In rural areas of Cebu, ABS-CBN the only information source for some families

While ABS-CBN programming is still available online, many homes in rural areas still get their content from TV and radio. DefendPressFreedom StandWithABSCBN

SHUTDOWN. The ABS-CBN office in Cebu closed the same day the National Telecommunications Commission ordered the broadcast network to stop operating. Photo by Gelo Litonjua/Rappler

But in towns where internet is not as reliable or non-existent, taking away programming at this time means taking away a majority – if not all – of their information and entertainment. While content would still be broadcast through ABS-CBN Cebu and DYAB TeleRadyo’s social media platforms, households without internet who got the information through TV and radio would no longer be able to access this news., only 34% of those surveyed in the Central Visayas say they use the Internet regularly, compared to 39% in Mindanao, 48% in balance Luzon and 64% in Metro Manila.

“To whom do we now delegate the responsibility of asking questions and objecting to abuses when the shuttering of local stations leave citizen-journalists fearing reprisals if they do the asking and exposing,?” he added.

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