Topic: franchise-hearing

House committee denies ABS-CBN a new franchise

House committee denies ABS-CBN a new franchise

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 05:00 PM

Congressmen on Friday voted to "kill" a new broadcast franchise for ABS-CBN Corp., permanently shutting down a major part of the country’s largest media network, in what is seen as part of a worsening crackdown on press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

House drafting group formed for verdict on ABS-CBN franchise bid

House drafting group formed for verdict on ABS-CBN franchise bid

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 11:50 PM

A congressional committee on Thursday wrapped up deliberations on ABS-CBN's bid to return on the air, appointing a 3-member group to draft recommendations on whether the shuttered broadcast network should be granted a new operating franchise. Read more »

Can 'conscience vote' save ABS-CBN?

Can 'conscience vote' save ABS-CBN?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 11:34 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) -- ABS-CBN's struggle to resume broadcasting will move to a crucial phase on Thursday with a congressional committee inching closer to a vote on its application for a new operating franchise, following weeks of intense and unprecedented scrutiny. Read more »

PR industry groups back renewal of ABS-CBN franchise

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 »

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

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 »

Hearing suspended

Hearing suspended

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 10:33 PM

Representative Janet Garin reacts to Representative Lito Atienza's comments on the issue of Dengvaxia vaccine that she raised during the franchise hearing. Read more »

Solon hits ABS-CBN over Dengvaxia coverage

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 »

Defensor addresses criticism on ABS-CBN franchise hearing

Defensor addresses criticism on ABS-CBN franchise hearing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 09:46 AM

One of the lawmaker leading the deliberations at the House of Representatives for ABS-CBN's fresh franchise bid addressed on Friday criticisms raised against the conduct of hearings, considered among the longest conducted by the chamber's committee.  Read more »

Defending their rights

Defending their rights

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 02:09 PM

ABS-CBN employees and other press freedom advocates conduct a Black Friday protest at the Commission on Human Rights in Quezon City Friday in light of the second cease and desist order received by the network while the franchise hearing in Congress is happening. Read more »

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