House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco shut down speculation Thursday (February 11) that ABS-CBN will be given a new franchise before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends in 2022.
President Rodrigo Duterte is leaving to the Office of the Ombudsman the task to investigate the alleged unpaid taxes and condoned loans of broadcast network ABS-CBN, according to Malacañang.
The House Committee on good government and public accountability will resume its investigation into the alleged condonation by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) of loans made by the Lopez Group of Companies.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will not allow ABS-CBN Corporation to operate until it settles its tax liabilities.
The chairman of the House committee on legislative franchises has dashed any hope that ABS-CBN will be granted a new franchise under Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco.
MANILA – Following the non-renewal of ABS-CBN’s legislative franchise last year, some celebrities are reportedly planning to venture into politics in the upcoming national elections, in hopes of giving their mother network a fresh start.
A former ABS-CBN executive has criticized former Negros Occidental Rep. Albee Benitez for allegedly failing to do his homework before producing the variety show, Sunday Noontime Live, for TV5.
The statement of President Rodrigo Duterte on the non-issuance of franchise for companies with tax deficiencies also applies to media giant ABS-CBN, according to Malacañang.
MANILA – Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto has filed a bill that would give broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp. a fresh 25-year legislative franchise.
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. supports moves to grant ABS-CBN a new franchise despite having a personal grudge against the network’s news department.
Senator Francis Pangilinan will co-author a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN network a new franchise for 25 years.
Former Vice President Jojo Binay has expressed support for the bill seeking to grant a new franchise of ABS-CBN media network.
Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Wednesday said he supports the bill filed by Senate President Tito Sotto granting ABS-CBN a new 25-year franchise.
Malacañang on Tuesday said the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN is a sole prerogative of Congress.
Several senators on Monday expressed support for Senate President Tito Sotto’s new bill renewing the franchise of ABS-CBN but were cautious about its chances of enactment, considering the measure should still emanate from the House of Representatives.
Senate President Tito Sotto has filed a new bill renewing the franchise of ABS-CBN, as he expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of competetion on TV, leading to creeping “mediocrity” in broadcast programming.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque placed the blame on several media outlets for focusing on his attendance at a local government event in Bantayan Island, where quarantine protocols were supposedly violated.
The former ABS-CBN president was asked to run as senator more than once.
Former Vice President Jojo Binay said the closure of the network has left a “noticeable void” in providing public information during calamities.
Despite the shutdown of broadcast giant ABS-CBN, Malacañang said there was “no communication vacuum” during the onslaught of typhoon “Rolly.”
GMA Network may claim to be the dominant station now that ABS-CBN’s reach on free television is limited, but when it comes to disaster coverage, the Kapamilya network continues to be the public’s favorite.
House Minority Leader Stephen Paduano has urged the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to look into the payment of taxes by ABS-CBN and its blocktime partner, CIBAC party-list Rep. Eddie Villanueva’s ZOE TV.
It seems that the Lopez family finally got some divine intervention months after Congress rejected the franchise renewal bid of media conglomerate ABS-CBN, as Solicitor General Jose Calida is reportedly no longer seeking the closure of its sister company SkyCable despite the expiration of its legislative franchise last March.
The Office of the President (OP) will act on the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) regarding the unused grants and donations from Lopez family-owned Benpres Holdings Corporation worth P1.4 billion, Malacañang said Friday.
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