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"It is now up to the National Telecommunications Commission whether they will act on it," Pimentel noted.
House probes SMNI for Romualdez travel budget claims
He added that there is already a bill that is being passed to revoke the franchise of SMNI.
"Based on the two hearings I attended we have evidence proving that they violated several sections of their franchise and it is a ground we have every reason to revoke the franchise," he said.
SMNI, a media company allied with former President Rodrigo Duterte, is facing a congressional inquiry for allegedly spreading lies about House Speaker Martin Romualdez's travel expenses, which allegedly reached P1.8 billion in just one year.
Pimentel said SMNI is also facing complaints for red-tagging personalities including former Vice-President Leni Robredo.
