{"id":244992,"date":"2020-02-15T02:42:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T07:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=244992"},"modified":"2020-02-15T02:42:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T07:42:44","slug":"house-wont-be-able-to-tackle-abs-cbn-franchise-until-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/15\/house-wont-be-able-to-tackle-abs-cbn-franchise-until-may\/","title":{"rendered":"House won’t be able to tackle ABS-CBN franchise until May"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In an ambush interview at the sidelines of a mass wedding ceremony in Paranaque City, Cayetano said the ABS-CBN franchise renewal must be discussed \u201csoberly and very reasonably\u201d at the lower chamber, possibly in May when other pressing issues are dealt with and \u201ccooler heads\u201d take over the discussions. (File photo by patrickroque001\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— 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.<\/p>\n

In an ambush interview at the sidelines of a mass wedding ceremony in Paranaque City, Cayetano said the ABS-CBN franchise renewal must be discussed \u201csoberly and very reasonably\u201d at the lower chamber, possibly in May when other pressing issues are dealt with and \u201ccooler heads\u201d take over the discussions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo bakit sinasabi kong hindi urgent? Don\u2019t get me wrong. Napakaimportante po ng franchise ng ABS-CBN, hindi lang sa 11,000 empleyado. Importante \u2018to sa buong bansa, sa demokrasya natin. Pero hindi ganun ka-urgent. Bakit? Kasi hanggang March 2022 pwede mag-operate e (So, why am I saying it\u2019s not urgent? Don’t get me wrong, ABS-CBN’s franchise is very important, not just for the 11,000 employees, but for the whole country, for our democracy. But it\u2019s not that urgent. Why? Because, they could still operate until March 2022),\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung tayo mag-hearing ngayon, alam mo, sasabihin ko sa inyo kung ano mangyayari: it will suck all the energy of the 18th Congress. Halos lahat ng miyembro, mag-aattend. Mapapabayaan ang ibang mga importante (If we conduct hearings now, this will happen: it will suck all the energy of the 18th Congress. Almost all the members will attend. Other important issues would then be neglected),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

ABS-CBN only has until March 30 to operate, unless it is granted another franchise renewal by Congress and President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

However, lawmakers have yet to deliberate whether they will extend or not the franchise of ABS-CBN for another 25 years.<\/p>\n

Senate President Vicente Sotto III earlier said that ABS-CBN may still continue to operate until 2022 as long as there is a pending bill extending or renewing its franchise. “They can still operate. If it\u2019s not approved March of 2022, that\u2019s the only time that it\u2019s terminated,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

Amid issues besetting ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise renewal, Solicitor General Jose Calida on Monday filed before the Supreme Court a quo warranto petition, seeking the nullification of the franchise of ABS-CBN.<\/p>\n

Calida accused the broadcasting firm of violating the Constitution when it allowed foreign investors to take part in its ownership by issuing Philippine Deposit Receipts through ABS-CBN Holdings Corp.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo earlier said the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to handle the case concerning ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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