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Topic: house-committee-on-legislative-franchises

Makabayan solons seek ABS-CBN franchise renewal

Makabayan solons seek ABS-CBN franchise renewal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 09:32 AM

Lawmakers from the progressive Makabayan bloc on Tuesday filed a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN Corp. a fresh 25-year broadcast franchise. Read more »

BBM says ABS-CBN franchise up to Congress, must ‘fix issues’

BBM says ABS-CBN franchise up to Congress, must ‘fix issues’

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 05:41 PM

Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he will leave it up to Congress to decide on ABS-CBN’s franchise if he gets elected. Read more »

May-ari ng Zagitsit News FM station, umalma sa pagpapasara ng NTC

May-ari ng Zagitsit News FM station, umalma sa pagpapasara ng NTC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 11:32 AM

Umaasa pa rin ang Zagitsit News FM, ang estasyon ng radyo sa Legazpi City sa Albay na ipinasara kamakailan ng NTC na muli itong makakabalik sa ere. Read more »

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

'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

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

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 »

More lawmakers want full House vote on ABS-CBN franchise

More lawmakers want full House vote on ABS-CBN franchise

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 07:31 PM

More lawmakers on Thursday have joined the call to allow plenary deliberation and voting on the ABS-CBN franchise, which would give all congressmen a voice on the matter.   Read more »

Makabayan bloc seeks full House vote on ABS-CBN franchise

Makabayan bloc seeks full House vote on ABS-CBN franchise

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 07:00 PM

(UPDATE) The Makabayan lawmakers' bloc has asked the House Committee on Legislative Franchises to allow plenary deliberation and voting on the ABS-CBN franchise to give all lawmakers a voice on the matter. Read more »

Dennis Uy's Udenna says ABS-CBN frequency acquisition rumors 'completely false'

Dennis Uy's Udenna says ABS-CBN frequency acquisition rumors 'completely false'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 04:05 PM

Udenna Corp said Wednesday the rumors circulating that it was interested in acquiring the frequencies of shuttered ABS-CBN broadcast operations wre "unfounded and completely false." Read more »

Denial of ABS-CBN franchise bid 'legislative murder': journalist

Denial of ABS-CBN franchise bid 'legislative murder': journalist

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 10:18 AM

The denial of ABS-CBN's franchise bid was a "legislative murder" and the House committee's drafting group assured lawmakers it was "legal and aboveboard," a journalist said Tuesday as one of the group's members said the grant of a franchise was a "privilege." Read more »

'Full consideration' for Mislatel: Poe flags 'mystery' in House decision on ABS-CBN franchise

'Full consideration' for Mislatel: Poe flags 'mystery' in House decision on ABS-CBN franchise

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 09:20 PM

Sen. Grace Poe on Monday said it is a "mystery" why a House panel rejected ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid, when it gave "full consideration" for the third telco player that sought for a license to operate last year. Read more »

House plenary should've tackled ABS-CBN franchise bid: solon

House plenary should've tackled ABS-CBN franchise bid: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 09:44 AM

The chances of a House committee granting the appeal of ABS-CBN against its franchise denial is "quite dim" after 70 lawmakers voted to reject the country's largest network a fresh license, a congressman said Monday. Read more »

House committee decision to deny ABS-CBN franchise 'has no basis' - Rodriguez

House committee decision to deny ABS-CBN franchise 'has no basis' - Rodriguez

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 03:49 PM

MANILA – Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Saturday said the decision not give ABS-CBN a new broadcast franchise has no basis.  Read more »

Zarate says technical working group's findings on ABS-CBN franchise ‘worrisome’

Zarate says technical working group's findings on ABS-CBN franchise ‘worrisome’

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 01:03 PM

MANILA – Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Zarate on Saturday called "worrisome" the findings and conclusions of the technical working group of the House franchise committee, the body that recommended the denial of the ABS-CBN franchise application.    Read more »

Why some ABS-CBN supporters in House couldn’t vote on franchise measure

Why some ABS-CBN supporters in House couldn’t vote on franchise measure

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 01:58 PM

MANILA - Several lawmakers who expressed support and sponsored bills for a new broadcast franchise for ABS-CBN Corp were not part of the House committee on legislative franchises, the panel that dealt the death blow on the country's largest network in a historic vote on Friday.  Read more »

ABS-CBN executives thank employees and supporters

ABS-CBN executives thank employees and supporters

Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 06:45 PM

ABS-CBN executives--Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast Cory Vidanes, Chairman Mark Lopez, and President and CEO Carlo L. Katigbak--express appreciation to ABS-CBN employees and supporters during a candle-lighting event in solidarity with the embattled network.  Read more »

Down but not out, ABS-CBN employees and supporters unite in fight for franchise

Down but not out, ABS-CBN employees and supporters unite in fight for franchise

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 01:36 AM

Despite the franchise setback at the House of Representatives, the network's employees and supporters showed they're Kapamilya forever. Read more »

Angara, some senators feel for ABS-CBN employees potentially losing jobs

Angara, some senators feel for ABS-CBN employees potentially losing jobs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 08:10 PM

Sen. Sonny Angara believes that ABS-CBN losing its franchise bid, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, will have broader consequences on the economy.   Read more »

Comforting a fellow Kapamilya

Comforting a fellow Kapamilya

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN news
Posted at Jul 10 04:25 PM

ABS-CBN employees turn emotional and hug each other after the House Committee on Legislative Franchises denied the network’s bid for a broadcast franchise on Friday. Read more »

A call to #VoteYesToABSCBN

A call to #VoteYesToABSCBN

Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 02:04 PM

Angel Locsin along with ABS-CBN employees and supporters, on Friday gather outside the Batasang Pambansa Complex while following physical distancing protocols during a solidarity caravan as they call on members of the House committee on legislative franchises to grant the network its franchise renewal application.  Read more »

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