Work continues despite spike in coronavirus cases MANILA – The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Thursday said “essential” works will continue even as some of its attached agencies’ offices remain temporarily closed following a spike in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) … Continue reading MALACANANG PRESS RECORDS 90 COVID-19 INFECTIONS
Denial faithful observance of due process of law The failure of ABS-CBN Corp. to secure a fresh 25-year franchise from Congress is not a move closer to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial rule in the country, Presidential … Continue reading PANELO: ABS-CBN franchise bid denial not prelude to martial law
“Use your freedom of expression responsibly” Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go reminded Filipinos to exercise their freedom of expression responsibly amid circulation of fake news and disinformation in social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement released on Thursday, … Continue reading BONG GO WARNS GOVT CRITICS VS. SPREADING FAKE NEWS
By Francisco Sionil Jose , National Artist for Literature ABS-CBN is not crucial to this nation’s survival nor does its closure mark the end of press freedom. Hundreds of TV and radio stations and broadsheets will continue to purvey news … Continue reading OPINION: ABS-CBN – Not crucial to nation’s survival
No chilling effect SLAMS POE, ROBREDO Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday refuted claims that the denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise bid would have a “chilling effect” on other media organizations.Cayetano dismissed as “completely false” the claims of Senator Grace Poe … Continue reading CAYETANO BELITTLES IMPACT OF ABS-CBN FRANCHISE DENIAL
CAYETANO: Lopez family to blame for network’s demise Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has blamed the owners of media giant ABS-CBN for the network’s “inevitable” shutdown.In a Facebook post on Monday, Cayetano said the ABS-CBN owners, whom he described as … Continue reading ABS-CBN OWNERS, NOT HOUSE OR DUTERTE, KILLED GIANT TELEVISION NETWORK
Screenshot of a supposed “DDS Solid” chat group circulated online featuring a conversation between blogger RJ Nieto also known as “Thinking Pinoy” and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson. Nieto supposedly responded to a question asking if … Continue reading ANDANAR, RJ NIETO, MOCHA USON ‘LINKED’ TO ANTI-ABS-CBN, ANTI-ROBREDO TROLLS
Several issues led to denial of franchise House hearings exhaustively discussed the network’s franchise issues, including the citizenship of ABS-CBN chair emeritus Gabby Lopez; the possible violation of the constitutional limits on foreign ownership; reported labor, and tax violations; and … Continue reading HOUSE PANEL DETAILS “SINS” OF ABS-CBN
END OF THE ROAD Philippine lawmakers on Friday, July 10, rejected the franchise application of ABS-CBN, the country’s largest media network. The death sentence on the television giant was dealt by the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises which … Continue reading HOUSE PANEL SHOOTS DOWN ABS-CBN FRANCHISE RENEWAL
Statement of Senator Risa Hontiveros on the non-renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT “The non-renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise has set a dangerous precedent. Because the government allowed politicking in the process of renewing a legislative franchise and succeeded … Continue reading HONTIVEROS on ABS-CBN: “MANININGIL ANG KASAYSAYAN”
“The pandemic of intolerance has claimed another victim” As a result, thousands of breadwinners will lose their jobs, millions their source of information, and Asia’s oldest democracy its icon of a free press. ABS-CBN is far from a perfect organization, … Continue reading POE on ABS-CBN: The pandemic of intolerance
