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House panel to tackle ABS-CBN franchise renewal bills Tuesday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 10:54 PM

The House of Representatives is set to tackle proposals seeking to grant ABS-CBN a full 25-year franchise. Read more »

House to tackle ABS-CBN franchise for second time since 2014

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 06:03 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday will tackle for only the second time since 2014 measures that will grant ABS-CBN Corp a fresh 25-year franchise. Read more »

Calida 'expected' to attend House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise renewal: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 05:03 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida is expected by congressmen to attend the House Committee on Legislative Franchises hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise renewal to give "a general overview" of why he is against the Philippines' largest media corporation's bid for a fresh 25-year mandate, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »

Dollar edges higher as Hong Kong tensions fuel safe-haven demand

Stanley White, Reuters
Posted at May 25 09:07 AM

The dollar edged higher on Monday as worries about a standoff between the United States and China over civil liberties in Hong Kong fuelled demand for safe-haven currencies. Read more »

A step-by-step to the perfect pour over coffee | Man of the House

ANCX
Updated as of May 25 07:30 AM

If you can’t buy a properly brewed cup at your favorite coffee shop just yet, the next best thing is to learn how to make it at home. Thankfully, coffee expert and social entrepreneur Michael Harris Conlin shows that the pour over process—from grinding the beans to pouring the hot water—can be a breeze with the right equipment and a bit of patience. Read more »

Japan female wrestler cast in 'Terrace House' dies at 22

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 09:48 AM

Hana Kimura, a female professional wrestler who was among the cast of the popular Japanese reality series "Terrace House," died Saturday at 22. Read more »

Hana Kimura, Japanese wrestler and ‘Terrace House’ star, dead at 22

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 09:21 PM

Kimura, a professional Japanese wrestler who was part of the cast of the latest season of Netflix's reality show "Terrace House," has died. Read more »

Graduation rites para sa mga preschooler, ginawang house-to-house sa Sarangani

Yen Mangompit, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 08:07 PM

Kung may gagaya man nito, siguraduhin lang na nasusunod pa rin ang mga COVID-19 policies, ayon sa mga awtoridad. Read more »

House set to hear ABS-CBN franchise renewal bills on May 26

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 10:01 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has confirmed the House of Representatives will finally conduct a congressional hearing on the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.   Read more »

Cayetano denies Duterte dictates House moves on ABS-CBN franchise

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 09:47 PM

MANILA — House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano denied Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte is pulling the strings on how the House of Representatives would tackle the ABS-CBN franchise bills. Read more »

Lawmaker wants classes postponed until COVID-19 vaccine available

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 10:10 PM

A House leader said Thursday that he is seeking to postpone the conduct of physical classes until a vaccine against the new coronavirus disease has been developed and made available in the country. Read more »

Lawmaker says ABS-CBN may remain off-air for at least 3 months

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 11:53 PM

The media giant's only hope lies in the Supreme Court.  Read more »

Panukalang COVID-19 testing para sa 'vulnerable members' ng lipunan, tinalakay sa Kamara

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 07:18 PM

Nagsimula nang talakayin ng Kamara ang House Bill 6707 o ang panukalang pagsasagawa ng COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing sa mga vulnerable members of society. Read more »

House 'ready to decide' on ABS-CBN franchise by August

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 12:18 PM

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said the House of Representatives would be "ready to decide" on a new 25-year franchise for ABS-CBN Corp. by August, the same month that the network said it might "consider" retrenchment of its 11,000-strong workforce.    Read more »

House unlikely to pass ABS-CBN franchise before Congress break in June: senator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 09:46 AM

Lawmakers are unlikely to pass a bill that will grant a fresh license to ABS-CBN Corp before the Congress break in June, putting the jobs of the broadcaster's 11,000 workers at risk, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Wednesday. Read more »

House lawmakers to go straight to hearings on ABS-CBN's 25-year franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 11:37 PM

The leadership of the House of Representatives decided to forego the hearings on a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN a provisional franchise until October 30 this year. Read more »

Lawmakers lament abandonment of ABS-CBN provisional franchise bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:56 PM

MANILA - Some members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday lamented the dropping of a provisional franchise bill for ABS-CBN's broadcast operations, after the majority of the House decided instead to hear bills for a 25-year franchise.  Read more »

ABS-CBN reopening delay seen with new House tack

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 07:34 PM

“I’m afraid of the lack of material time,” Congressman Rufus Rodriguez told ABS-CBN News. “Kung di matapos by June 3, mahihirapan talaga. Mas matagal nakasara.” Read more »

House drops ABS-CBN's provisional franchise, to tackle bills for 25-year license

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 08:15 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives on Tuesday decided to stop deliberations on a provisional franchise for ABS-CBN Corp, opting instead to hear bills for a 25-year franchise.  Read more »

Senate to 'make sure' NTC attends next ABS-CBN franchise hearing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 02:40 PM

The Senate will "make sure" that the National Telecommunications Commission attends its next hearing on the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp that the agency forced off air, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday.  Read more »