Critics go after ABS-CBN in House franchise hearing ABSCBNfranchise
MANILA — Critics of ABS-CBN Corp on Tuesday called on Congress to reject its application for a new operating franchise, accusing the shuttered broadcast network of violating tax and labor laws.
Save for a March 10 meeting on “ground rules,” the joint committee hearing was the first since ABS-CBN’s application for a new franchise during the present Congress. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III earlier said his department had discovered “some violations” of labor regulations but that ABS-CBN later complied.Marcoleta raised ABS-CBN’s alleged tax avoidance, claiming the network did not pay taxes in 2018, and the right amount the following year.
A former Philippine Stock Exchange chief earlier likened such financial instruments to purchasing a ticket for a horse race. In a previous statement, ABS-CBN said Lopez was born in the United States in 1952 to Filipino parents and was automatically a Filipino citizen under the constitution prevailing at that time.Marcoleta echoed a complaint by a group of cable operators that ABS-CBN violated the terms of its old franchise by introducing a pay-per-view feature in its TV Plus box, and having 6 channels under 1 franchise.
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