ABS-CBN is looking at a shutdown for the next two years or the remainder of President Rodrigo Duterte's term.But the direction of the wind cannot change fast enough for a group of people who launched a movement PIRMA Kapamilya.to enact the law that will give ABS-CBN its franchise.
There are also some legal questions about whether ABS-CBN's franchise law falls under Republic Act 6735.In 2006, the Supreme Court promulgated the landmark decision Lambino vs Comelec which ruled that People's Initiative cannot be used to make revisions on the Constitution. It was a narrowly decided vote, 8-7.We have PIRMA Kapamilya's co-convenor Atty Eirene Jhone Aguila in this podcast episode.
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