With 'strong push', House can set hearing for ABS-CBN franchise before Lenten break - solon

Posted at 02/27/20 9:16 AM

The House of Representatives, with a "strong push" from the leadership, can set a formal hearing on measures granting a fresh 25-year franchise for ABS-CBN Corp. before it adjourns mid-March, an opposition lawmaker said Thursday.

ANC Brief: Apology accepted

The continuing saga of the ABS-CBN franchise took another interesting turn on Wednesday. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today:

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MANILA - Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday reacted to House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's remarks criticizing senators at the hearing on ABS-CBN franchise renewal as "sipsip" to gain favor from the Kapamilya network for the next elections.

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Poe debunks bias claims in Senate hearing on ABS-CBN franchise

MANILA - Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday addressed perceived bias against her for holding a hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise woes given her family's business relationship with the network.
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Joint reso will 'compel' NTC to give ABS-CBN provisional permit to operate: solon

A joint resolution seeking to extend ABS-CBN's franchise will compel the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to grant the network provisional permit to operate should it be passed, a lawmaker said Wednesday.
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No coup vs Speaker Cayetano, solon says

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ANC Brief: Debates on a franchise

The debate on the ABS-CBN franchise rages on in both Houses of Congress. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today:
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