One of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines faced the end of its longtime service to Filipinos when it was forced to shut down in 2020, leaving thousands of its employees jobless in the middle of a pandemic and global crisis.
On July 10, embattled ABS-CBN failed to secure its application for franchise renewal after the House Committee on Legislative Franchises voted 70-11, junking the network’s bid to return on air.
Apart from its flagship ABS-CBN channel, the Lopez-owned network also operates other brands such as ABS-CBN Sports and Action, DZMM Teleradyo, cable channels ABS-CBN News Channel or ANC, Cinema One, Jeepney TV, Knowledge Channel, Metro Channel, Myx, and global channel TFC.
The network also started offering digital TV boxes that carry KBO, a channel airing Filipino movies.
However, this was one of the two issues Solicitor General Jose Calida raised before the Supreme Court (SC) when he asked the high court to revoke the franchise of ABS-CBN, which by that time was set to expire on May 4, 2020.
The issue with the network and its owner, the Lopezes, and the government has stemmed a long way before the current administration.
Here is the timeline of events from the broadcast giant’s beginnings to its saga of franchise renewal:
February 24, 1957: Lawyer and businessman Eugenio Lopez Sr. acquired then Alto Broadcasting System owned by Aleli and Tony Quirino, the brother of former President Elpidio Quirino. This leads to the merger of ABS and Chronicle Broadcasting Network or CBN.
September 21, 1972: ABS-CBN, along with other broadcasting networks, was forced to shut down operations after then-President Ferdinand Marcos puts the entire nation under martial law.
September 16, 1986: The network finally resumed daily broadcasts nearly seven months after a “people power” revolt toppled the Marcos regime.
March 30, 1995: Former President Fidel Ramos signed Republic Act 7966 or otherwise known as an act granting the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation a franchise to construct, install, operate and maintain television and radio broadcasting stations in the Philippines granted the network its franchise until 4 May 2020.
September 11, 2014: Isabela Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao filed House Bill 4997, the first attempt to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise ahead of its March 2020 expiration. This does not get past the committee level.
June 11, 2016: ABS-CBN issued a statement in response to a newspaper report, stating that the network had applied for a new franchise in September 2014, but had to withdraw the application “due to time constraints.”
May 5, 2016: A 30-second political ad showing children raising questions about then Presidential candidate Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s foul language was aired on ABS-CBN and it explained it was “duty-bound to air a legitimate ad” based on election rules.
May 6, 2016: Former Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, Duterte’s then running mate for the presidential elections, gets a Taguig court to issue a temporary restraining order stopping ABS-CBN from airing TV commercials against Duterte.
November 10, 2016: Nueva Ecija Representative Micaela Violago filed House Bill 4349 seeking to renew the network’s franchise for a fresh 25-year. This was followed by a similar bill drafted by brothers Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles and PBA Party-List Rep. Jericho Nograles. Both remain at the committee level.
March 30, 2017: President Duterte first publicly lashed out at ABS-CBN and the Philippine Daily Inquirer, calling the broadcast network “trash” and the newspaper “bullshit” over what he claimed was their unfair reporting.
April 27, 2017: Duterte accused ABS-CBN of “swindling” after the network failed to air a campaign ad he paid in 2016. He then threatened to block the network’s franchise bid.
August 30, 2018: Representatives Karlo Nograles and Jericho Nograles filed House Bill 8163 seeking to renew the network’s franchise.
November 8, 2018: Duterte once again cursed ABS-CBN’s chairman emeritus Gabby Lopez and reiterated his desire to reject the renewal of the network’s franchise.
July 1, 2019: The House Bill 4349 lapsed and was refiled by Violago in the 18th congress as HB 676 and signed by 20 more co-authors. Ten other bills are filed to give ABS-CBN a fresh legal mandate.
July 28, 2019: Senator Ralph Recto files a similar bill to extend ABS-CBN’s franchise for another 25 years. Detained former Sen. Leila De Lima later asked to be the co-author of the measure.
December 3, 2019: Duterte again said he will personally “see to it” that ABS-CBN will be out of business in 2020. He urged its owners, the Lopezes, to just sell the network.
February 10, 2020: The Office of Solicitor General Jose Calida filed before the Supreme Court a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN for allegedly violating their franchise. He also claimed the network allowed foreign owners to control the company by selling Philippine Depositary Receipts to them and offering KBO as an entirely new TV channel.
The network denied the said allegations and was asked by the high court to submit a response in 10 days.
February 12, 2020: Sen. Grace Poe called for a hearing of her public services committee to look into ABS-CBN’s “compliance” with its 1995 franchise after the House remains unmoved by the franchise application.
