The TWG also alleged that ABS-CBN cannot invoke freedom of the press, which is enshrined in the constitution, in its bid for a franchise. “By no means can this franchise application be related to.
If it were so, then all applicants for legislative franchises covering mass media could simply claim such freedom and force the hand of this Committee each time,” it said.
The denial of the franchise means the closure of the network’s free-to-air TV and radio operations putting the jobs of its employees in peril, adding to the country’sThe news sent shockwaves throughout the media community, particularly to the employees of the embattled network, with many being overcome with emotions.
In a show of defiance and refusing to be cowed, employees and supporters gathered outside the network’s headquarters in Quezon City for a candle-lighting ceremony.A teleprompter shows the script of the network’s coverage of the House hearing on Friday.Employees console each other after hearing the House panel’s decision.The ABS-CBN newsroom is full of stunned employees after 70 congressmen voted to deny the network’s franchise application.
Cory Vidanes , executive and Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast of ABS-CBN Corp., comforts TV reporter Chiara Zambrano after watching the hearing on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal inside the broadcasting network's headquarters."TV Patrol" continues to deliver the news even after hearing about the House panel’s decision to deny the network a franchise.
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