{"id":254247,"date":"2020-05-08T02:27:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T06:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=254247"},"modified":"2020-05-08T02:27:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T06:27:16","slug":"palace-respects-abs-cbns-plea-to-nullify-ntc-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/08\/palace-respects-abs-cbns-plea-to-nullify-ntc-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace respects ABS-CBN\u2019s plea to nullify NTC ruling"},"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> \u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday said it respects the broadcast firm ABS-CBN Corporation\u2019s appeal to the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the implementation of National Telecommunications Commission\u2019s (NTC) cease and desist order that prompted the media network to stop its television and radio broadcasts.<\/p>\n

In a text message sent to Palace reporters, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Palace would leave ABS-CBN\u2019s fate to the SC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s their right. Let\u2019s await decision of the Court,\u201d Roque said, reacting to ABS-CBN\u2019s request to SC to issue a temporary restraining order against NTC\u2019s cease and desist order.<\/p>\n

The NTC on Tuesday ordered ABS-CBN to halt its broadcast operations nationwide following the expiration of the media network\u2019s franchise on Monday.<\/p>\n

ABS-CBN asked the SC on Thursday to nullify and set aside the NTC\u2019s order, claiming that the commission \u201cgravely abused its discretion\u201d when it issued a cease and desist order, according to a report by the embattled broadcast company.<\/p>\n

It also alleged that NTC\u2019s latest move \u201cviolates the right of the public to information and curtail freedom of speech, as well as cause serious and irreparable damage on ABS-CBN and thousands of its employees if its implementation is not halted\u201d.<\/p>\n

ABS-CBN\u2019s television and radio stations nationwide went off air on Tuesday following the NTC\u2019s order.<\/p>\n

Around 11 bills granting a fresh 24-year franchise to ABS-CBN remain pending in Congress.<\/p>\n

Critics have claimed that a specter of martial law looms following the ABS-CBN\u2019s closure.<\/p>\n

In a virtual presser aired on state-run PTV-4 on Thursday, Roque dismissed that the shutdown of ABS-CBN is a prelude to martial law.<\/p>\n

Roque also assured Wednesday that there is no reason for Duterte to veto the ratified bill on ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise once it reaches the President\u2019s table.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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