'What if my son is detained on mere suspicion?' Belmonte 'uncomfortable' with parts of terror law ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 20 12:54 PM Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday she was "uncomfortable" with some provisions of the new Anti-Terror Act, which she relayed to lawmakers in an informal survey they conducted among local chief executives nationwide. Read more »
Greta Thunberg: PH anti-terror law puts climate, environment activists at risk ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 14 10:46 PM Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg called on netizens to support climate and environmental advocates in the Philippines, as the country's new anti-terror law puts them "at risk" of being easily tagged as terrorists. Read more »
Duterte says he 'dismantled oligarchy' in PH without declaring martial law ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jul 14 04:49 PM President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he could die happy after he “dismantled the oligarchy” in the Philippines without having to declare martial law. Read more »
Some lawmakers to lodge fresh petition against anti-terror law ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 13 12:29 PM Several lawmakers and concerned citizens will lodge "very soon" another petition asking the Supreme Court to strike down the new Anti-Terrorism Act as unconstitutional, rights lawyer Chel Diokno said Monday. Read more »
Bato: Terror law to boost drug war ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 08 02:09 PM The new anti-terrorism law will help law enforcers go after drug traffickers who evade arrest with the help of extremist groups, Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said Wednesday. Read more »
'Why fear possible abuse?' Dela Rosa tells terror law critics ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jul 08 01:54 PM Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday questioned the basis of critics of the Anti-Terror Law for claiming that the measure could spawn rights abuses and stifle legitimate dissent against the government. Read more »
Supreme Court consolidates 4 pleas vs Anti-Terrorism Act ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jul 07 04:17 PM The Supreme Court has consolidated 4 petitions to block the Anti-Terrorism Act, which critics said could be used to target government critics, 2 sources told ABS-CBN News on Tuesday. Read more »
Terror law 'like a nightmare' for martial law survivors: Chiz ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jul 06 01:03 PM The new anti-terrorism law is "like a nightmare being brought back again" for some critics who lived through the martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos, said former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero said Monday. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 03, 2020 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 03 11:47 PM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
Plastic protest Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 03 05:27 PM Contemporary-art designer, Leeroy New, wears a makeshift face shield made from recycled plastic bottles inside his studio in Quezon City on Friday. Read more »
How Geny Lopez had to pass through the eye of a needle to reacquire ABS-CBN ANCXUpdated as of Jun 29 05:35 AM Upon getting back his network after the fall of the Marcos administration, Geny Lopez had no money and only rundown studios to work with. But with a few key people coming back home, ABS-CBN got a new lease on life. Read more »
At 91, Atty. Jake Almeda-Lopez is still fighting for ABS-CBN, the media company he helped shape ANCXUpdated as of Jun 28 06:53 PM He's been called the "soul" of the station, this lawyer who pleaded to Congress last week to give ABS-CBN more time on the floor because "we are fighting for our lives." He was instrumental in the network's great successes and witness to its many dark times. Read more »
Carpio says anti-terror bill may be worse than martial law ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 18 10:03 PM The anti-terror bill may be even worse than martial law. Read more »
Enrile says Lopez family never lost ownership of ABS-CBN ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 18 12:08 AM The chief implementer of former President Ferdinand Marcos' martial law maintained ABS-CBN Corporation remained under the ownership of the Lopez family even after a sequestration order was issued in 1972. Read more »
ABS-CBN ownership should be a 'non-issue' during franchise hearing: solon ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jun 17 08:46 PM "Since the Lopez family is the majority owner of ABS-CBN and is the aggrieved party, it stands to reason that it should be the one to be compensated for the illegal seizure of ABS-CBN during martial law...," said Rep. Edcel Lagman. Read more »
Enrile denies gov't seized ownership of ABS-CBN from Lopezes during martial law ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jun 17 06:06 PM "The titles of all of these facilities were never transferred to the government. They remained with the owner...," former Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile told a congressional inquiry on ABS-CBN's franchise on Wednesday. Read more »
How Lopez family struggled to regain ABS-CBN under Cory Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jun 17 01:35 PM ABS-CBN’s quest to return on the air with a new operating franchise has placed the Philippines’ largest broadcast network under the relentless scrutiny of congressmen. Read more »
Lopez family still owned ABS-CBN despite Marcos takeover: DOJ, PCGG Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 15 10:38 PM The Lopez family did not lose ownership of ABS-CBN even if it was seized by the Philippine government under martial law, officials from the justice department and the PCGG said Monday. Read more »
Asserting Philippine citizenship, Gabby Lopez says 'committed' to service to Filipinos Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jun 03 01:05 PM ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III on Wednesday asked lawmakers to look at his record of service to Filipinos as he answered questions on his citizenship, which critics raised against the proposed fresh franchise for the network. Read more »
ABS-CBN's Gabby Lopez faces lawmakers to defend citizenship, franchise ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 03 09:56 AM ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III joined Wednesday a congressional hearing into the proposed fresh franchise for the network to defend its compliance with the law, including a ban on foreign ownership. Read more »