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Bulatlat has condemned this move as prior restraint against protected speech, adding that this is based on hearsay of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed laws extending the franchises granted to Smart Broadband, Inc. and five other telecommunication firms for another 25 years. Duterte signed all six laws on April 8, according to copies released to Palace reporters on Monday. Under Republic Act 11678, Meridian Telekoms, Inc., presently known as Smart Broadband, Inc. will be allowed to "construct, install, establish, maintain, lease, and operate wire and/or wireless telecommunications systems throughout the Philippines." RA 11678 mandated Smart ...

President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed new laws, which extended the telecommunication franchise of Smart Broadband Inc. and five other companies. Three other measures were also signed into law last week, which allowed three other organizations to start their own broadcast operations. Under Republic Act (RA) 11678, the franchise of Smart…