{"id":264749,"date":"2020-08-10T21:53:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T01:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=264749"},"modified":"2020-08-10T21:53:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T01:53:57","slug":"cayetano-denies-speakership-retention-bid-after-abs-cbn-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/10\/cayetano-denies-speakership-retention-bid-after-abs-cbn-rejection\/","title":{"rendered":"Cayetano denies speakership retention bid after ABS-CBN rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee chairman, answers queries from Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon during the Senate plenary budget deliberations on Tuesday (Nov. 19, 2019). Drilon is questioning the PHP50-million cost for the construction of the giant cauldron for the country’s hosting of the 30th SEA Games this year. Senator Sonny Angara said the budget was appropriated by Congress for the purpose. (PNA Photo by Avito C. Dalan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday dismissed as \u201chundred percent false\u201d the reports alleging that he asked President Rodrigo Duterte to keep the speakership post as a reward for the rejection of ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise application.<\/p>\n

“Wala kaming usapan ng Pangulo<\/em>\u00a0about staying,\u00a0wala kaming usapan ng Pangulo na<\/em>\u00a0any reward or whatever sa ABS-CBN (The President and I did not have any agreement about staying [as a Speaker], or about any reward or whatever regarding ABS-CBN [franchise denial]),\u201d Cayetano told reporters in an interview.<\/p>\n

Cayetano stressed that the only commitment he made to Duterte was to hold fair hearings on ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng<\/em>\u00a0commitment\u00a0ko lang sa kanya<\/em>\u00a0was to have a fair hearing, and then to decide\u00a0kung ano ang<\/em>\u00a0best\u00a0sa ating bansa<\/em>\u00a0(The only commitment I made to him was to have a fair hearing and then decide what\u2019s best for the country),\u201d Cayetano said.
\nCayetano also dared those who made the accusations to undergo a lie detector test with him to find out who is telling the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung sinuman gustong mag<\/em>-accuse, eye-to-eye,\u00a0mag<\/em>-lie detector test\u00a0tayo. Kung sinong matalo sa<\/em>\u00a0lie detector test\u00a0ay tumigil na sa kanyang<\/em>\u00a0profession (Whoever wants to accuse me, let\u2019s undergo a lie detector test, eye-to-eye. Whoever loses in the lie detector test should quit their profession),\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

Under the term-sharing deal brokered by Duterte, Cayetano would serve as the House Speaker for the first 15 months, or until October 2020, while Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco would take over and assume the highest position at the House of Representatives for the remaining 21 months or until 18th Congress ends in 2022.<\/p>\n

On July 10, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises approved by a 70-11 vote, with one abstention, the resolution denying the franchise application of ABS-CBN Corp. to construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain radio and broadcasting stations in the Philippines. Two other lawmakers inhibited from voting.<\/p>\n

The previous House hearings have exhaustively discussed the network\u2019s franchise issues, including the citizenship of ABS-CBN chair emeritus Gabby Lopez; the possible violation of the constitutional limits on foreign ownership; reported labor and tax violations; and other violations of the terms of its legislative franchise.<\/p>\n

ABS-CBN, upon the directive of the National Telecommunications Commission\u2019s (NTC) shutdown order, ceased its broadcast operations on May 5, or a day after the expiration of the network\u2019s legislative franchise.<\/p>\n

The NTC on June 30 also issued two cease and desist orders, directing ABS-CBN to halt the operation of its digital television transmission using Amcara Broadcasting Corp.\u2019s Channel 43 and the direct-to-home satellite transmission of its cable firm, Sky Cable Corp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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