Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 3560 
Introduced by Representative MARIA CARMEN S. ZAMORA, MNSA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to grant Y2H Broadcasting Network, Inc. a legislative franchise to 
construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain radio broadcasting stations in 
Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte, and Pagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur, and other 
areas in the Philippines. 
Section 24, Article II of the 1987 Constitution recognizes the vital role of 
communication and information in nation-building, while Section 7, Article III 
declares the recognition of the right of the people to information on matters of public 
concern. 
Radio stations play an indispensable role in ensuring the right to information on 
matters of public concern, freedom of expression, and of the press, as mandated by 
our Basic Law. Pursuant to this, the Proponent seeks to install and operate radio 
broadcast stations to provide real-time information on important events, dispense 
entertainment, and serve as a connection to potential listeners in addressing 
community problems and concerns. The same can provide signal coverage to the 
whole country. 
The passage of this timely measure is most respectfully sought. 
MARIA CARMEN S. ZAMORA, MNSA 
Representative 
First District, Davao De Oro 
August 12, 2025
12:30 pm


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
 HOUSE BILL NO. 3560 
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Introduced by Representative MARIA CARMEN S. ZAMORA, MNSA 
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AN ACT 
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GRANTING Y2H BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC. A FRANCHISE TO 
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CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO 
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BROADCASTING STATIONS IN DIPOLOG CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL 
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NORTE, AND PAGADIAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR AND OTHER AREAS IN 
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THE PHILIPPINES 
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Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Nature and Scope of Franchise. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution 
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and applicable laws, rules and regulations, there is hereby granted to Y2H 
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Broadcasting Network, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Grantee, its successors or 
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assignees, a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain for 
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commercial purposes and in the public interest, radio broadcasting stations in 
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Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte, and Pagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur and other 
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areas in the Philippines, where frequencies are still available for radio broadcasting, 
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utilizing any new technology or innovations in radio systems, with the corresponding 
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technological auxiliaries or facilities, special broadcast and other programs, and 
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distribution services and relay stations, and to install radio communications facilities 
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for the grantee’s private use in its broadcast services. 
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SECTION 2. Manner of Operation of Stations or Facilities. The stations or facilities of the 
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Grantee shall be constructed and operated in a manner as will, at most, result only in 
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the minimum interference on the wavelengths or frequencies of existing stations or 
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other stations which may be established by law, without in any way diminishing its 
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own privilege to use its assigned wavelengths or frequencies and the quality of 
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transmission or reception thereon as should maximize rendition of the Grantee’s 
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services and the availability thereof. 
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SECTION 3. Prior Approval of the National Telecommunications Commission. The 
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Grantee shall secure from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) the 
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appropriate permits and licenses for the construction and operation of its stations and 
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facilities and shall not use any frequency in the radio spectrum without authorization 
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from the NTC. The NTC, however, shall not unreasonably withhold or delay the grant 
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of any such authority. 
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In case of any violation of the provisions of this franchise, the NTC shall have the 
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authority to revoke or suspend, after due process, the permits or licenses it issued 
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pursuant to the franchise. The NTC may recommend to the Congress of the 
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Philippines the revocation of the franchise for any violation of the provisions of this 
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franchise. 
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SECTION 4. Responsibility to the Public. The Grantee shall: 
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a. Provide, free of charge, adequate public service time, which is reasonable 
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and sufficient, to enable the government, through the broadcasting 
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stations or facilities, to reach the pertinent populations or portions thereof, 
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on important public issues and relay important public announcements and 
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warnings concerning public emergencies and calamities, as necessity, 
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urgency, or law may require; 
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b. Provide at all times, sound and balanced programming; 
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c. Promote public participation; 
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d. Assist in the functions of public information and education; 
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e. Conform to the ethics of honest enterprise; 
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f. Promote audience sensibility and empowerment through closed 
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captioning; and 
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g. Avoid the broadcasting of obscene or indecent language, speech, act or 
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scene, or deliberately disseminate false information or willful 
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misinterpretation, to the detriment of the public interest, or to incite, 
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encourage or assist in subversive or treasonable acts. 
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Public service time referred herein shall be equivalent to a maximum aggregate of ten 
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percent (10%) of paid commercials or advertisements which shall be allocated based 
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on need, to the Executive and Legislative branches, the Judiciary, Constitutional 
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Commissions and international humanitarian organizations duly recognized by 
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statutes: Provided, That the NTC shall increase the public service time in case of 
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extreme emergency or calamity. The NTC shall issue rules and regulations for this 
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purpose, the effectivity of which shall commence upon applicability with other 
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similarly situated broadcast network franchise holders. 
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SECTION 5. Right of Government. The radio spectrum is a finite resource that is part 
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of the national patrimony and the use thereof is a privilege conferred upon the 
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Grantee by the State and may be withdrawn at any time after due process. 
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A special right is hereby reserved to the President of the Philippines, in times of war, 
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rebellion, public peril, calamity, emergency, disaster, or disturbance of peace and 
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order: to temporarily take over and operate the stations or facilities of the Grantee; to 
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temporarily suspend the operation of any station or facility in the interest of public 
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safety, security and public welfare; or to authorize the temporary use and operation 
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thereof by any agency of the government, upon due compensation to the Grantee, for 
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the use of said stations or facilities during the period when these shall be so operated. 
