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LOOK BACK: ABS-CBN execs defend company in franchise bid

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 09:28 PM

Last year, ABS-CBN executives and lawyers attended congressional hearings to defend the company from various allegations and to appeal to lawmakers to grant it a new franchise. Read more »

PR industry groups back renewal of ABS-CBN franchise

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 06:34 PM

Three public relations industry groups said on Tuesday they are backing the renewal of ABS-CBN’s broadcast franchise citing the network’s role in providing information and entertainment, as well as charity, to Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 6, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 05:19 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

No complaints vs ABS-CBN on election bias: Comelec, KBP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 04:26 AM

Carlo Katigbak, president and CEO of ABS-CBN Corp, said the company treated the campaigns of different candidates equally and that its failure to air the political ads of certain candidates was due to its “first come, first served” system.  Read more »

Not just Duterte but Roxas too: ABS-CBN says unaired ads spanned parties

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 11:25 PM

ABS-CBN has no political agenda and does not favor some candidates over others, the company’s chief said on Monday as lawmakers discussed the network’s alleged political bias in past elections. Read more »

KBP says ABS-CBN 'generally fair' in reporting, corrects mistakes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 10:59 PM

The Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) said ABS-CBN Corp. is generally fair when it comes to news reporting, contrary to allegations of biased reporting. Read more »

Solon hits ABS-CBN over Dengvaxia coverage

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 01:56 AM

(UPDATE) ABS-CBN found itself on the defensive Monday over a series of supposedly alarmist and sensational reports on deaths linked to a controversial dengue vaccine, which one congresswoman blamed for the decline in immunization coverage in the Philippines. Read more »

Ad industry group says ABS-CBN shutdown negatively impacts advertisers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 06:28 PM

The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA) on Monday called for “ the swift and fair resolution” of the barriers preventing ABS-CBN from restarting its operations, saying the network’s shutdown has negatively affected the industry.  Read more »

ABS-CBN officials deny its foundation is a 'tax shield'

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 01:02 AM

ABS-CBN Corp. donated P129 million from 2015 to 2019 to its foundation to support its social development programs, lawmakers were told Wednesday during the 10th hearing on the network's franchise bid. Read more »

DOLE says ABS-CBN 'misrepresenting' position on company's labor practices

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 07:12 PM

(Editor's note: This Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) statement on ABS-CBN was posted on its website on July 1, 2020. ABS-CBN is republishing it in full.) Read more »

Philippines' largest cable group backs ABS-CBN franchise renewal, TV Plus

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 05:44 PM

The country’s largest group of cable TV operators on Monday reiterated its support for ABS-CBN’s TV Plus digital set-top box services and the renewal of ABS-CBN’s broadcast franchise, even as a rival organization opposed both. Read more »

Atienza criticizes conduct of House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise, clashes with Remulla

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 03:22 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza on Wednesday criticized the joint House committee hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise bid as a "fishing expedition," and called on House leaders to take better control of the proceedings. Read more »

Strict interpretation of 50-year franchise limit should be applied to ABS-CBN, says Marcoleta

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 10:03 PM

Sagip party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta on Wednesday conceded that the 50-year cap on legislative franchises is renewable, but a strict interpretation of the law should be applied to ABS-CBN due to alleged violations of its franchise.    Read more »

ABS-CBN ownership should be a 'non-issue' during franchise hearing: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 08:46 PM

"Since the Lopez family is the majority owner of ABS-CBN and is the aggrieved party, it stands to reason that it should be the one to be compensated for the illegal seizure of ABS-CBN during martial law...," said Rep. Edcel Lagman.  Read more »

Citing Kris Aquino's ties, solon asks ABS-CBN why franchise was not pushed during Noynoy admin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 12:39 AM

A lawmaker asked ABS-CBN executives on Monday why the network’s franchise was not renewed during the time of President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III, whose youngest sister was then a talent of the company.  Read more »

Congressman questions return of ABS-CBN to Lopezes after martial law seizure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 07:20 PM

Cavite Congressman Elpidio Barzaga said he wanted to know if the return of ABS-CBN to the Lopezes followed “proper process.” Read more »

PDRs allow foreigners to invest without violating PH laws, says Monsod

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 04:32 AM

“It’s not an innovation or creation of ABS-CBN. This is allowed in many countries and the purpose of this is to allow foreign investors to invest without violating any laws of the land," said Atty. Christian Monsod, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution.  Read more »

Foreign investors can't convert PDRs into shares: ABS-CBN execs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 08:31 AM

ABS-CBN Holdings Corp's Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) do not violate the constitutional restriction on 100-percent Philippine mass media ownership since no foreign investor has convert his or her PDRs into shares in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp, ABS-CBN officials said Thursday. Read more »

ABS-CBN's Philippine Depositary Receipts different from Rappler’s, legal counsel says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 12:56 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - ABS-CBN Holdings' Philippine Depositary Receipts or PDRs are different from those of news website Rappler's, a legal counsel of the network said on Monday during a joint House committee hearing on ABS-CBN's broadcast franchise.  Read more »

SEC agrees, dual citizens are '100 percent Filipino'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 07:23 PM

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday, it shared the view of the Justice Department that dual citizens are also 100 percent Filipino, its commissioner said.  Read more »