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House leaders vow to observe due process in ABS-CBN case

The leaders of the House of Representatives on Friday assured the public that radio-broadcast network ABS-CBN will have its day in court and that...

Cayetano to set franchise hearing but no snap okay

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said hearings to be conducted on the renewal of the franchise of ABS-CBN were no guarantee that...

At the worst time

A leading broadcast network was ordered shut down by the government last week. The order was announced in the late afternoon, and in the...

Grant of franchise is not ministerial

"The Lopez clan harbored the illusion that Duterte did not have the nerve to close their network."   The grant of franchise to corporations is not...

NTC orders ABS-CBN to stop operations

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered ABS-CBN to “cease and desist” from broadcasting on television and radio, one day after the company’s 25-year...

‘ECQ worked in ABS-CBN favor’

Broadcast network ABS-CBN will continue operating even if Congress has not decided on the 11 bills seeking to extend its franchise, which expires on...

A question of credibility

"Water is indispensable in maintaining cleanliness."     The reason President Rodrigo Duterte refuses to suspend, much less stop, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators is that after reading...

SC asked: Stop grant of ABS franchise

A lawyer has asked the Supreme Court to stop the National Telecommunications Commission from granting ABS-CBN Corp. a provisional authority to operate once the television...

House tackles ABS-CBN bills a day before it adjourns

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Legislative Franchises will begin on March 10 its deliberations on 11 bills seeking the renewal of the franchise...

ABS-CBN’s closure seen to affect $3-b advertising industry

A veteran advertising executive warned that the non-renewal of ABS-CBN Corp.’s franchise can affect the country’s $3-billion advertising industry and disrupt the marketing strategies...

’Calida’s plea vs. ABS-CBN wrong move’

The 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...

ABS-CBN off air, franchise pending–DOJ

The Justice department said Friday there was not enough basis to allow ABS-CBN to continue operating while the bills for the renewal of its...

ABS-CBN cannot invoke freedom of speech to secure franchise

"If ABS-CBN can swindle the President, how much more its ordinary customers?"   (Continued from Saturday) The public are less discernible that seldom would they be able...

ABS-CBN says sorry to Duterte, pays ad refund

Faced with a possible shutdown as its franchise expires on May 4, ABS-CBN apologized to President Rodrigo Duterte for failing to air his paid...
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