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“The franchise granted by the state is A PRIVILEGE, NOT A
RIGHT.”
This is what the University of the Philippines Professor, and a
Doctor, Francisco Pascual Tranquilino said about the franchise issue of ABS
CBN.
Tranquilino is a UP PGH doctor specializing in Cardiology
and staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte.
For him, the franchise must be granted to those who are deserving
applicants. He also said what happened to the giant network is not an issue of freedom
of the press.
Below is his full post:
The franchise granted by the state is A PRIVILEGE, NOT A
RIGHT.
Therefore, it must be awarded ONLY TO DESERVING
applicants.
Huwag ilihis ang usapan sa kung anu-anong isyu. Hindi ito
isyu sa karapatang pantao o pagsupil sa malayang pamamahayag, walang kinalaman
ang covid dito at lalung-lalo nang hindi ito panggigipit ng gobyerno.
Simple lang ang isyu. May mga paglabag sa saligang batas
at iba pang regulasyon, hindi pagbabayad ng tamang buwis at maling pangangalaga
sa mga manggagawa.
Kung gayon, hindi karapat dapat pagkalooban ng
pribilehiyo ng prangkisa.
After 12 hearings the House Committee on Legislative
Franchises on Friday rejected the franchise application of the ABS-CBN
Corporation.
This, after the House Committee on Legislative Franchises
adopted a resolution — based on the work of a hastily formed technical working
group — denying the franchise application of ABS-CBN Corporation to construct,
install, establish, operate and maintain radio and broadcasting stations in the
Philippines.
Seventy congressmen upheld the resolution and rejected the
franchise bills while the 11 “negative” votes sought to grant the Kapamilya
network a new congressional license to operate a broadcast network.
During the hearings, lawmakers played key roles in
presenting flaws and violations of the franchise license allegedly committed by
the ABS-CBN management. The lawmakers were Deputy Speaker and Sagip Party-list
Rep. Rodante Marcoleta; Deputy Majority Leader Crispin Remulla (NP, Cavite) and
Reps. Mike Defensor (Anakalusugan); Eric Go Yap (ACT CIS Party-list); Abraham
Tolentino (PDP-Laban, Cavite); and Claudine Bautista (DUMPER PSTD).
Meanwhile, the defense panel includes Deputy Minority Leader
and Bayan Rep. Carlos Zarate and Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (Independent, Cagayan de
Oro City); Edcel Lagman (Independent, Albay); and Sol Aragones (NPC, Laguna).
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