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Jul 10, 2020 · International media watchdogs condemned the closure of ABS-CBN, which was founded in 1953, as a major blow to press freedom. Human Rights Watch said the lawmakers’ vote was “a grievous assault on press freedom in the country” and the greatest blow to media freedom caused by any government act since late dictator Ferdinand Marcos shut the broadcasting giant and other media outlets after ...
May 5, 2020 · The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered ABS-CBN to stop broadcasting "absent a valid congressional franchise as required by law". The 66-year-old entertainment and media ...
Feb 9, 2021 · Updated Feb 09, 2021 12:29 PM PHT. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will not allow the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to issue a permit to operate to ABS-CBN even if Congress renewed the network’s franchise. In a televised meeting on government's COVID-19 response, the President said he knew of plans to give the ...
May 6, 2020 · An employee looks at an announcement of ABS-CBN's shutdown on May 5, 2020. Photo by Maria TAN / AFP. At 7:52 PM on Tuesday, May 5, the Philippines ’ largest media network went off the air after ...
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May 6, 2020 · Philippines biggest broadcaster ordered off the air 01:37. Manila — The Philippine government ordered the country's largest broadcast network, ABS-CBN, to stop broadcasting immediately on ...
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Outcome. ABS-CBN broadcast franchise, granted on March 30, 1995, expired on May 4 without a renewal, 2020. National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order on ABS-CBN, effectively ceasing broadcast operations on May 5. ABS-CBN Corporation filed petitions before the Supreme Court of the Philippines on May 7, seeking to ...
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Oct 18, 2020 · Duterte had repeatedly lambasted ABS-CBN for its supposed biased reporting. It remains to be seen if TV Patrol and other news shows will also make a free TV comeback.
