Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv MANILA — The House of Representatives put ABS-CBN Corp.
under "life imprisonment" and did not kill the network when its license application was rejected last week, a lawmaker who had criticized the network and voted against its franchise renewal said on Tuesday.
"ABS-CBN was not killed. They were given the life imprisonment and there is time to reform during life imprisonment. That is part of the rehabilitation of a prisoner when they're put in jail," he added. Contrary to allegations of tax irregularities, the Bureau of Internal Revenue earlier testified that the network regularly settled taxes and is one of the country's top taxpayers. A labor official also said ABS-CBN complied with standards.
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