Committee Vice-Chairman Isabela Rep. Antonio Albano Jr. also apologized to the estimated 11,000 workers of ABS-CBN for delays in discussing the franchise renewal.
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano then vowed that the House will be “impartial” in tackling ABS-CBN’s franchise.
February 14, 2020: Despite staging bigger rallies, Cayetano said conducting hearings on the network’s franchise application was “not that urgent.”
February 18, 2020: Calida asked the Supreme Court to issue a gag order on ABS-CBN and “parties and persons acting on its behalf” and cited a digital explainer outlining the issues he raised in his quo warranto petition and the company’s response.
ABS-CBN Corporation and ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc. were given up to five days from receipt of the new petition to submit their response to the gag order plea.
February 24, 2020: Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said before the Senate Committee on Public Services that the National Telecommunications Commission can give a provisional authority for ABS-CBN to continue operating.
He noted that based on “equity,” the network should be allowed to stay on air even when its franchise expires on May 4, 2020.
ABS-CBN CEO and president Carlo Katigbak then clarified the unaired political ads. He also apologized for the negative ads, saying that it was not intended to offend the President.
February 26, 2020: The House Committee on Legislative Franchises asked the National Telecommunications Commission to issue a provisional authority for ABS-CBN’s continued operations while the chamber deliberated on its application for a new franchise.
In a speech, President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the network’s apology and told ABS-CBN to donate the PHP 2.9M political ad refund to charity
March 5, 2020: Lawyer Larry Gadon filed a “writ of prohibition” before the high court, questioning the House committee’s move instructing the NTC to grant provisional authority to ABS-CBN.
March 10, 2020: The Supreme Court deferred action on the Solicitor General’s petition seeking to take ABS-CBN off the air.
NTC also heeded Guevarra’s advice and told the House Committee on Legislative Franchises that it will issue a provisional authority to ABS-CBN.
March 11, 2020: Congress goes on recess without passing any of the bills granting a fresh 25-year franchise to ABS-CBN.
May 3, 2020: On the eve of the expiration of ABS-CBN’s franchise, Calida warned the NTC officials that they may face graft charges if they issue a provisional permit to the network. He said such authority could be given only if there’s a valid legislative franchise.
May 4, 2020: ABS-CBN’s franchise expires. Malacañang said it will not interfere and will let the NTC decide.
May 5, 2020: The NTC issues a cease and desist order (CDO) against ABS-CBN’s television and broadcast operations, citing the network’s expired franchise.
In compliance with the order, the network officially went off the air at 7:52 PM.
May 13, 2020: The House of Representatives approves on second reading a bill granting a provisional franchise to ABS-CBN Corp, valid through October 2020.
May 26, 2020: The House held its first hearing on ABS-CBN’s franchise bid, led by the Committee on Legislative Franchises, along with the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability.
June 1, 2020: The House joint panels tackle for the first time the citizenship of ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, which was being tied to supposed violations in media ownership rules under the 1987 Constitution.
The Department of Justice said Lopez is a Filipino citizen from birth.
June 11, 2020: For its fifth hearing, the House panel focuses on the Philippine Depositary Receipts, or PDRs, issued by ABS-CBN.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. did not violate its regulations when it issued Philippine Deposit Receipts (PDRs).
June 17, 2020: During its seventh hearing, the lower chamber addressed claims on the legality of the media giant’s operation for more than the prescribed 50-year cap.
June 23, 2020: The Supreme Court dismissed the Solicitor General’s quo warranto petition questioning ABS-CBN Corp’s franchise for it was “moot and academic.”
It earlier junked a petition filed by lawyer Lorenzo Gadon on the ground of having “no legal standing.”
June 29, 2020: During the eighth hearing, the NTC said it would heed the advice of the Office of the Solicitor General to shut down the Kapamilya Channel, which airs some of ABS-CBN Corp’s shows through cable and satellite television.
June 30, 2020: The NTC issued alias cease-and-desist orders against ABS-CBN’s digital broadcast on TVPlus in Metro Manila, and SKY’s satellite broadcast nationwide.
July 1, 2020:ABS-CBN announced that TV Plus will also stop airing in areas outside Metro Manila.
July 2, 2020: At the continuation of the House hearings, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority debunked allegations that the network was using its subsidiaries overseas to avoid tax payments.
July 6, 2020: On its 12th and final hearing, the House joint panel covered alleged biases in the network’s reporting.
Former Health Secretary and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin also grilled ABS-CBN’s news and current affairs for supposed unfair coverage of public health issues, including the Dengvaxia controversy.
