{"id":242613,"date":"2020-01-19T00:56:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T05:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=242613"},"modified":"2020-01-19T00:56:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T05:56:34","slug":"solgens-plea-vs-abs-cbn-wont-infringe-congress-powers-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/19\/solgens-plea-vs-abs-cbn-wont-infringe-congress-powers-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"SolGen\u2019s plea vs. ABS-CBN won\u2019t infringe Congress powers: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— A quo warranto petition that will be lodged by the Solicitor General (SolGen) Jose Calida\u2019s office before the Supreme Court to revoke the 25-year legislative franchise of broadcast network ABS-CBN is not an encroachment on Congress\u2019 powers, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo disputed Senator Panfilo Lacson\u2019s claim that the proposed quo warranto petition to cancel ABS-CBN\u2019s congressional franchise could lead to a \u201cconstitutional crisis\u201d in the event that the high tribunal rules in Calida\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

In an interview with dzIQ, Panelo said Calida has grounds to file a plea against the 25-year franchise of the local media giant.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay trabaho ang<\/em>\u00a0SolGen\u00a0na mag-<\/em>file\u00a0sa mga lumabag sa batas. Iba yung prangkisa na manggagaling sa Kongreso<\/em>\u00a0(The SolGen has the mandate to file a case against lawbreakers. The franchise that will come from Congress is a different issue),\u201d the Palace official said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIba naman yung nilabag mo ang prangkisa. Dalawang bagay yun<\/em>\u00a0(Violating the terms and conditions of the franchise is also a different issue. Those are two different things)\u00a0and then both can independently be taken together,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Lacson said there was no need for Calida to pursue the filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN, since Congress has the jurisdiction over issues concerning legislative franchises that have been granted to private corporations.<\/p>\n

Lacson also stressed that intervening in the issue about the ABC-CBN\u2019s congressional franchise would infringe the legislative branch\u2019s constitutional authority.<\/p>\n

Quizzed if he agrees that there might be a constitutional crisis in case SolGen\u2019s plea was approved by the high tribunal, Panelo said: \u201cWala. Bakit magkakaroon ng constitutional crisis (There will be none. Why will there be a constitutional crisis?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, with due respect to my good friend, Senator Lacson, it\u2019s not only \u2018yung portion na \u2018yun. \u2018Yun siguro ikonsulta niya muna (The petition does not only focus on that portion — issue on congressional franchise. That\u2019s what he has to consult first),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Under Republic Act 3846, television and radio broadcasting firms in the Philippines are mandated to secure a franchise from the government before they can operate.<\/p>\n

ABS-CBN\u2019s supposed biased reporting and failure to run Duterte\u2019s political advertisements during the 2016 presidential race prompted the President to make a vow that he would ensure that the broadcast network would not be successful in renewing its franchise.<\/p>\n

The network\u2019s 25-year franchise will expire on March 30, 2020, unless Congress and the President grant its renewal.<\/p>\n

A congressional franchise bill needs to be first approved by the Senate and the House of Representatives before Duterte can decide on its fate.<\/p>\n

As president, Duterte has the power to sign into law or veto bills that Congress approves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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