SENATE President Aquilino Pimentel 3rd on Thursday called on broadcast and print media companies to lower rates for political advertisements to give access to poor candidates.

He filed Senate Bill 1777 on April 4, which seeks to lower the rates for political advertisements by 50 percent for television, 30 percent for radio, and 20 percent for print ads.

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