President Rodrigo Duterte brought up his grievance anew against broadcast network ABS-CBN and threatened to oppose the renewal of its franchise.
"I said they have committed so many frauds. They have to answer for it. If they cannot explain to me why they should not be given an extension how not to run an outfit. I said I’m going to oppose it," Duterte told reporters in Boracay island Thursday night.
He visited the newly-reopened resort island to distribute Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) to agrarian reform beneficiaries.
ABS-CBN's franchise will expire in 2020. A bill is pending in Congress for its renewal.
Duterte's gripe against the network had to do with political advertisements during the 2016 election campaign which he said were paid for but did not air.
He claimed that Senator Francis Escudero also fell victim to the same scheme.
The President said ABS-CBN had offered to return his payment but he rejected it because it was done "too late after the election."
"One thing is that, you know, when you do that to many people it’s fraud. You’re actually a fraud if you receive the money and you don’t come up with your part of the bargain," he said.
On several occasions in the past, Duterte has raised the issue and said that if he had his way, he would not hand the franchise renewal to ABS-CBN. — LDF, GMA News
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/674119/duterte-threatens-to-block-abs-cbn-franchise-anew/story/
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Duterte says he will object to renewal of ABS-CBN franchise
(CNN Philippines, November 8) — President Rodrigo Duterte slammed TV network ABS-CBN anew, saying he would object to the renewal of its franchise.
In a speech Thursday during the ceremonial distribution of Certificates of Land Ownership Award to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Malay, Aklan, the President went on a tirade against the network and its chairman emeritus Gabby Lopez, saying they were thieves.
ABS-CBN's franchise is up for renewal in 2020, or two years before the end of Duterte's six-year term.
Duterte recalled how during the presidential campaign period in 2016, he gave money to the network to run his TV ads.
"Alam mo yung ginawa ng mga p*****g i*a kayo, ikaw Gabby. Inuna mo pa yung advertisement ni Trillanes na hindi ikaw. Pinaniraan ako ng mga bata, ay si Duterte killer yan. Sa batas, there was an injunction na hindi pwede yan kasi bawal na gamitin mo ang bata. And yet pumunta talaga kayo, went ahead with the show and made it public," he said.
[Translation: You know what you sons of b*****s did, you Gabby . You went ahead and showed Trillanes' advertisement. Children said, Duterte is a killer. There was an injunction in the law which said that was not allowed because it involved children. And yet you went ahead with the show and made it public.]
Duterte added ₱2 billion — which he said came from a contribution to his campaign — was still with the network.
The President went on to ask why he should not be mad at the network.
"Yung franchise ninyo, matatapos. But let me ask you questions first. Kasi ako talaga mag-object na marenew kayo. Alam mo bakit? Magnanakaw kayo. Estapador. Ginawa ninyo sa amin, marami kami," Duterte said.
[Translation: Your franchise will end. But let me ask you questions first. Because I will really object to your renewal. You know why? Because you're thieves. You're fraudsters. You did that to me, to a lot of us.]
There was no immediate reaction from ABS-CBN.
This is not the first time Duterte had harsh words to say against the network.
In August, he called out ABS-CBN and said he would resign if there was more than ₱40 million in his bank accounts.
cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/11/08/duterte-object-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal.html
In a speech Thursday during the ceremonial distribution of Certificates of Land Ownership Award to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Malay, Aklan, the President went on a tirade against the network and its chairman emeritus Gabby Lopez, saying they were thieves.
ABS-CBN's franchise is up for renewal in 2020, or two years before the end of Duterte's six-year term.
Duterte recalled how during the presidential campaign period in 2016, he gave money to the network to run his TV ads.
"Alam mo yung ginawa ng mga p*****g i*a kayo, ikaw Gabby. Inuna mo pa yung advertisement ni Trillanes na hindi ikaw. Pinaniraan ako ng mga bata, ay si Duterte killer yan. Sa batas, there was an injunction na hindi pwede yan kasi bawal na gamitin mo ang bata. And yet pumunta talaga kayo, went ahead with the show and made it public," he said.
[Translation: You know what you sons of b*****s did, you Gabby . You went ahead and showed Trillanes' advertisement. Children said, Duterte is a killer. There was an injunction in the law which said that was not allowed because it involved children. And yet you went ahead with the show and made it public.]
