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Speaker says ABS-CBN franchise renewal will have to wait for next Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 10:06 AM

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday said calls to revive the franchise of ABS-CBN will have to wait until the next Congress.  Read more »

Palace says ABS-CBN exit from free television left 'no vacuum' in disaster info

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 05:17 PM

Malacañang said Monday that ABS-CBN Corp's exit from free television did not cause any "vacuum" on information dissemination during disasters like destructive typhoon Rolly, contrary to comment from some critics and social media users.   Read more »

House justice committee sets probe on ABS-CBN title to QC property

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:33 PM

After shooting down ABS-CBN’s bid for a franchise renewal, congressmen are training their sights on the network’s ownership of its broadcast compound on Mother Ignacia St., South Triangle, Quezon City. Read more »

'One big entity' could snap up ABS-CBN frequencies: ex-DICT official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:43 AM

The broadcast frequencies of ABS-CBN Corp. are now up for grabs, following their recall by regulators this week, a former official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology said Friday. Read more »

Activists on Heroes' Day rip 70 'modern-day traitors' who junked ABS-CBN franchise

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 05:29 PM

August 31 is the last day of work for thousands of ABS-CBN employees laid off in the middle of a pandemic due to the 70 lawmakers' decision to reject a new franchise for the Kapamilya network. Read more »

Off the air: ABS-CBN shuts regional stations

Ron Lopez and Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 01:29 PM

Anchor Dhobie de Guzman has been the face of a popular news show in the northern Philippines for more than a decade. Now the closure of his regional station -- and dozens of others countrywide -- has left him out of work.  Read more »

Solons seek probe on ABS-CBN property, Lopez group loans and Amcara

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 10:11 PM

Three separate resolutions have been filed by some congressmen who voted to deny ABS-CBN a new broadcast franchise, seeking investigation on alleged loan condonation favoring Lopez-controlled companies, the authenticity of the media network's land title, and alleged violations of Amcara Broadcasting Corporation. Read more »

Protests calling for ABS-CBN's return to air enter second week

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 21 12:21 AM

Protests calling for the return to air of ABS-CBN entered their second week. Authorities are also issuing reminders on the conduct of rallies.  Read more »

Quezon City to lose 'quite a lot' with ABS-CBN shutdown: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 10:58 AM

Quezon City will lose "quite a lot" in revenue and advocacy support due to the broadcast shutdown of ABS-CBN Corp, which she said is part of the urban center's branding, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday.    Read more »

'Paano pamilya nila?': Bagong hanapbuhay, palaisipan para sa mga nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa kinitil na ABS-CBN franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 02:09 PM

Hindi pa tiyak ang mga miyembro ng ABS-CBN regional offices kung paano nila itataguyod ang kanilang mga pamilya sa gitna ng coronavirus pandemic matapos silang matanggal sa trabaho dahil sa pagkitil ng Kongreso sa prangkisa ng istasyon, ibinahagi ng isang reporter, Biyernes.  Read more »

Lawmaker repeats Duterte advice: Just sell ABS-CBN

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 12:54 PM

A lawmaker on Friday urged owners of ABS-CBN Corp. to "just sell" the network, the same advice floated by President Rodrigo Duterte last December 2019 before lawmakers rejected network's franchise application. Read more »

Lawmaker denies gov't wants to seize ABS-CBN assets

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 11:17 AM

The government does not want to sequester the facilities of ABS-CBN Corp and use these for the remote learning of students during the pandemic, a lawmaker said Friday.    Read more »

Duterte says he wants 'helpful friends' to get rich; Palace denies it's cronyism

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 04:07 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte was referring to "the business community in general" when he said he wanted his "helpful friends" to get rich, Malacañang said Wednesday as it denied that country's top leader was practicing cronyism.  Read more »

'I am Kapamilya,' Duterte spox says after flak on 'move on' comment on slain franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 12:45 PM

Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque on Wednesday told supporters of ABS-CBN Corp that he was "one of you" after he drew flak for urging the public to "move on" from the broadcaster's franchise rejection that put 11,000 jobs at risk and spawned allegations of an attack on press freedom.  Read more »

Palace to ABS-CBN: Why didn't you do more for pandemic relief?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 03:43 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday asked ABS-CBN Corp. why the company "could not have done more" to help the public during the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Duterte 'neutral' on ABS-CBN despite reported fresh tirades, says spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 11:38 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte is "of course neutral" on ABS-CBN Corp, even as he reportedly hurled fresh tirades against the network after the Congress rejection of its franchise renewal, his spokesperson said Wednesday. Read more »

What happens to ABS-CBN workers? Their bosses 'know what to do' - Mike Defensor

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 02:23 PM

Cong. Mike Defensor said Tuesday he would leave it to ABS-CBN executives to decide what to do with the 11,000 workers who could lose their jobs after lawmakers, including himself, denied the broadcasting company's application for a new franchise.    Read more »

Double standard on ABS-CBN, DITO? Poe 'mistaken', says Defensor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 11:52 AM

MANILA — A lawmaker who voted against ABS-CBN's bid for a new franchise said Tuesday that Sen. Grace Poe was "mistaken" when she questioned the decision of a House panel to deny the network's broadcast license even as Congress gave "full consideration" for third telco player DITO Telecommunity last year despite infringements on its original legislative franchise. Read more »

Mike Defensor says 'no problem' with daughter backing ABS-CBN franchise

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 10:59 AM

Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor, who voted in favor of a report junking ABS-CBN's bid for a new franchise, said Tuesday he had "no problem" with his daughter opposing his stand on the network.  Read more »

House gave ABS-CBN 'life imprisonment,' not 'death penalty': Defensor

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 01:12 PM

The House of Representatives put ABS-CBN Corp. under "life imprisonment" and did not kill the network with the rejection of its license application last week, a lawmaker who had voted against the franchise renewal said Tuesday.  Read more »