Congress may not compel the NTC to grant a temporary permit to operate to ABS-CBN Corp., according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Congress may not compel the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to grant ABS-CBN’s temporary permit to operate, according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. This, as Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday said that the … Read more
ABS-CBN might be in “legal limbo” if the company continued to operate with an expired franchise, according to a lawyer. A lawmaker on Wednesday said that ABS-CBN might be in “legal limbo” if the company continued to operate after its broadcast franchise expires in May. This, as Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman encouraged his … Read more
ABS-CBN shutdown might be ‘a big loss’ for Filipino citizens, according to Senator Pacquiao. Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Monday said that Filipinos might suffer a “big loss” if the government shuts down ABS-CBN Corporation. This, as Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao stated in a Senate committee hearing on alleged violations of ABS-CBN Corporation’s franchise, saying … Read more
Google to some ABS-CBN employees: “Google may have detected government-backed attackers trying to steal your password.“ Google on Thursday detected activities that “government-backed attackers” attempted to steal Google accounts from some ABS-CBN employees. This, after some ABS-CBN employees reported receiving notifications from Google, saying that “government-backed attackers” tried to steal their accounts. According to Google, … Read more
ABS-CBN can still operate without its franchise through these platforms. The legislative franchise of ABS-CBN Corporation was about to expire in March 2020. Yet, there were a lot of alternative ways that ABS-CBN can operate without its franchise. If and when the legislative franchise of ABS-CBN Corporation is canceled because of quo warranto petition or … Read more
OSG asks SC to issue gag order against ABS-CBN Corporation. The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to issue a gag order against ABS-CBN Corp. This, after Jose Calida’s office filed a quo warranto petition to charge the legislative franchises of ABS-CBN Corporation and ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc. Solicitor … Read more
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, February 13, called for a legislative hearing on the compliance of ABS-CBN with its franchise. This, after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) questioned ABS-CBN’s franchise before the Supreme Court. Senator Grace Poe, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, called for a legislative hearing following Solicitor … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, February 12, said that the government will not tolerate any abuse of broadcast privilege. This, as President Rodrigo Duterte issued a statement before Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP)’s new officers and board of trustees in the Palace, following the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)’s quo warranto petition … Read more
President Duterte’s ally on Wednesday said that the Office of the Solicitor General’s quo warranto plea against ABS-CBN’s franchise didn’t have Supreme Court’s jurisdiction. This as Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said that Solicitor General Jose Calida should have filed his quo warranto complaint against ABS-CBN before the House of Representatives. In an interview … Read more
Anchors of GMA’s newscast 24 Oras wore the trademark colors of ABS-CBN Vicky Morales, Pia Arcangel, and Atom Araullo, the anchors of GMA’s 24 Oras, wore the trademark colors of ABS-CBN during the February 11 newscast. Amid the issue on the Kapamilya network’s franchise, several celebrities from the Kapuso network showed their support. Even the … Read more