House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday accused the European Parliament of meddling with Philippine government affairs when it called out the administration regarding issues linked to the ABS-CB
N broadcast franchise and cyberlibel charges against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa.
The resolution called on the Philippine government to grant ABS-CBN a broadcast license and drop charges against Ressa, who is facing another cyberlibel case filed by the same person whose first case against her resulted in her conviction in 2019.In his post, Cayetano said members of the House of Representatives would have welcomed their colleagues from the European Union had the latter sought a dialogue to discuss the issues.
He said press freedom was also not the issue in the denial of the franchise application of ABS-CBN, which he said was resolved “after fair, thorough, and impartial proceedings conducted by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises.”
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