Senators also questioned the government's plan, given the possible mass employment that the rejection will generate, no thanks to the House decision.
"The political persecution of ABS-CBN sends a chilling message to Filipino media practitioners and journalists: toe the line or get shut down," the opposition senator said.," Hontiveros added.
"The sword of Damocles will continue to hang perilously over other media networks. Both the legislators and the executive can wield the sword at their whim and caprice. This is when democracy starts to weaken," the minority leader warned.Senators also questioned the government's plan, given the possible mass employment that the rejection will generate, no thanks to the House decision.
Instead of thinking of public interest, Hontiveros said that congressmen committed to settling personal scores. During the marathon House hearings, several House lawmakersSenator Francis Pangilinan said that the decision to deny the network a franchise only showed that the administration doesn't care about the public.
Senators Nancy Binay and Joel Villanueva questioned the government's plan about the mass unemployment that the decision will cause.
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