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Section 21 ofRepublic Act No. 11212is hereby renumbered as Section 22 and amended to read as follows:
"Section 22.Equality Clause. Any advantage, favor, privilege, exemption, or immunity granted under existing franchises, or which may hereafter be granted to power distribution franchises, upon prior review and approval of Congress, shall become part of this franchise and shall be accorded immediately and unconditionally to the herein Grantee:Provided, That the foregoing shall neither apply to nor affect provisions concerning territorial coverage, the term, and the type of service authorized by the franchise."
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