Lawmakers should deliberate on the legislative franchise of ABS-CBN without fear of President Duterte’s wrath, his spokesperson says
— Lawmakers should deliberate on the legislative franchise of ABS-CBN without fear of President Rodrigo Duterte’s wrath, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
[Translation: The President is neutral on this issue. The congressmen shouldn’t worry because he will not be happy nor sad if they decide to grant ABS-CBN a franchise. President Duterte is completely neutral on this.] With several bills languishing in the House as time was running out, House panel on Legislative Franchises Chairman Rep. Franz Alvarez and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano wrote a letter to the National Telecommunications Commission urging commissioners to grant the network a provisional permit. But instead of holding its promise to issue a provisional authority, NTC on Tuesday ordered ABS-CBN to immediately cease its broadcast operations.
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