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ABS-CBN News chief Ging Reyes on award: 'Leader only as good as team'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 05:50 AM

ABS-CBN News chief Regina 'Ging' Reyes said she would not be recognized for her leadership if not for every member of the ABS-CBN News team. Read more »

ABS-CBN News chief is 2022 Southeast Asia Laureate for Women in News Editorial Leadership

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 04:31 PM

ABS-CBN News chief Regina “Ging” Reyes has been recognized by a global network of news publishers for her “exceptional contribution to the newsroom, editorial integrity, and outstanding leadership.” Read more »

#Halalan2022: Raffy Tulfo 'happy' to be in 3rd place

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 12:57 AM

Broadcaster Raffy Tulfo, who is currently poised to earn a seat in the Senate, vowed to be a "working senator" once he is proclaimed. Read more »

Isko says won't strip media of franchise, ban journalists if elected president

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:21 PM

Presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso on Tuesday guaranteed a free press if he wins the upcoming elections, jesting he deserves a gold medal for being accessible to interviews. Read more »

'Hindi mawawala ang iyong prangkisa,' Roque tells Ai-Ai

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 10:05 PM

Former presidential spokesperson and senatorial candidate Harry Roque on Saturday assured Ai-Ai delas Alas, who is supporting the UniTeam slate, that her current home network won’t lose its broadcast franchise. Read more »

Duterte OKs Smart Broadband's franchise renewal, more licenses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 05:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed laws renewing the franchises of 6 more firms, including Smart Broadband, Inc. and also granting licenses to some firms to build and operate their broadcast stations. Read more »

Discovery to suspend broadcasts in Russia

Reuters
Posted at Mar 10 07:57 AM

Discovery IncDISCA.O on Wednesday said it will suspend the broadcast of its channels and services in Russia, joining a growing number of corporations withdrawing from the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

Suzara named broadcast head for 31st SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 04:58 PM

The POC has appointed Ramon “Tats” Suzara as head of their Broadcast Committee for the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

Philippines marks 100 years of broadcasting

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 03:18 PM

Broadcasting has reached a milestone in the Philippines this 2022 as it reached its 100th year, an academic institution said. Read more »

Companies taking over new frequencies face challenges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 10:47 PM

The country's anti-trust watchdog is concerned about their ability to compete with dominant market players. Read more »

Frequencies formerly held by ABS-CBN assigned to Villar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 10:59 PM

Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte were given the broadcast frequencies rescinded from ABS-CBN Corp. Read more »

NTC allows Aliw Broadcasting to use Channel 23

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 09:49 PM

The NTC said it granted Aliw Broadcasting Corp, operator of DWIZ, provisional authority to run Channel 23, which was previously used by ABS-CBN. Read more »

Groups concerned over assignment of ABS-CBN frequencies to others

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 10:34 PM

The NUJP said it is 'concerned' about the granting of frequencies last held by ABS-CBN to other companies, which, according to a think tank, appears to be an 'almost midnight deal.' Read more »

Quiboloy awarded Channel 43 previously used by ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 05:54 PM

SMNI, a broadcast company owned by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, was granted by the NTC a broadcast frequency formerly used by ABS-CBN Corp. Read more »

Julius Babao parts ways with ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 09:04 PM

After 28 years, Julius Babao is parting ways with ABS-CBN as one of the network’s top broadcast journalists. Read more »

Olympics-Sprint queen Thompson-Herah blocked on Instagram over TV rights

Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 07:36 PM

Gold medallist sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah had been blocked on Instagram for posting videos of her victorious 100 and 200 metres races. Read more »

Noli de Castro's wife and ex-ABS-CBN executive Arlene passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 09:00 PM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - The wife of TV Patrol anchor Noli de Castro, Arlene Sinsuat, died of cardiac arrest on Saturday morning, their daughter Katherine confirmed.  Read more »

'Right thing to do': Lawmakers stand by ABS-CBN a year after closure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 04:53 PM

Abante said he would not have voted otherwise, even though colleagues warned him that supporting the network at that time was "political suicide." Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Kapamilyas stand side by side down heartbreaking road

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 09:00 PM

Throughout the saga surrounding the Lower House's rejection of ABS-CBN's franchise renewal, supporters and press freedom advocates stood beside the network's employees like true Kapamilyas. Read more »

The ironies: House swiftly OKs 85 franchises plus RBH 2 after rejecting ABS-CBN plea

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 08:30 PM

Analysis of House data by the ABS-CBN News Investigative and Research Group showed that the House Committee on Legislative Franchises approved 85 franchise bills from July 11, 2020 to June 17, 2021, based on the dates of submission of the respective committee reports.  Read more »