Rep. Micaela Violago (2nd Dist., Nueva Ecija) raised the issue on Wednesday in a joint hearing of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises and the Committee on Good Government and Public Acccountability.
“It has been called to my attention that there are more than 15 broadcasting companies that are still continuously on air even though their franchises are already expired,” she said.
Violago did not identify the broadcast firms, but revealed that some of them have been operating without a franchise since 2015.
“Dapat maging patas ang proseso natin (our process should be fair) so may I ask the NTC to make a proper action regarding this matter,” she said.
Bulacan Rep. Jonathan Sy-Alvarado, chairman of the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, asked Violago to file a House resolution on the matter.
On Tuesday, NTC ordered ABS-CBN to stop the broadcasts of its Sky Direct and TV Plus channels.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 1) — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) should probe other broadcast networks that continually operate with expired legislative franchises, a lawmaker demanded.
