Solon urges Congress to set hearings on ABS-CBN franchise

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As President Rodrigo Duterte repeatedly threatened not to renew the franchise of television network ABS-CBN, one of his staunch allies in Congress expressed his desire for the media conglomerate to continue operating.

“Congress should always uphold the Constitutional mandate under [Section] 4, [Article] 3 to ensure freedom of the press. I request the hearings to be conducted upon the resumption of session on Jan. 20,” Rodriguez said.

“All authors and stakeholders, especially ABS-CBN, must be heard. Then the committee will have to decide to renew or not to renew,” Rodriguez said. Alvarez earlier assured ABS-CBN that his committee would be “fair and objective” in reviewing the media company’s application for a franchise, stressing though that the franchise was “a privilege, not a right, under the law.”

 

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I hope the people involved would act accordingly and with fairness and won't be blinded by their loyalty to the President. I commend Rep Rodriguez for his 'courage' to support ABSCBN even though he's an ally of Duterte.

Big YES to Abs- CBN closure. . .

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