ABS-CBN's existing franchise, approved in March 1995, expires on March 30, 2020 yet. A franchise bill has to be refiled when the 18th Congress opens on July 22, 2019.
Claim: It's confirmed that ABS-CBN Corporation will close down.
YouTube channel JoParDy claimed this in its video, which bore the title: “Confirmed!!! ABS-CBN magsasarado na!” (Confirmed!!! ABS-CBN will already close down!)
The 11-minute video, uploaded on June 22, showed various clips of Duterte warning ABS-CBN that its franchise, which is due to expire next year, will not be renewed because of the media company's supposed refusal to run his political ads during the 2016 presidential campaign.
It also included a clip of Ben Tulfo from Bitag Multimedia Network talking about the same issue.
As of writing, the video has garnered around 62,000 views and 172 comments. It has also been shared in Facebook groups Duterte Watch Tower & Phils. Travel and Duterte One Nation, with a combined 609 reactions, 109 comments, and 3,262 shares.
Rappler spotted the video via Facebook Claim Check, a tool that flags potential hoaxes and dubious content for fact checkers’ review.
Rating: FALSE
The facts: President Rodrigo Duterte has been consistent in expressing his opposition to ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal bill. House Bill No. 4349, which seeks to renew ABS-CBN's franchise for another 25 years, was not acted upon before the 17th Congress adjourned in June 2019.
The franchise bill has to be refiled when the 18th Congress opens on July 22. Its current franchise was approved via Republic Act No. 7966 on March 30, 1995 and is set to expire on March 30, 2020.
In April 2017, Duterte first warned the network that he would block its franchise renewal. He accused the network of "swindling" him for not airing his paid political advertisements in 2016. He first publicly threatened ABS-CBN days after he signed into law the franchise renewal of the network's rival, GMA Network.
He repeated his threat to block the renewal of ABS-CBN's franchise in August 2018.
ABS-CBN said it is unable to comment on or clarify a report by Philippine Star on June 19 about the "freezing" of its franchise bill, when the Philippine Stock Exchange asked for confirmation about the article.
The YouTube channel JoParDy was created in August 2017, with around 2 million views as of writing. The channel claims it "is about the best tips for IT Programming, Laptop/Computer Troubleshooting, HTML, CSS, and Photoshop." Aside from technology, the channel also tackles pop culture. – Addie Pobre
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/235655-abs-cbn-confirmed-to-close-down
Friday, July 19, 2019
Robinsons Land opens Galleria mall in Laguna
ROBINSONS Land Corp. (RLC) is opening its 52nd shopping mall in the country — the Robinsons Galleria South Mall in San Pedro, Laguna.
In a statement, the Gokongwei-led real estate company said Robinsons Galleria South is the third Galleria mall, after the malls in Ortigas Center and General Maxilom, Cebu City.
“We are excited to open Robinsons Galleria South, which will be of great service and convenience to the residents of Laguna and Southern Metro Manila,” RLC President Frederick D. Go said in a statement.
This is also the company’s 10th mall in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon (Calabarzon) region.
Located along the Old National Highway, Robinsons Galleria South is a four-level lifestyle mall on a 3.8-hectare lot. It has a gross leasable area of 48,000 square meters.
The mall features a food court called Eat Street with a variety of establishments such as Ta Ke Ho Me Sushi, Shou Noodles, Seafoods and Steak, Hot Chicks Fried chicken, Fire Pit, Slice N Dice, Potato Corner, G-Spot Burger Bar, Super Bagnet, Una Gansig, Ilocos Empanada, and Zawrap Shawarma.
Robinsons Galleria South has an area devoted to Japanese and Korean brands called JK Town, as well as a digital playground called PlayLab.
It also has six cinemas, including the first VIP Robinsons Movieworld, and the St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta chapel.
The mall also has a Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Appliances, Handyman, South Star Drug, Robinsons Bank, Daiso Japan, and Arcova. It also has a satellite offices of Social Security System, PhilHealth and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
Shares in RLC added 2.27% or 60 centavos to close at P27 each at the stock exchange on Thursday. — Vincent Mariel P. Galang
https://www.bworldonline.com/robinsons-land-opens-galleria-mall-in-laguna/
In a statement, the Gokongwei-led real estate company said Robinsons Galleria South is the third Galleria mall, after the malls in Ortigas Center and General Maxilom, Cebu City.
“We are excited to open Robinsons Galleria South, which will be of great service and convenience to the residents of Laguna and Southern Metro Manila,” RLC President Frederick D. Go said in a statement.
This is also the company’s 10th mall in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon (Calabarzon) region.
Located along the Old National Highway, Robinsons Galleria South is a four-level lifestyle mall on a 3.8-hectare lot. It has a gross leasable area of 48,000 square meters.
The mall features a food court called Eat Street with a variety of establishments such as Ta Ke Ho Me Sushi, Shou Noodles, Seafoods and Steak, Hot Chicks Fried chicken, Fire Pit, Slice N Dice, Potato Corner, G-Spot Burger Bar, Super Bagnet, Una Gansig, Ilocos Empanada, and Zawrap Shawarma.
Robinsons Galleria South has an area devoted to Japanese and Korean brands called JK Town, as well as a digital playground called PlayLab.
It also has six cinemas, including the first VIP Robinsons Movieworld, and the St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta chapel.
The mall also has a Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Appliances, Handyman, South Star Drug, Robinsons Bank, Daiso Japan, and Arcova. It also has a satellite offices of Social Security System, PhilHealth and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
Shares in RLC added 2.27% or 60 centavos to close at P27 each at the stock exchange on Thursday. — Vincent Mariel P. Galang
https://www.bworldonline.com/robinsons-land-opens-galleria-mall-in-laguna/
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