Here are the representatives who voted for the rejection of ABS-CBN franchise renewal

A cease and desist order and 13 hearings later, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Legislative Franchises denied ABS-CBN’s application for franchise renewal with 70 lawmakers voting “yes” for its rejection and 11 voting “no,” while three did not participate in the vote (initially reported as two inhibited from the vote and one abstained).

The following are the names of the 70 lawmakers who voted for the rejection of the franchise renewal:

Rep. Raneo Abu
Rep. Cyrille Abueg-Zaldivar
Rep. Gil Acosta
Rep. Antonio Albano
Rep. Samantha Louise Alfonso
Rep. Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo
Rep. Cristal Bagatsing
Rep. Julienne Baronda
Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr.
Rep. Claudine Bautista
Rep. Juan Pablo Bondoc
Rep. Antonio Calixto (Rep. J. Lacson-Noel)
Rep. Precious Castelo
Rep. Joaquin Chipeco Jr.
Rep. Ma. Theresa Collantes
Rep. Anthony Peter Crisologo
Rep. Francisco Datol (Rep. M. Romero)
Rep. Mike Defensor (Rep. R. Puno)
Rep. Paulo Duterte
Rep. Faustino Michael Dy III
Rep. Faustino V. Dy
Rep. Ian Paul Dy
Rep. Conrado Estrella III
Rep. Ria Christina Fariñas
Rep. Dan Fernandez
Rep. Bayani Fernando
Rep. Luis Ferrer IV
Rep. Pablo John Garcia
Rep. Janette Garin (Ex-Officio)
Rep. Sharon Garin
Rep. Weslie Gatchalian
Rep. Sandro Gonzales (Rep. P. Pichay)
Rep. Eduardo Gullas
Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy
Rep. Dulce Ann Hofer
Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona
Rep. Dale Malapitan
Rep. Esmael Mangudadatu
Rep. Rodante Marcoleta
Rep. Eric Martinez
Rep. Francisco Matugas (Rep. J. Pimentel)
Rep. Raymond Mendoza
Rep. Roger Mercado
Rep. John Marvin Nieto
Rep. Jose Fidel Nograles (Rep. F. Hernandez)
Rep. Jericho Nograles
Rep. Henry Oaminal
Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano
Rep. Wilter Palma II
Rep. Enrico Pineda
Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla
Rep. Strike Revilla
Rep. Yedda Romualdez
Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez
Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo
Rep. Deogracias Savellano
Rep. Frederick Siao
Rep. Jose Singson Jr.
Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado
Rep. Alyssa Sheena Tan
Rep. Sharee Ann Tan
Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.
Rep. Abraham Tolentino
Rep. Allan Ty (Rep. A. Gonzales)
Rep. Christian Unabia
Rep. Rolando Valeriano
Rep. Luis Villafuerte Jr.
Rep. Camille Villar
Rep. Eric Yap
Rep. Divina Grace Yu
Names inside parenthesis are the deputized members who voted for that representative.

Alfred Vargas, Micaela Violago and Alfredo Garbin, Jr. did not participate in the vote. The rejection of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal application was approved by majority vote.

Header photo courtesy of Inquirer.net

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