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SECTION 6. Term of Franchise. This franchise shall be in effect for a period of twenty-
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five (25) years from the effectivity of this Act, unless sooner revoked or cancelled. This 
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franchise is deemed ipso facto revoked in the event the Grantee fails to comply with 
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any of the following conditions: 
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a. Commence operations within three (3) years from the approval of its 
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operating permit by the NTC; 
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b. Commence operations within five (5) years from the effectivity of this Act; 
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c. Operate continuously for two (2) years. 
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SECTION 7. Self-regulation by and Undertaking of the Grantee. The Grantee shall not 
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require any previous censorship of any speech, play, act or scene, or other matter to 
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be broadcast from its stations but if any such speech, play, act or scene, or other matter 
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constitute a violation of the law or infringement of a private right, the Grantee shall 
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be free from any liability, civil or criminal, for such speech, play, act or scene, or other 
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matter: Provided, That the Grantee, during any broadcast, shall cut off the airing of the 
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speech, play, act or scene, or other matter that tends to propose or incite treason, 
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rebellion or sedition; or the language used therein or the theme thereof is indecent or 
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immoral: Provided, further, That willful failure to cut off the airing shall constitute a 
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valid cause for the revocation and cancellation of this franchise. 
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SECTION 8. Warranty in Favor of the National and Local Governments. – The Grantee 
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shall hold the national, provincial, city, and municipal governments of the Philippines 
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free from all claims, liabilities, demands, or actions arising out of accidents causing 
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injury to persons or damage to properties, during the construction or operation of the 
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stations of the Grantee. 
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SECTION 9. Commitment to Provide and Promote the Creation of Employment 
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Opportunities. The Grantee shall create employment opportunities and accept on the 
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job trainees in the franchise operations: Provided, That priority shall be accorded to 
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the residents of the place where the principal office of the Grantee is located: Provided, 
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further, That the Grantee shall comply with the applicable labor standards and 
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allowance entitlement under existing labor laws, rules and regulations and similar 
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issuances. 
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SECTION 10. Sale, Lease, Transfer, Grant of Usufruct, or Assignment of Franchise. The 
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Grantee shall not sell, lease, transfer, grant the usufruct of, nor assign this franchise 
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or the rights and privileges acquired thereunder to any person, firm, company, 
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corporation or other commercial or legal entity, nor merge with any other corporation 
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or entity, nor the controlling interest of the Grantee be transferred,  simultaneously 
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or contemporaneously, to any such person, firm, company, corporation, or entity 
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without the prior approval of Congress. Congress shall be informed of any sale, lease, 
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transfer, grant of usufruct, or assignment of franchise or the rights and privileges 
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acquired thereunder, or of the merger or transfer of the controlling interest of the 
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grantee, within sixty (60) days after completion of the said transaction. Failure to 
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report to Congress such change of ownership shall render the franchise ipso facto 
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revoked. Any person or entity to which this franchise is sold, transferred or assigned 
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shall be subject to the same conditions, terms, restrictions, and limitations of this Act. 
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SECTION 11. Dispersal of Ownership. In accordance with the constitutional provision 
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to encourage public participation in public utilities, the grantee shall offer to the 
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Filipino citizens at least thirty percent (30%) of its outstanding capital stocks or a 
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higher percentage that may hereafter be provided by law, in any securities exchange 
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in the Philippines within five (5) years from the effectivity of this Act; Provided, That 
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in cases where the public offer of shares is not applicable other methods of 
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encouraging public participation by the citizens and corporations operating public 
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utilities must be implemented. Non-compliance therewith shall render the franchise 
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ipso facto revoked. 
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SECTION 12. Reportorial Requirement. The Grantee shall submit an annual report to 
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Congress, through the Committee on Legislative Franchises of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Public Services of the Senate, on its 
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compliance with the terms and conditions of the franchise and on its operations on or 
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before April 30 of every year during the term of its franchise. 
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The annual report shall include an update on the commencement of activities, 
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development, operation, and expansion of business, audited financial statements, and 
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certification of the NTC on the status of its permits and operations. 
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The reportorial compliance certificate issued by Congress shall be required before any 
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application for a permit or certificate is accepted by the NTC. 
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SECTION 13. Fine. Failure of the Grantee to submit the requisite annual report to 
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Congress shall be penalized by a fine of five hundred pesos (P500.00) per working 
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day of noncompliance. The fine shall be collected separately by the NTC, distinct from 
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the penalties it imposes for noncompliance with its own reportorial requirements. 
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SECTION 14. Equality Clause. Any advantage, favor, privilege, exemption, or 
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immunity granted under existing franchises, or which may hereafter be granted for 
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radio broadcasting, upon prior review and approval of Congress, shall become part 
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of this franchise and shall be accorded immediately and unconditionally to the 
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grantee: Provided, That the foregoing shall neither apply to nor affect the provisions 
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of broadcasting franchises pertaining to the term, type of service authorized by the 
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franchise. 
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SECTION 15. Repealability and Nonexclusivity Clause. This franchise is subject to 
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amendment, alteration, or repeal by Congress when the public interest so requires 
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and is not interpreted as an exclusive grant of the privileges herein provided for. 
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SECTION 16. Separability Clause. If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid 
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or unconstitutional, all other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid. 
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SECTION 17. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, resolutions, instructions, 
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regulations and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the 
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provisions of this Act are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 18. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
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in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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