The House of Representatives’ Committee on Franchises may have rejected the renewal of the franchise of media broadcasting giant ABS-CBN, but 75% of Filipinos said they supported its renewal.
A wedding that drew hundreds of guests and relatives in a high-class subdivision over the weekend drew strong protest from homeowners for holding a mass gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The findings of the House of Representatives’ Technical Working Group (TWG) are contrary to the evidence presented during the series of hearings that tackled the franchise renewal of television network ABS-CBN, a lawmaker from Northern Mindanao said.
Petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 have grown in numbers and now totals seven since it was approved into law.
One of the country’s entertainment and media giants will remain off-air after members of the House of Representatives' panel rejected its bid for franchise renewal.