Some lawmakers called the move an attempt at usurping Congress’ sole authority to grant a legislative franchise.
In a petition filed in the Supreme Court, Calida accused ABS-CBN of “abusive practice” for allegedly violating the terms and conditions of its franchise. Despite his “expressions of displeasure” against the network, President Rodrigo Duterte has nothing to do with it, his spokesperson, Salvador Panelo, said in a press briefing on Monday after the OSG filed the petition in the Supreme Court,
The University of the Philippines’ College of Mass Communication alluded to the silencing of the press during the Marcos dictatorship, citing different tactics that had been used to undermine the press in the past four years.Carlos Conde, Asia researcher of the New York-based Human Rights Watch, said the case was an attempt to intimidate or control ABS-CBN for its critical reporting on the government.
In the Senate, Sen Risa Hontiveros said the chamber should assert its power over franchises amid the filing of the petition to void the franchise of ABS-CBN, which she called “an attack on the free press and a vindictive move against critical journalism.”
jeffcanoy GMA 7 and TV5 both are critical of Duterte. If the move was meant to silence critics why then both stations got their franchise renewal? Why then we still have anti-Duterte bloggers? YesToABSCBNShutDown
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