Instead of cease and desist, NTC should've issued show cause on ABS-CBN: ex-Chief Justice ABSCBNFranchise
MANILA - Instead of issuing a cease and desist order, the National Telecommunications Commission should have first asked ABS-CBN to explain why it should be allowed to continue broadcasting when its franchise lapses, a retired Chief Justice said on Sunday.
Puno said that if it were up to him, he would have issued a show cause order first, as a cease and desist order is immediate and executory and does not give ABS-CBN the chance to argue its case. “Malaki pagkakaiba. Kung 'yan ang ginawa nila ay nabigyan ng pagkakataon ang ABS-CBN na sabihin ang kanilang panig at gayun din siguro nabigyan ng pagkakataon ang Kongreso na mag-intervene,” Puno said.
Puno meanwhile said that it is not clear if the Constitution allows Congress to grant a provisional authority for a broadcast company to continue operations.
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