Duterte added ₱2 billion — which he said came from a contribution to his campaign — was still with the network.
The President went on to ask why he should not be mad at the network.
"Yung franchise ninyo, matatapos. But let me ask you questions first. Kasi ako talaga mag-object na marenew kayo. Alam mo bakit? Magnanakaw kayo. Estapador. Ginawa ninyo sa amin, marami kami," Duterte said.
[Translation: Your franchise will end. But let me ask you questions first. Because I will really object to your renewal. You know why? Because you're thieves. You're fraudsters. You did that to me, to a lot of us.]
There was no immediate reaction from ABS-CBN.
This is not the first time Duterte had harsh words to say against the network.
In August, he called out ABS-CBN and said he would resign if there was more than ₱40 million in his bank accounts.
cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/11/08/duterte-object-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal.html
Duterte renews threat to block ABS-CBN franchise renewal
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday renewed his threat to object to the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise, which will expire in 2020.
The President made the warning after accusing the television network of not airing his campaign ad that was already paid during the 2016 presidential election.
“Kalakas ng loob… mukhang marami kami sila Chiz Escudero, tanggap nang tanggap. Niloko ninyo kami, marami hindi lang ako kaya kayo hindi ko kayo palusutin,” Duterte said in his speech during the distribution of land to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Boracay.
“‘Yung franchise ninyo matatapos na, but let me ask you questions first, kasi ako talagang mag-object na ma-renew kayo,” he stressed.
Duterte also revealed that the television giant offered to return his payment but he refused to accept it because it was made after the election.
“They offered to pay and I refused to accept it because it was returned to me… proposed to return the money was too late after the election,” Duterte told reporters after the ceremony.
“When you do that to many people, it’s fraud. You’re actually a fraud when you actually received money and you don’t come up with your part in the bargain,” he added.
Duterte has repeatedly criticized ABS-CBN for the network’s alleged biased reporting, including his supposed ill-gotten wealth and his controversial war on illegal drugs.
ABS-CBN’s franchise will expire on March 30, 2020 and its renewal remains pending in Congress.
In April 2017, when Duterte first blasted the network, the owner of ABS-CBN Corp. brushed aside the President’s criticism of bias against the media giant, saying it came with the territory.
“It’s part and parcel of our work being a media institution,” Eugenio “Gabby” L. Lopez III, ABS-CBN chair, told a worried shareholder during the company’s annual meeting on April 27, 2017.
“Let me just say, we have not yet encountered an administration that at one point or another had not had some issue with the media in general, and ABS-CBN in particular,” Lopez said.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1051965/duterte-renews-threat-to-block-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal
The President made the warning after accusing the television network of not airing his campaign ad that was already paid during the 2016 presidential election.
“Kalakas ng loob… mukhang marami kami sila Chiz Escudero, tanggap nang tanggap. Niloko ninyo kami, marami hindi lang ako kaya kayo hindi ko kayo palusutin,” Duterte said in his speech during the distribution of land to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Boracay.
“‘Yung franchise ninyo matatapos na, but let me ask you questions first, kasi ako talagang mag-object na ma-renew kayo,” he stressed.
Duterte also revealed that the television giant offered to return his payment but he refused to accept it because it was made after the election.
“They offered to pay and I refused to accept it because it was returned to me… proposed to return the money was too late after the election,” Duterte told reporters after the ceremony.
“When you do that to many people, it’s fraud. You’re actually a fraud when you actually received money and you don’t come up with your part in the bargain,” he added.
Duterte has repeatedly criticized ABS-CBN for the network’s alleged biased reporting, including his supposed ill-gotten wealth and his controversial war on illegal drugs.
ABS-CBN’s franchise will expire on March 30, 2020 and its renewal remains pending in Congress.
In April 2017, when Duterte first blasted the network, the owner of ABS-CBN Corp. brushed aside the President’s criticism of bias against the media giant, saying it came with the territory.
“It’s part and parcel of our work being a media institution,” Eugenio “Gabby” L. Lopez III, ABS-CBN chair, told a worried shareholder during the company’s annual meeting on April 27, 2017.
“Let me just say, we have not yet encountered an administration that at one point or another had not had some issue with the media in general, and ABS-CBN in particular,” Lopez said.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1051965/duterte-renews-threat-to-block-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal
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