MANILA – With the franchise renewal application of ABS-CBN denied by the House of Representative, Vice President Leni Robredo urged the public to remember the names of the representatives who voted against the renewal and hold them accountable. [A] Pahayag ni Vice President Leni Robredo ukol sa pagbasura ng Kamara sa franchise renewal ng ABS-CBNFull text here: https://t.co/BH8ZRQklor pic.twitter.com/0fySxewzE5— Leni …

MANILA – The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises on Friday denied the franchise bid of media giant ABS-CBN after a series of hearings. In a vote of 70 to 11, the Legislative franchise committee has crushed the network’s hope to continue its operations under a fresh franchise. According to the legislators, they have voted to deny the application …

MANILA – The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday dismissed the quo warranto charge by Solgen Jose Calida against the media titan as the franchise already expired in May. Supreme Court spokeman Brian Keith Hosaka confirmed the court’s action on Calida’s request to revoke ABS-CBN’s franchise for alleged violation of condition set by the congress on their approved 25-year franchise …

MANILA – ABS-CBN Corp. chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III on Wednesday attended the congressional hearing of the House of Representatives on the network’s bid on a fresh franchise amid questions over his citizenship. Lopez attended the hearing after Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta who raised several issues against Lopez’s citizenship, said that the chairman emeritus should present in attendance in …

METRO MANILA – The House of Representatives bill granting ABS-CBN a temporary franchise would require the media titan to cough up 10% of its paid advertisements to the government. In Section 4 on the Responsibility to the Public of House Bill (HB) No. 6732, which was signed by House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and seven other members of the House …

MANILA – Solicitor-General Jose Calida said on Wednesday that Congress and not the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) should be blamed for the network’s shutdown. “Why blame NTC when they are only following the law?” Calida, the Solicitor General said in a statement to the media. “Without a valid and subsisting franchise from Congress, the NTC cannot allow any broadcasting entity …

METRO MANILA – ABS-CBN, the country’s largest broadcast network, has been ordered to stop broadcasting immediately after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease and desist order against the Lopez-led firm. The leading media network in the Philippines received a cease-and-desist order one day after the media giant’s broadcast franchise has been expired. Just before its main channel went …

Legislators from the House of Representatives welcomed the decision of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises to begin formal discussions on the renewal bills for the ABS-CBN franchise on 10 March. Advertisement At a press conference in Quezon City on Thursday, Albay Representative Joey Salceda expressed appreciation for the expansion, adding that he had never seen the chance that the …

Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Thursday he was willing to be jailed on his stand that even after his franchise had expired, ABS-CBN could continue to operate under a provisional authority. Advertisement The House Committee on Legislative Franchises had previously written to the National Telecommunications Commission to order the NTC to issue an interim authority for ABS-CBN, while the House …

The Senate Public Services Committee began its hearing on the ABS-CBN Corporation franchise bill on Monday. Among those present at the hearing are Carlo Katigbak, President and Chief Executive Officer of ABS-CBN; Mark Lopez, Chairman; Cory Vidanes, Chief Broadcast Operating Officer; Mark Nepomuceno; Ron Valdueza, Chief Financial Officer; Maxim Uy, Legal Division of ABS-CBN; Mario Bautista, General Counsel of ABS-CBN; …