KBP: Closing down ABS-CBN deprives public of news, relief amid COVID19 crisis. ABSCBNFranchise
MANILA – The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas on Tuesday slammed the decision of the National Telecommunications Commission to halt the broadcast operations of ABS-CBN following the expiration of the network’s franchise.
Closing down ABS-CBN during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic could not have come at a worse time, KBP said. “Without warning, both the public and the government are deprived of that service. It creates an unnecessary distraction for both government and the private sector from focusing on saving lives and keeping people safe,” it added.
The group also called on Congress to expedite deliberation on ABS-CBN’s franchise bills that have languished at the House of Representatives.
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