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MANILA, Philippines
— The ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal has been frozen by the House of
Representatives. The bill has been frozen which seeks to renew the legislative
franchise of the said network giant.
The Kapamilya
franchise will expire in nine months or on March 20, 2020. They
have to renew the franchise in order to continue its operation.
The bill would have
to be re-filed at the start of the 18th Congress on July 22, since the Committee
on Legislative Franchises of the 17th Congress failed to submit
it before it adjourned its third and last regular session yesterday.
A key member of the legislative
franchise committee said no action on any bill seeking to renew the ABS-CBN
franchise would be taken as long as President Duterte has complaints against
the network.
“They have
to thresh out and resolve their issues with the President. That’s the key to
get the bill moving,” said by one of the lawmaker
President Duterte has repeatedly
criticized ABS-CBN for allegedly refusing to run his advertisement during the
2016 election campaign and showing instead an ad critical of him which his
staunch critic, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, paid for.
In November last year, he said he
would object to the station’s franchise renewal.
The President has criticized not
only the Lopez network, but also other media organizations critical of him as
well.
Unlike ABS-CBN, the legislative
franchises of its rivals have already been renewed.
President Rodrigo Duterte is
reportedly against the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN because of the latter’s
alleged bias against him.
There are speculations that
the Lopez-owned broadcasting firm is strengthening its online service in
preparation for that possibility.
Source: KAMI
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