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Topic: abs-cbn-franchise-renewal

BALIKAN: Retrenchment ng libo-libong ABS-CBN employees

BALIKAN: Retrenchment ng libo-libong ABS-CBN employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 08:22 PM

Isang taon na mula nang ma-retrench ang libo-libong empleyado ng ABS-CBN kasunod ng pagbasura ng Kongreso sa franchise renewal ng network. Read more »

Amid ABS-CBN closure, remember to serve fellow Filipinos, Fr. Caluag tells public

Amid ABS-CBN closure, remember to serve fellow Filipinos, Fr. Caluag tells public

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 12:15 PM

Caluag said what ABS-CBN went through with the denied franchise should give Filipinos a "renewed sense of purpose and a new sense of discernment." Read more »

'Chilling effect' hit Philippine newsrooms in wake of ABS-CBN shutdown— veteran journalist

'Chilling effect' hit Philippine newsrooms in wake of ABS-CBN shutdown— veteran journalist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 02:46 PM

"Media operates not for its own good but for the good of the people. You get more news out there if media is courageous and unafraid, then you also have a people sovereign enough, confident enough that they are the power and that government must be afraid of how they would make these decisions when they can express these decisions."   Read more »

'Never forget', payo ng isang law expert makaraan ang isang taon ng pagbasura sa ABS-CBN franchise

'Never forget', payo ng isang law expert makaraan ang isang taon ng pagbasura sa ABS-CBN franchise

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 07:52 PM

Lumipas na ang isang taon magmula nang ibasura ng komite sa Kamara ang hiling na renewal ng prangkisa ng ABS-CBN, pero hindi ibig sabihin nito na dapat na lamang kalimutan ang isang malaking pangyayari na malaki ang epekto sa press freedom sa bansa.  Read more »

'Bloodbath': What ABS-CBN has lost a year since franchise rejection

'Bloodbath': What ABS-CBN has lost a year since franchise rejection

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 06:30 PM

It was a "bloodbath," said veteran news anchor Korina Sanchez, describing the impact of the non-renewal on the network's day-to-day operations and its employees.  Read more »

TIMELINE: The vote that killed ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid

TIMELINE: The vote that killed ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 05:13 PM

The denial of ABS-CBN's broadcast license is widely seen as a blow to Philippine democracy and a free press under the Duterte administration. Here's a timeline of the hearings in 2020 leading up to the media giant's shutdown.  Read more »

Brave 11: Solons who voted for ABS-CBN's franchise renewal

Brave 11: Solons who voted for ABS-CBN's franchise renewal

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 04:30 PM

In a Duterte-controlled House, these lawmakers were dubbed the "Brave 11" for not yielding to pressure from an administration that had vowed to force ABS-CBN off the air. Read more »

'Hindi ninyo ako iniwan': Christian Bables thanks ABS-CBN for YFSF gig

'Hindi ninyo ako iniwan': Christian Bables thanks ABS-CBN for YFSF gig

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 12:22 AM

Actor Christian Bables on Sunday expressed his gratitude to the management of the Kapamilya network for letting him be part of "Your Face Sounds Familiar." Read more »

ABS-CBN franchise bid to be tackled in House once pandemic subsides, says Atienza

ABS-CBN franchise bid to be tackled in House once pandemic subsides, says Atienza

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 10:39 PM

"Ngayon may tsansa na yan, iba na ang speaker of the House... He (Cayetano) was pretending to be neutral but he was not neutral, he was rendering the guilty verdict," said Atienza, who described the network's ordeal as a "mistrial."  Read more »

The long, dark silent night

The long, dark silent night

Ging Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 11:31 PM

Ging Reyes became head of the news division in 2010 and is currently the longest-serving ABS-CBN news chief in the organization’s history. A year after the shutdown of the network's free TV and radio operations, she has not lost hope "for that joyous daybreak."  Read more »

Sa Isang Iglap

Sa Isang Iglap

Mnemosynne Dalawis, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 03:38 PM

Mnemo, as she is called by colleagues, was one of the employees who embodied for viewers the extreme emotion within the network as it went off the air on May 5, 2020.    Read more »

Missing the Game

Missing the Game

Moki Magpantay
Updated as of May 06 02:51 PM

Moki Magpantay saw the ABS-CBN shutdown on May 5, 2020 from afar— more than 10,000 kilometers away and in a different time zone. Read more »

LOOK: How people showed their support for the Kapamilya network

LOOK: How people showed their support for the Kapamilya network

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 05:31 PM

ABS-CBN had the people's support as the network faced a critical juncture in its history with the junking of its application for a broadcast franchise by the House of Representatives.  Read more »

Ang Pinakahalabang Banggi

Ang Pinakahalabang Banggi

Thea Omelan-Manlangit
Updated as of May 06 02:10 PM

Thea Omelan-Manlangit was a reporter for ABS-CBN Legazpi for over a decade. She was at the forefront of many disaster coverages in Albay, from typhoons to volcanic eruptions.In August 2020, she became one of thousands retrenched after the network lost its bid for another franchise. She continues to work as a journalist in Albay.  She continues to work as a journalist in Albay.    Read more »

The view from a newbie

The view from a newbie

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 02:01 PM

Long-time journalist Ronron Calunsod had just joined ABS-CBN as a deputy editor for ABS-CBN News Digital Media in January 2020 when, just months later, the network faced a crippling broadcast shut down. He had been unfazed about moving to the network, believing it was an unlikely scenario. That is, until it happened on May 5, 2020.  Read more »

Nang magdilim ang telebisyon ng mga Kapamilya

Nang magdilim ang telebisyon ng mga Kapamilya

Abner P. Mercado
Updated as of May 06 01:25 PM

Abner Mercado told stories for ABS-CBN News for nearly 2 decades, with the documentary as his weapon of choice. In August 2020, he was one of hundreds let go from the news division when ABS-CBN downsized following the rejection of its franchise renewal.   Read more »

'Paano Ba Magpaalam?'

'Paano Ba Magpaalam?'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 04 02:54 PM

Paolo Ramos is a former director of ABS-CBN’s Communications Management Division, which produces the network’s award-winning promos and station IDs. Following the network’s shutdown, he was one of over a hundred staff members retrenched after the division was downsized. He produced this video essay from unused clips during his last days as an ABS-CBN employee. Due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, their team was disbanded without proper farewell. Read more »

Singko de Mayo

Singko de Mayo

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 04:52 PM

Senior ABS-CBN News correspondent Jorge Cariño looks back to May 5, 2020, when the network's broadcast operations were shut down. He recalls being in the ABS-CBN newsroom at the emotional moment, and a promise made by the network boss of a "happy picture" after the dark episode.  Read more »

Speaker says ABS-CBN franchise renewal will have to wait for next Congress

Speaker says ABS-CBN franchise renewal will have to wait for next Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 10:06 AM

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday said calls to revive the franchise of ABS-CBN will have to wait until the next Congress.  Read more »

Duterte won’t allow ABS-CBN to operate even if given a franchise by Congress

Duterte won’t allow ABS-CBN to operate even if given a franchise by Congress

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 12:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will not allow the National Communications Commission (NTC) to issue ABS-CBN a permit to operate, even if Congress grants the network a renewal of franchise.  Read more »

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