State-run Philippine News Agency (PNA) has vowed to sustain reforms to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate information to the public. Marking the 47th founding anniversary of the government’s newswire service on March 1, PNA Executive Editor Luis Morente … Continue reading Bigger, bolder reforms for PNA as it turns 47
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano finds no urgency in tackling several pending bills renewing the legislative franchise of broadcast network ABS-CBN at the House of Representatives even after President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the firm’s apology over his unaired campaign advertisements in … Continue reading CAYETANO: Tackling ABS-CBN franchise bills not urgent
To ask President to reconsider stand on network’s franchise renewal Senator Christopher ‘Bong’ Go said Monday he will try to convince President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his stand on the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN Corporation for the sake of the … Continue reading BONG GO MELLOWS DOWN VS. ABS/CBN
Malacañang on Monday said ABS-CBN should have apologized to President Rodrigo Duterte a long time ago for failing to air the former Davao City mayor’s political ads during the 2016 campaign period. This was the comment made by Presidential Spokesperson … Continue reading PANELO: ABS-CBN should have apologized a long time ago
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said the House of Representatives would not be able to tackle the pending bills seeking to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise even until its expiry on March 30. In an ambush interview at the sidelines of … Continue reading House won’t be able to tackle ABS-CBN franchise until May
SC orders ABS-CBN to comment on suit The Office of the Solicitor General on Monday filed a quo warranto petition before the high court seeking to forfeit the legislative franchise of the network. “We want to put an end to … Continue reading CALIDA ON QUO WARRANTO SUIT VS. ABS/CBN: We want to put an end to network’s highly abusive practices
Press freedom cannot be invoked to defend and promote a media outlet’s business operations KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. Not only does ABS-CBN have all the latitude and airtime to discuss and reject charges filed by Sol-Gen Calida. It has talents, writers, … Continue reading ERMIN GARCIA: ABS-CBN charged for violation of franchise, not for abusive language or false statements
President Rodrigo R. Duterte has no hand in the supposed plan of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file a case before the Supreme Court, seeking the revocation of the congressional franchise of local media giant ABS-CBN Corp., … Continue reading PANELO: DUTERTE NO HAND IN HIGH COURT CASE VS. ABS/CBN
Has other media platforms Local media giant ABS-CBN Corporation can still run its other media platforms, in the event that it fails to secure a fresh 25-year congressional franchise for the operation of its television (TV) and radio broadcasting stations, … Continue reading ABS-CBN CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT TV, RADIO FRANCHISE
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Wednesday expressed hope that the Congress will give priority to a measure meant to provide quality compensation and security of tenure for media workers. During a Kapihan press conference in Malate, … Continue reading PCOO hopes ‘Media Workers Welfare Act’ given priority
