Lagman has been vocal with his stand that House should take the blame for ABS-CBN’s shutdown. “Moreover, Cayetano cited his own personal grievances against ABS-CBN to justify his temporizing on the consideration of the 12 pending bills (including for ABS-CBN Convergence Inc.) for renewal,” Lagman said. Despite this, Lagman said that the leadership of the lower chamber can still redeem itself by fast-tracking the approval of ABS-CBN’s franchise. ADVERTISEMENT“The leadership of the House of Representatives can redeem itself of its culpability in the ABS-CBN franchise fiasco by immediately fast-tracking the renewal of the giant network’s franchise,” Lagman said. But if Congress will immediately approve ABS-CBN’s bid for a franchise renewal, this petition will just be moot, said Lagman.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 08, 2020 04:07 UTC