachon |
| Y---Legarda | Y---Lim |
| Y---Limkaichong | X---Lopez (M.L.) |
| Y---Loyola | Y---Lusotan |
| Y---Maceda | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Mangaoang |
| X---Mangudadatu | Y---Marcoleta |
| Y---Mariano-Hernandez | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | Y---Martinez |
| Y---Matba | Y---Matugas |
| X---Mendoza | X---Mercado |
| Y---Momo | Y---Natividad-Nagaño |
| X---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| Y---Noel | Y---Nograles (J.J.) |
| X---Nograles (J.F.F.) | X---Nolasco |
| Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon | Y---Oaminal |
| Y---Olivarez | Y---Ong (J.) |
| Y---Ong (R.) | D---Ordanes--(N/A) |
| Y---Ortega | Y---Ouano-Dizon |
| Y---Pacquiao (A.) | Y---Pacquiao (R.) |
| Y---Padiernos | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| X---Panotes | Y---Peña |
| X---Pichay | Y---Pimentel |
| Y---Pineda | Y---Plaza |
| Y---Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| Y---Ramos | X---Remulla |
| Y---Revilla | Y---Reyes |
| Y---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rodriguez | Y---Roman |
| X---Romero | Y---Romualdez (F.M.) |
| Y---Romualdez (Y.M.) | Y---Romualdo |
| Y---Romulo | Y---Roque |
| Y---Sacdalan | Y---Sagarbarria |
| Y---Sakaluran | Y---Salceda |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salvador-Tambunting | Y---Sanchez |
| Y---Sangcopan | Y---Santos-Recto |
| X---Sarmiento | X---Saulog |
| X---Savellano | Y---Siao |
| X---Silverio | X---Singson |
| Y---Singson-Meehan | Y---Sinsuat |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| X---Suarez (A.) | Y---Suarez (D.) |
| Y---Suntay | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| X---Taduran | Y---Tallado |
| X---Tan (A.S.) | Y---Tan (A.) |
| X---Tan (S.) | Y---Tan (S.A.) |
| X---Tan-Tambut | Y---Tejada |
| X---Teves (A.) | Y---Teves (J.) |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tolentino |
| Y---Tulfo | Y---Tupas |
| Y---Tutor | X---Ty (A.) |
| Y---Ty (D.) | Y---Umali (A.) |
| Y---Umali (M.V.) | Y---Unabia |
| Y---Ungab | X---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Valeriano |
| Y---Valmayor | Y---Vargas |
| Y---Velasco | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | Y---Villa |
| Y---Villafuerte | Y---Villanueva (E.) |
| Y---Villanueva (N.) | Y---Villar |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| Y---Violago | Y---Yap (E.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | X---Yu |
| Y---Zamora (R.) | Y---Zamora (W.K.) |
| N---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2020-09-01 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2020-09-01 | |
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2021-03-24 | |
| PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y | |
| DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS: 2021-03-25 | |
| REMARKS : Date passed by the Senate with amendments received by the House: 2021-03-25, Date concurred with the Senate amendments transmitted and received by the Senate on 2021-04-12 | |
| DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2021-04-19 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2021-04-22 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2021-04-23 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2021-05-18 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11537 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., PRESENTLY KNOWN AS DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION, UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8627, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES" |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., PRESENTLY KNOWN AS DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION, UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8627, ENTITLED AN ACT GRANTING THE MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2020 ] Introduced by Representatives WESLIE GATCHALIAN, FRANZ ALVAREZ and DEOGRACIAS VICTOR "DV" B. SAVELLANO; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 24, 2020; 9/1/2020 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 9/2/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES; [ 2021 ] 3/15/2021 Returned and submitted by the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES per Committee Report No. 206, recommending its approval with amendments; 3/15/2021 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 3/15/2021 Sponsor: Senator GRACE POE; 3/15/2021 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 3/15/2021 Omnibus sponsorship speech of Senator GRACE POE on HBNos. 7372, 7615 and 8551; 3/15/2021 Manifestation of Senators RICHARD J. GORDON and CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO that they be made co-sponsors; 3/17/2021 Interpellation of Senators RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, RICHARD J. GORDON and RALPH G. RECTO; 3/17/2021 Remarks of Senators FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI and VICENTE C. SOTTO III; 3/17/2021 Manifestation of Senators WIN GATCHALIAN, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI and RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA; 3/17/2021 Period of interpellation closed; 3/17/2021 Period of committee amendments; 3/17/2021 Period of committee amendments closed; 3/17/2021 Period of individual amendments; 3/17/2021 Period of individual amendments closed; 3/17/2021 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 3/18/2021 Printed copies were electronically distributed to the Senators; 3/24/2021 Approved on Third Reading; 3/24/2021 In favor: (17) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RICHARD J. GORDON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, IMEE R. MARCOS, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, GRACE POE, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 3/24/2021 Against: (2) Senators RISA HONTIVEROS and FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN; 3/24/2021 Abstention: (1) Senator PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON; 3/24/2021 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 4/12/2021 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate amendments to HBN-7332 on March 25, 2021; 4/19/2021 Letter from Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of HBN-7332, for the signature of Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; 4/21/2021 Letter for Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco, dated April 21, 2021, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-7332, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; 5/20/2021 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on May 18, 2021 and became 5/20/2021 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11537. 12/7/2020 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
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