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Can ABS-CBN operate with expired franchise? 'There is precedent,' says senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 10:36 AM

There is a "precedent" in government allowing broadcast outlets like ABS-CBN Corp. to continue operating beyond the expiration of their franchise, a senator said Tuesday, contrary to a warning by the executive branch's lead lawyer.    Read more »

DOJ maintains broadcast outlets can continue ops pending franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 01:48 PM

Broadcast outlets can stay open while bills for their franchise renewal languish in Congress, the Department of Justice said Monday after the government's top lawyer made another move to block the operations of ABS-CBN Corp.    Read more »

Solon: House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise 'cosmetic, inconsequential'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 05:12 PM

The House legislative franchise committee's March 10 hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise renewal "appears to be cosmetic and inconsequential," a lawmaker said Sunday.    Read more »

'I am just one vote': Paolo Duterte says ABS-CBN franchise renewal up to House peers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 02:15 PM

SILENT FOE? Deputy House Speaker Paolo Duterte said Tuesday ABS-CBN Corp. "should not worry" about his stance on its franchise renewal because this would be up for all members of Congress' lower chamber to decide.  Read more »

Cayetano denies franchise delay to put ABS-CBN on politicians' leash

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 03:01 PM

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano denied Monday that a delay in his chamber's action over bills seeking the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp. was meant to put the country's largest media and entertainment company under the control of politicians.  Read more »

Ex-Chief Justice: SolGen petition wrong way to challenge ABS-CBN franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 03:28 PM

A petition by the government's lead lawyer was an incorrect way to strip ABS-CBN Corp. of its franchise, the former head of the judiciary said Friday, as he urged lawmakers to renew the license of the country's largest media network.    Read more »

ABS-CBN workers thank Duterte for accepting apology, urge House to tackle franchise bills

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 02:18 PM

Workers of ABS-CBN Corp. on Friday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for accepting its apology for a critical campaign commercial, as they asked lawmakers to grant the network a new franchise.  Read more »

'Pag gusto, may paraan': 2 weeks enough for House to tackle ABS-CBN franchise before break, solons say

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 07:11 PM

The House of Representatives has enough time to tackle bills granting ABS-CBN Corp a fresh 25-year broadcast franchise before going on its Lenten break, lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc said Thursday.   Read more »

ABS-CBN 'grateful, humbled' by Duterte acceptance of apology

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 04:12 PM

ABS-CBN Corp. said Thursday it was "grateful and humbled" that President Rodrigo Duterte accepted its apology over a critical campaign commercial, adding that it would coordinate with his office to donate a refund for his unaired ads to charity. Read more »

READ: ABS-CBN statement on Duterte's acceptance of apology

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 01:15 PM

ABS-CBN Corp released Thursday a statement on President Rodrigo Duterte's acceptance of its apology over the airing of a negative election ad against him in 2016.  Read more »

Sara Duterte backs ABS-CBN franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 02:40 PM

Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday expressed support for the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corp. after her father President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the network's apology over the airing of a 2016 election ad against him.  Read more »

ABS-CBN in 'legal limbo' if it operates with expired franchise: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 02:41 PM

ABS-CBN will be in "legal limbo" if it continues operating after its broadcast franchise expires in May, a lawmaker said Wednesday as he urged colleagues to tackle several bills seeking the license renewal of the country's largest media and entertainment company. Read more »

Supreme Court to tackle Solicitor General's challenge vs ABS-CBN on March 10

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 01:12 PM

fThe Supreme Court will start tackling a petition by the government's top lawyer to scrap the broadcast franchise of ABS-CBN Corp on March 10, well-placed sources said Wednesday. Read more »

Fil-Ams in New York, San Francisco show support for ABS-CBN, free press

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 11:00 AM

Several Filipino-American organizations trooped to the Philippine consulate in New York and San Francisco on Wednesday in a show of support for press freedom and ABS-CBN Corp as the government moved to close down the country’s largest media network. Read more »

'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 »