MANILA, Philippines — Senator Lito Lapid on Monday filed a measure seeking to grant provisional franchises to radio stations with pending franchise renewal applications. Once enacted, Lapid’s bill would amend a provision under Republic Act 3846 or the law which regulates radio stations and radio communications across the country. With the amendment, all franchise applications of radio stations will be provisionally renewed until the lapse of the session of the Congress which is deliberating on it. “Much will still be written about this saga in Philippine broadcast until the society put this to close. But it has given as a worthwhile takeaway, a realization of a legal loophole which can be easily plugged by legislative remediation,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 11, 2020 11:15 UTC