Remulla also accused ABS-CBN of “cyberbullying” in the course of the franchise hearings.
July 10, 2020: Voting 70-11, lawmakers denied the embattled media giant ABS-CBN’s bid for a fresh 25-year franchise.
September 4, 2020: media giant ABS-CBN’s aggressive plans to build more AM and FM radio and analog and digital UHF and VHF television transmitting stations for the rest of the year got its initial big push having secured 30 permits from local government units in Luzon, Visayas and in Mindanao.
Information gaps during the wall-to-wall media coverage of typhoons that occurred in the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2020, particularly Masbate earthquake, Typhoon Molave (Quinta), Typhoon Goni (Rolly), Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) and Tropical Storm Krovanh (Vicky) - including the ensuing widespread floods in Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region and Caraga, were attributed to the ABS-CBN shutdown, with reports noting the void left by the closure of its provincial news bureaus and lack of a strong signal reach in provinces far from Manila.
October 24, 2020: ABS-CBN pays our deepest condolences to the families of the late director and loyal Kapamilya Al Quinn Pastrano he was passed away on this day at the age of 86 due to the CoVID-19 pandemic. Al was a director ABS-CBN's top-rated comedy sitcom Quizon Avenue (led by the King of Comedy Dolphy) and musical variety show Superstar (led by Superstar Nora Aunor) which was aired by RPN. He is also a director of some TV specials of the network such as Binibining Pilipinas and Airtime Marketing specials such as PMPC Star Awards (both in movies and television franchise), Box Office Entertainment Awards, FAMAS and Metro Manila Film Festival (awards night).
November 27, 2020: ABS-CBN released the lyric video of Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya, its Christmas theme song featuring performances from 20 Kapamilya stars. The lyric video debuted during ABS-CBN’s newscast TV Patrol, after its advanced release earlier at noon on iWant TFC.
Released amid the coronavirus pandemic, and after the forced broadcast shutdown of ABS-CBN that resulted in the retrenchment of thousands of workers, Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya speaks of fresh starts and hope, drawn from faith.
The song, penned by Robert Labayen and Love Rose de Leon with music by Thryo Alfaro, also highlights the love we share to our fellowmen and our gratitude to God, the primary source of light and joy of every family, ABS-CBN said.
In line with its theme of spreading inspiration around the world, a portion of the song translates liwanag and ligaya in several languages, including Waray, Kapampangan, Maguindanao, German, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Korean, Lao, Malay, Odia, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic.
Interpreting the song are ABS-CBN stars Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Ogie Alcasid, Morissette Amon, Bamboo, Janine Berdin, Darren Espanto, Vice Ganda, Sarah Geronimo, Toni Gonzaga, Jona, Moira dela Torre, Martin Nievera, Elha Nympha, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Inigo Pascual, Angeline Quinto, Lea Salonga, Erik Santos, KZ Tandingan, and Gary Valenciano.
The Friday release of the lyric video comes a few days before the premiere of ABS-CBN’s Christmas station ID, scheduled on Tuesday, December 1.
It continues to bring joy and inspiration to Filipinos on different platforms on TV and online with upcoming teleseryes “Init sa Magdamag” and “Huwag Kang Mangamba,” and fresh episodes of “MMK.”
Gerald Anderson, JM de Guzman, and Yam Concepcion will star in the new fiery teleserye “Init sa Magdamag.” Fans of The Gold Squad are also in for all-new surprises, including their upcoming teleserye “Huwag Kang Mangamba” starring Andrea Brillantes, Francine Diaz, Seth Fedelin, and Kyle Echarri.
Viewers will also get to see new stories of hope and triumph over life’s greatest crises in the fresh episodes of “MMK” featuring, with stars Sylvia Sanchez, Arjo Atayde, Jane de Leon, Angel Aquino, and Joshua Garcia.
November 29, 2020: ABS-CBN mourns and condolences to the families of the late two iconic OPM legends -- Vladimir "Jamir" Garcia and April Boy Regino.
Jamir was passed away recently at the age 42 due to his mental health condition last November 26 and April Boy was passed away at the age of 51 due to prostate cancer on this November 29.
Jamir and April Boy was appeared in some programs and guesting's such as It's Showtime, ASAP, Wowowee, Kris TV, Magandang Buhay, Rated K, Umagang Kay Ganda, The Buzz, Happy Yipee Yehey, Myx and MOR 101.9 My Only Radio For Life due to his promotional of recordings via Star Music.
ABS-CBN was named Best National TV Station of the Year at the 6th Platinum Stallion National Media Awards 2020 of Trinity University of Asia.
