House franchise committee chair vows ‘fair and impartial’ review of ABS-CBN renewal application 0 SHARES Share it! “This is why we have to hear all sides, and find out if ABS-CBN violated the provisions of its franchise,” the senior administration lawmaker said. In his most recent criticism of the Kapamilya network, Duterte told ABS-CBN owners to just sell the network. Notwithstanding the president’s clear opposition to a renewal of the ABS-CBN legislative franchise, many lawmakers, Duterte’s allies included, have batted for the approval of the nine bills seeking to extend the network’s life for another 25 years. From the opposition, ABS-CBN backers include the Makabayan party-list bloc and Lagman.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 02, 2020 13:41 UTC