{"id":239113,"date":"2019-12-03T21:57:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T02:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=239113"},"modified":"2019-12-03T21:57:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T02:57:49","slug":"prrd-nixes-abs-cbns-franchise-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/03\/prrd-nixes-abs-cbns-franchise-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD nixes ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: The ABS-CBN Broadcast Center, overseeing the ELJCC and the Millennium Transmitter. (Photo by User:Hollyckuhno, CC BY 3.0,<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday announced that he is not bent on granting the renewal of the 25-year congressional franchise to local broadcast network ABS-CBN.<\/p>\n

Duterte made the pronouncement before the newly-appointed government officials, as he was still irked by ABS-CBN’s supposed bias by slanting reports about him.<\/p>\n

“ABS-CBN, you’re a mouthpiece of\u2026\u00a0Ang inyong<\/em>\u00a0franchise,\u00a0mag<\/em>-end next year (Your franchise will end next year),” Duterte said in a speech delivered at the Palace’s Heroes Hall.<\/p>\n

“If you are expecting\u00a0na ma-<\/em>renew\u00a0iyan<\/em>\u00a0(that it will be renewed), I’m sorry, you’re out. I will see to it\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0(that) you’re out,” he added.<\/p>\n

ABS-CBN’s franchise is set to expire on March 30, 2020.<\/p>\n

Several bills have been filed at the House of Representatives, seeking the renewal of the local media giant’s congressional franchise.<\/p>\n

However, the House franchise committee has not tabled the proposed measures for discussion.<\/p>\n

Radio and television broadcast firms in the country are required to seek a franchise from Congress, pursuant to Republic Act 3846.<\/p>\n

On November 4, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano admitted that he had “personal” objections to ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal because of the company’s leaders who “interfered unjustly”.<\/p>\n

In his latest speech, Duterte lambasted ABS-CBN anew for alleged failure to air his paid advertisements on television during the 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

The President said he would not change his mind, despite the news outfit’s persistence to come to him “begging”.<\/p>\n

“Ilan kaming mga kandidato na kinuha ninyo ang pera namin<\/em>\u00a0(You took my money, as well as the other candidates), but never aired our propaganda,” he said.<\/p>\n

On August 3 last year, Duterte revealed that ABS-CBN kept on sending emissary to his office to negotiate the renewal of its franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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