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On June 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of the Philippines dismissed the petition for the prohibition against Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, and House Committee on Legislative Franchises Chairman Franz Alvarez from issuing provisional authority, stating that the court does not deem it efficient.
The House convened in a formal session in the evening after the presidential speech to conduct another vote. 243 members were recorded to be present with 199 representatives participating; 184 voting in favor of Arroyo's appointment, three casting a "no" vote, and 12 officially abstaining from the vote.
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Franchises voted 70-11 to reject a new 25-year license for ABS-CBN Corp. The National Telecommunications Commission had ordered the broadcaster to shut ...
Date Representative Party District Expulsion vote [c] Notes May 22, 2024 Pantaleon Alvarez: Reporma: Davao del Norte’s 1st district: 186–5-7 : For alleged seditious remarks in calling on the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to withdraw their support for President Bongbong Marcos.
The Philippines uses parallel voting for its lower house elections. For this election, there are 316 seats in the House of Representatives; 253 of these are district representatives, and 63 are party-list representatives. [14] Philippine law mandates that there should be one party-list representative for every four district representatives.
February 22 – COMELEC awards a ₱17.9 billion-contract to a joint venture led by South Korean firm Miru Systems to provide voting machines and other logistics for the 2025 general election, officially ending Smartmatic's role as the country's provider of voting machines since the automation of elections in 2010. [36]
The BIR shut down the operations of SAFYI, the first Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) to be given a license by the government, after it failed to pay the 5% franchise tax. [ 37 ] President Duterte signs Executive Order No. 106 , that prohibits vaping in public and prohibited the sale and manufacture of unregistered e-cigarettes due to ...
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