Tag: ABS-CBN

Robredo: Filing of quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN “abuse of power”

(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Feb. 11, said the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN was “abuse of power.” “Higit sa lahat, tungkol ito sa kapangyarihan: Sino ang magtatakda ng totoo at ng mahalaga? Kapag sinamsam ng gobyerno ang kapangyarihang ito, sinasamsam din nila ang kolektibong tungkulin nating kilatisin ang katotohanan. Taliwas sa karaniwang proseso ng pag-renew ng prangkisa ang nangyayari. Samakatuwid: Pang-aabuso ito ng kapangyarihan,” […]

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Palace: President Duterte had nothing to do with filing of quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN

(Eagle News)–The Palace has denied President Rodrigo Duterte had anything to do with the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Solicitor General, after all, is “constitutionally bound to institute any action against any transgressors of law..” “..And if a franchise holder is violating its franchise, then it is his [SolGen] duty to file a quo warranto,” Panelo said. Solicitor General Jose Calida […]

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SolGen Calida files quo warranto petition seeking to revoke ABS-CBN franchise

(Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court on Monday, Feb. 10, to cancel and revoke the existing franchise of ABS-CBN corporation and its subsidiary by filing a quo warranto petition with the high court. “We want to put an end to what we discovered to be highly abusive practices of ABS-CBN benefitting a greedy few at the expense of millions of its loyal subscribers. These practices have gone unnoticed […]

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Bill on ABS-CBN franchise renewal fails to pass House committee before Congress adjournment

  (Eagle News) – The Legislative Franchise Committee of the House of Representatives has failed to submit a report on a pending bill for the renewal of the legislative franchise of television-radio network ABS-CBN Corporation which expires on March 30 next year. House Bill 4349 sought to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise which is expiring in nine months. It was filed in the 17th Congress by Nueva Ecija 2nd district representative Micaela Violago, as a follow-up of […]

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Amid reported data breach, ABS-CBN shuts down two online stores

(Eagle News) — ABS-CBN temporarily shut down two of its online stores amid a reported data breach that may have allegedly exposed the information of over 200 customers. “As of this time, there are 213 customers who may have been affected,” ABS-CBN said in its statement in explaining why it closed down its ABS-CBN store (store.abs-cbn.com) and UAAP Store (uaapstore.com) at 9:30 a.m. The supposed data breach was reported by  Willem de Groot, a consultant based in […]

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Duterte lashes out at Prietos anew; expresses opposition to renewal of ABS-CBN franchise

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 4, lashed out at the Prieto family and ABS-CBN anew, noting what he said were their liabilities to the government. In a speech in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Duterte even expressed his opposition to the television station’s franchise renewal. “Sige, padala ng emissary para kausapin ako….(But) Nothing will happen. I will not talk to you but I will never also intervene,” Duterte said. If he had his way, though,  “I […]

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Netizen’s “hulicam” video catches on film TV network’s focus on “trash” shots after INC Worldwide Walk

  (Eagle News) — A video taken by a netizen that showed a cameraman of a television network focused on intently taking shots of a garbage pile in Manila shortly after the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on Sunday, May 6, is now going the rounds of social media. The “hulicam” video caught the attention of netizens as it caught on film the manner by which the network’s camera crew ignored the […]

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Child-friendly TV programs and stars to be honored

Anak TV will honor this December 8 the choices made by thousands of Filipino jurors after a year-long assessment of television programs. The association of TV networks will also recognize personalities selected as worthy of emulation by children by inducting them into the Roster of Makabata Stars. The iconic seal on Philippine television, Anak TV, is bestowed by parents, teachers, nongovernment organizations, and other sectors of society on television programs, which, in their estimate, are wholesome […]

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President Duterte to go after Lopez family’s holding firm

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the government will next go after the holding company, Benpres Holdings which is now renamed as Lopez Holdings Corporation of the Lopez family – owner of the media network ABS-CBN corporation — because of their alleged unpaid debts to the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). The President said this during the 23rd anniversary of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Wednesday, August […]

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President Duterte threatens to block ABS-CBN franchise renewal; to press Inquirer owners on P1.5-B tax liabilities

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to block the renewal of the franchise of television network giant ABS-CBN, and to go after the tax liabilities of the owners of the newspaper and media company, the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The President said ABS-CBN was “engaged in swindling,” citing an incident during the campaign period where he had paid for a political ad, only to find out it wasn’t aired. He said his money had not […]

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Public apology ng ABS-CBN hindi lang daw sa social media dapat idaan – UPLB students

Hindi umano kumbinsido ang mga estudyante ng University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB), sa public apology na ipinahayag ng ABS-CBN. Sa pamamagitan ng social media, humingi ng paumanhin ang nasabing TV Network kaugnay sa kanilang maling pahayag ukol sa pagbisita ni Vice President Jejomar Binay sa unibersidad nitong nakaraang Martes, Setyembre 15. Ayon kay UPLB Student Council Chairperson Ronald Gem Celestial, binibigyan nila ng mataas na pagkilala at respeto ang ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs […]

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UPLB students not content with ABS-CBN’s public apology

According to the leadership of the students’ council of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños, the public apology of the ABS-CBN is lacking in sincerity and should not have been done only in the social media. This is in connection with the wrong article of the said TV network regarding the visit of Vice-President Jejomar Binay at the said university. (Eagle News) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

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