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'Ulterior motive' behind SolGen move vs ABS-CBN: Trillanes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 05:24 PM

MANILA — "Ulterior motive" fuels a government move against the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp, not its decision to air a 2016 election ad against President Rodrigo Duterte, his critic, former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, said Monday. 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 »

Go to ask Duterte to reconsider stand on ABS-CBN franchise renewal

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 04:15 PM

Sen. Christopher 'Bong' Go on Monday said he would "appeal" to President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his stand on the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp. Read more »

Bato says 'one step closer' to backing ABS-CBN franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 04:36 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Monday said he was "one step closer" to supporting the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp after its executives answered allegations of abuse on its pay-per-view offering. Read more »

'Ano iyon?': Lito Lapid asks ABS-CBN bosses why Duterte is mad at network

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 03:01 PM

"Kaya tinatanong ko kung galit sa inyo ang Pangulong Duterte, ano iyon?" added the lawmaker, who appeared for almost 2 years on ABS-CBN's hit series Ang Probinsyano. Read more »

Pacquiao: ABS-CBN potential shutdown a 'big loss' for Filipinos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 12:32 PM

Filipinos will suffer a "big loss" if the government shuts down ABS-CBN Corp., Sen. Emmanuel Pacquiao said Monday. Read more »

ABS-CBN employees pray for franchise renewal ahead of Senate probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 10:22 AM

Hundreds of employees joined Monday a prayer rally for the renewal of ABS-CBN Corps's broadcast franchise, ahead of a Senate inquiry into supposed violations that the government's top lawyer cited in a move to close the country's largest media network. Read more »

ABS-CBN out of House franchise panel's Monday meeting agenda

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 03:41 PM

None of the 14 bills seeking the renewal of ABS-CBN Corp's broadcast license are part of the franchise of the House legislative franchises committee's meeting on Feb. 24. Read more »

Lawmakers swayed by Duterte's ABS-CBN rants have 'no business being in Congress' - Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 09:47 AM

Lawmakers "have no business being in Congress" if they will decide whether or not to extend the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp based on President Rodrigo Duterte's remarks against the Philippines's biggest media network, his spokesperson said Friday. Read more »

Justice dept's opinion on ABS-CBN franchise extension out next week

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 02:29 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Gueverra said Thursday his agency will release next week an opinion on whether regulators should extend the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp. if lawmakers fail to pass a law for it before the expiration of the company's current franchise. Read more »

Congress wrong to sit on ABS-CBN franchise renewal bills: Atienza

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 10:25 AM

Congress should not give up its constitutional responsibility by sitting on several bills seeking the renewal of ABS-CBN Corp, which the government's top lawyer assailed this week, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

What if ABS-CBN franchise expires before Congress nod? KBP spokesman weighs in

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 10:49 AM

If the holder of a franchise applied for its renewal before it expired, the license to operate would be "deemed extended until it is expressly denied or granted" by Congress, said Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas legal counsel and spokesperson Rudolph Jularbal. Read more »

SolGen used 'wrong case, wrong venue' vs ABS-CBN: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 09:48 AM

The Philippine government's top lawyer lodged a "wrong case" at the "wrong venue" to question the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp, a law expert said Tuesday. Read more »

VP Robredo: Gov't move vs ABS-CBN is 'harassment, abuse of power'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 11:15 AM

A move by the government's top lawyer to question the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp is an act of "harassment" and "abuse of power", Vice President Leni Robredo said Tuesday. Read more »

WATCH: Solicitor General confronts ABS-CBN reporter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 01:24 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida on Monday confronted a reporter of ABS-CBN, just minutes after questioning the network's franchise before the Supreme Court. Read more »

'Usurping the power of Congress': Lawmakers question quo warranto plea vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 12:16 PM

The Philippine government's top lawyer "usurped" an exclusive power of Congress when he asked the Supreme Court to revoke ABS-CBN Corp's franchise, a lawmaker said Monday. Read more »

SolGen move vs ABS-CBN a 'direct attack' on press freedom: watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 10:56 AM

The Philippine government's top lawyer mounted a "direct attack" on the freedoms of expression and the press when it questioned the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp, a media watchdog said Monday. Read more »

Plea vs ABS-CBN shows SolGen pursues 'political vendetta' - Bayan Muna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 10:41 AM

A move by the Philippine government's top lawyer to question the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp shows that his office is being used for President Rodrigo Duterte's "political vendetta", lawmakers from the left-wing Bayan Muna group said Monday. Read more »

What is a quo warranto petition?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 10:36 AM

The Philippine government's top lawyer on Monday asked the Supreme Court to revoke ABS-CBN Corp's franchise, questioning its validity via a "quo warranto" petition. Read more »

Solicitor General questions ABS-CBN franchise before Supreme Court

Christian V. Esguerra and Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 08:58 AM

Solicitor General Jose Calida assailed ABS-CBN's franchise ahead of its expiry in March. The House of Representatives has yet to hear several bills seeking to renew the company's license to operate. Read more »

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