The House of Representatives approves on third and final reading a bill revoking the franchise of Apollo Quiboloy-owned Swara Sug Media Corporation, which operates Sonshine Media Network International.
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00:00 The House of Representatives approves on third and final reading a bill revoking the franchise of Apollo Kibuloy-owned Suara Submedia Corporation, which operates Sunshine Media Network International.
00:11 Voting 284-4-4, lawmakers approve House Bill 9710 following several hearings which revealed SM&I's franchise violations, including spreading false information and red-tagging.
00:23 This cut short the franchise granted to SM&I in 2019, which was to expire in 2044.
00:29 Gabriela Rep. Arlene Rosa says, "SM&I does not have the right to claim the revocation of their franchise is an issue of press freedom when they are actively spreading misinformation."
00:40 The House began looking into SM&I in November after its program host Jeffrey Seles said on-air House Speaker Martin Romualdez spent over P1.8 billion pesos on his international travels without verifying the information from his source.
