{"id":245493,"date":"2020-02-20T05:19:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T10:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=245493"},"modified":"2020-02-20T05:19:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T10:19:45","slug":"critics-barking-up-wrong-tree-on-abs-cbn-franchise-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/20\/critics-barking-up-wrong-tree-on-abs-cbn-franchise-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics \u2018barking up wrong tree\u2019 on ABS-CBN franchise issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duterte has slammed ABS-CBN for supposedly not airing his paid campaign advertisements during the 2016 presidential race. (File photo by Patrickroque01 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday said critics are \u201cbarking up the wrong tree\u201d because they continue to blame President Rodrigo Duterte over the issues hounding the franchise of embattled broadcast firm ABS-CBN.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re barking up the wrong tree\u00a0kung si Presidente ang binabanatan nila<\/em>\u00a0(if they are criticizing the President),\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in an interview with Radyo Singko, when sought to react to the problems confronting ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise renewal.<\/p>\n

Duterte has slammed ABS-CBN for supposedly not airing his paid campaign advertisements during the 2016 presidential race.<\/p>\n

Last week, Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a quo warranto case before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the invalidation of ABS-CBN\u2019s legislative franchise.<\/p>\n

Calida claimed ABS-CBN allegedly violated the 1987 Constitution when it allowed foreign investors to take part in its ownership by issuing Philippine Deposit Receipts through ABS-CBN Holdings Corp.<\/p>\n

Section 11(1), Article 16 of the 1987 Constitution emphasizes that ownership and management of Philippine mass media is limited to Filipino citizens or Philippine corporations, cooperatives, and associations.<\/p>\n

The filing of the quo warranto suit came as ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise is set to expire on March 30.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Calida also filed a gag order before SC to prevent parties from issuing statements on pending quo warranto petition against the congressional franchise of ABS-CBN.<\/p>\n

Critics are claiming that Duterte is trying to stop the operations of ABS-CBN.<\/p>\n

Panelo maintained that Duterte had no hand in Calida\u2019s move to file a quo warranto plea and gag order.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi siya nakikialam, ni wala kayong narinig, eh ito pa. Ilang beses na niyang sinabi \u2018yun na wala siyang kinalaman sa<\/em>\u00a0quo warranto (He never interferes. You never heard him interfere. How many times does he say that he does not have a hand in the quo warranto case),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Panelo added that Duterte cannot be stripped of his right to air grievances against ABS-CBN.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi porket Presidente na siya, hindi na siya puwedeng mag-bigay ng kanyang sariling hinaing at sama ng loob<\/em>\u00a0(Not because he\u2019s the President, he can no longer complain or share his sentiments),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Panelo likewise reiterated that ABS-CBN\u2019s fate is now up to Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Yung kapangyarihan ay nasa Kongreso<\/em>\u00a0(The power is vested on Congress),\u201d he said. \u201cAng Kongreso ang kulitin nila, hindi si Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(They should ask Congress, not the President).<\/p>\n

ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise is set to expire on March 30 this year but several lawmakers claimed the network can still operate while measures for the renewal of its legislative franchise are still pending before Congress.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon filed a resolution, extending ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise until December 31, 2022 to give lawmakers enough time to review the broadcast network\u2019s application for a new license to operate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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