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The ‘That’s Entertainment’ boys ‘n’ ghels just had a reunion and the memories remain sweet

RHIA D. GRANA
Updated as of Oct 08 10:32 AM

“The camaraderie now in showbiz is very different. [Back then,] it was competitive, but never cutthroat,” says Lea Read more »

GMA, TV5, Viva express interest in Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil, says manager

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 02:40 PM

GMA-7, TV5 and Viva Artists Agency have supposedly expressed their interest to sign Kapamilya love team Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil following the denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise bid making the network unable to operate its main broadcast platforms.   Read more »

GMA Network buys back PDRs held by foreign nationals 'to protect investments'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 01:48 PM

GMA Network Inc said Tuesday it would "purchase and acquire" Philippine Deposit Receipts held by non-Filipinos to protect investments after lawmakers adopted a working group's recommendation denying the franchise of rival ABS-CBN's franchis in July. Read more »

LOOK: GMA-7’s ‘Saksi’ shows solidarity with ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 12:23 AM

"Para sa malayang Pilipino, kaisa kami ng lahat sa pagiging saksi."    Read more »

'It's easy to criticize': Arroyo praises Duterte's performance in COVID-19 fight

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:47 AM

MANILA - Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday praised President Rodrigo Duterte's "willingness to take strong and swift actions" amid criticisms being hurled at the latter for his supposed inability to effectively fight the coronavirus outbreak in the Philippines. Read more »

GMA Network, operating for 70 years, says it didn't violate 50-year single franchise cap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 09:27 AM

GMA Network, in operation for 70 years, said Friday it did not violate the 50-year limit on the life of broadcast franchises. Read more »

Media and public trust

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jun 19 01:10 AM

In principle, people’s trust on media should be a given because media’s role is public service – to give the public information , as truthfully as it can- that will empower them to make decisions in the daily life, including on matters of national interests. The reality, however, is not that simple.  Read more »

SEC: No case filed vs ABS-CBN PDRs

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 08:17 PM

A Securities and Exchange Commission official on Thursday said ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. did not violate its regulations when it issued Philippine Deposit Receipts (PDRs), which are under scrutiny as the country's largest media network seeks congressional approval for new operating franchise. Read more »

Marcoleta authored bills granting franchises to GMA, other firms older than 50 years

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 10:06 AM

SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta authored bills bills granting franchises to companies with more than 50-year franchises and which offer PDRs, contrary to his position on the ABS-CBN franchise.  Read more »

Marcoleta sought to allow dual citizens to run for public office without renouncing foreign citizenship

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 12:54 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A lawmaker who questioned ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III's citizenship had previously sought to allow dual citizens to run for public office without renouncing foreign citizenship. Read more »

Kapamilya at Kapuso celebrities, nagpahayag ng suporta sa ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 08:04 PM

Hindi napigilan ng ilang artista na ilabas ang kanilang saloobin sa pagpapasara sa ABS-CBN.  Read more »

GMA-7 employee nabbed after swallowing sachet of shabu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 10:59 AM

Authorities arrested an employee of media outlet GMA-7 who swallowed a sachet of suspected shabu after they stopped him at a checkpoint in Quezon City on Monday, police said.  Read more »

OPINION: If PDRs are unconstitutional, why did Duterte sign the law renewing GMA-7's franchise even though it has PDRs patterned after ABS-CBN’s?

Raissa Robles
Updated as of Feb 27 02:43 AM

When President Duterte approved GMA’s franchise, Jose Calida was the Sol Gen. Read more »

Court of Appeals orders GMA-7 to reinstate 51 former talents

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 12:30 PM

The Court of Appeals has ordered the reinstatement of 51 “talents” of TV network GMA-7 who were either illegally fired after protesting in front of their station or whose contracts were not renewed. Read more »

GMA exec says network aired anti-Duterte pol ad in 2016, then retracts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 09:58 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - The chief lawyer of GMA-7 on Monday told a Senate hearing that the broadcast network also aired in 2016 a political ad against then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte that had drawn his ire for ABS-CBN, only to take back her statement hours later.  Read more »

GMA-7 personalities stand with ABS-CBN amid franchise challenge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 06:28 PM

Several entertainment and news personalities identified with GMA-7 have aired their support for ABS-CBN amid challenges to the renewal of its broadcast franchise. Read more »

Fire hits GMA Network canteen in Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 02:41 PM

A fire broke out at a canteen in the headquarters of GMA Network in Diliman, Quezon City before noon on Tuesday, authorities said. Read more »

DOLE fines GMA, other parties P890,000 for Eddie Garcia’s death

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 11:18 PM

MANILA—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered GMA Network Inc. to pay P890,000 fine after the death of veteran actor Eddie Garcia during an accident on-set.  Read more »

Mangudadatu: Arroyo asked me not to run vs Ampatuan in 2010

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 11:58 PM

Maguindanao Rep. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu reveals there were efforts by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and members of her Cabinet to dissuade him from running in the 2010 Maguindanao gubernatorial race against Andal Ampatuan Sr.  Read more »

'An inspiration to all': GMA Network reporter Cesar Apolinario passes away at 46

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 09:59 PM

Before college, Apolinario worked in Bahrain to save money for enrollment. Way before that, he was a "takatak boy" or a vendor selling candies and cigarettes along roads. Read more »