{"id":253867,"date":"2020-05-04T09:12:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T13:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=253867"},"modified":"2025-01-09T17:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T22:30:32","slug":"prrd-to-heed-ntc-decision-on-abs-cbn-franchise-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/04\/prrd-to-heed-ntc-decision-on-abs-cbn-franchise-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD to heed NTC decision on ABS-CBN franchise issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on April 20, 2020. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte will heed the decision of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on the fate of media giant ABS-CBN as its franchise expires on Monday (May 4).<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this comment in a virtual presser on Monday after Solicitor General Jose Calida warned that the NTC could not grant provisional authorities to ABS-CBN Corporation and its affiliate, ABS-CBN Convergence Inc., without securing a franchise from Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng Presidente naman po, ipapatupad po kung ano ang magiging desisyon ng<\/em>\u00a0National Telecom Commission (The President will implement the decision of the NTC),\u201d Roque said.\u00a0\u201cItong bagay pong ito<\/em>\u00a0(This thing) is a matter that must be dealt with by the NTC as a quasi-judicial body\u00a0at hihintayin po natin ang sagot ng<\/em>\u00a0(and we will wait for the answer of the) National Telecommunications Commission.”<\/p>\n

He said only the NTC has \u201cspecialized competence\u201d to make the decision to allow ABS-CBN to operate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will apply the exhaustion of administrative remedies, the matter\u00a0po ay dedesisyunan ng<\/em>\u00a0(will be decided by an) administrative agency which has specialized competence\u00a0para magdesisyon sa mga bagay na ito<\/em>\u00a0(to make a decision on matters like this), which is the National Telecommunications Commission, and we defer to whatever ruling the NTC may have,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Last February 26, Duterte said he accepted the apology of ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo Katigbak over his unaired campaign advertisements during the 2016 presidential elections.<\/p>\n

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Roque pointed out that Duterte\u2019s sentiments should not influence the NTC.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAng alam ko po ay iyong alam ninyo rin na napatawad ng Presidente ang<\/em>\u00a0ABS-CBN;\u00a0pero hindi naman po pupuwedeng ma-impluwensiyahan ng ating Presidente ang<\/em>\u00a0NTC\u00a0dahil sa batas, desisyon po ng Komisyon iyan<\/em>\u00a0(I know the President has forgiven ABS-CBN; but the President cannot influence the NTC because the law says the decision has to be made by the Commission),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte also said he would keep a \u201chealthy distance\u201d from issues surrounding the franchise renewal bid of ABS-CBN, stressing that Calida was acting on his own when he filed a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN in February, invalidating the network\u2019s franchise for supposed violations.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Calida said the NTC commissioners could face prosecution under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act if it decides to issue the provisional authority to ABS-CBN and Convergence.<\/p>\n

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However, the Department of Justice (DOJ) insisted that ABS-CBN may continue with its operations pending the renewal of its franchise.<\/p>\n

NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba said it will follow the advice of the DOJ allowing ABS-CBN to operate while its franchise renewal bid is pending in Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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