December 1, 2020: ABS-CBN released its 2020 Christmas ID with the theme “Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya.”
Set to the viral tune of the same title, the music video highlights stories of hope, light, and joy drawn from faith in God, amid the trying year that has seen a global health crisis, successive calamities, and other challenges.
These include the stories of Arjanmar and Khaye Rebeta, whose relationship was tested by the pandemic; Monching Bueno, who served frontliners despite his own loss; Rodolfo Ariño, a PWD breadwinner; and Peter Roncales, who braved odds to reunite with his loved ones.
December 3, 2020: According to Mr. Tony Boy Bautista on his Facebook account: "Hopefully, iWantTFC will be revamped."
Meanwhile, Buhay Party List Rep. Lito Atienza said that it is not a prediction but it will be true that ABS-CBN will reopen in 2021 now that Rep. Lord Allan Velasco is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "It's not a prediction, that's a reality that will happen," I also asked about it. "I am really confident, justice will prevail by next year," he said. “They were maltreated, they were maltreated, they were eventually assassinated, so they should be given justice.
“I, I am just giving the new Speaker time to settle. We can't be surprised, major battle, he just sits. But I am not shying away from the responsibility and for the opportunity to come - that I’m working on - so that we can return to the floor discussion. Not the special firing squad. The one who killed ABS-CBN, just firing squad, eh,” he said.
December 4, 2020: Boyet Baldemor is the new director of It's Showtime (later replaced by MTB), replacing Bobet Vidanes moved to Lunch Out Loud of TV5.
At a media event held by the network’s talent agency, fittingly titled “Star Magic Shines On,” ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo Katigbak and newly appointed Star Magic head Laurenti Dyogi each thanked Kapamilya stars who continue to be part of the company.
The event saw eight current Star Magic artists — Kim Chiu, Jane de Leon, Enchong Dee, JM de Guzman, Andrea Brillantes, Kira Balinger, Joseph Marco, and Robi Domingo — sign exclusive contracts with ABS-CBN.
It also introduced new Star Magic talents — the ABS-CBN-trained P-pop groups BINI and Star Hunt Academy Boys — who similarly inked contracts with the network.
“Ang hirap-hirap po ng taong 2020,” Katigbak said in a speech opening the event. “But ABS-CBN has always been at its best in its most difficult times. This year is no exception.”
Compounding the halt of showbiz due to the coronavirus pandemic, ABS-CBN was denied a fresh broadcast franchise by the Duterte administration, forcing it off free television and radio, and resulting in the retrenchment of thousands of its workers.
“Our commitment to serve the public is the foundation of our company,” Katigbak said. “And so, even without everything that we’re used to, we have not stopped finding new ways to be in the service of the Filipino.”
Katigbak then addressed the stars, whom he said “represent ABS-CBN to the world outside.”
“Kayo po ang nagbibigay ng liwanag at ligaya sa ating mga Kapamilya,” he said, referencing the recently released ABS-CBN Christmas ID.
“Thank you for choosing to be part of our mission. Thank you for believing in our company. And thank you for supporting us in our most difficult moments.”
Over the months since ABS-CBN’s free-TV and radio broadcast were forced shut, many of its stars, both homegrown and long-time contract talents, rallied behind the network through social media and by joining demonstrations.
Among them were the eight Star Magic artists who formalized being an exclusive ABS-CBN talent on Friday.
“I hope you believe, as we do, that working in ABS-CBN is not just a career move, it’s not just a job; it’s a calling to serve.”
Katigbak ended his message by introducing Dyogi as the new head of Star Magic, succeeding founder Johnny Manahan and Mariole Alberto.
“Thank you to Mr. M and Mariole, Star Magic is known to produce, to hone, and to manage the brightest and most talented stars in Philippine show business,” Dyogi said.
“Today, we continue this legacy and tradition.”
Dyogi, known in showbiz as Direk Lauren following his visible stints as “Star Circle Quest” judge and “Pinoy Big Brother” director, is also head of ABS-CBN’s entertainment production.
“As we welcome new artists to the Star Magic family,” he said, “we also want to express our deepest gratitude to the Star Magic artists chose to stay with us, as we continue to rebuild and explore new opportunities.”
December 5, 2020: Angelica Panganiban gives hint to the nearest ending of their hit drama series Walang Hanggang Paalam.
December 18, 2020: According to Tonyboy Bautista: "The Earth will be destroyed by the giant ball of fire from the outer space one year from now." It will not happen, because it's normal year, also the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the country.
December 20, 2020: ABS-CBN garnered over 40 distinctions, including Best TV Station, at the 18th Gawad Tanglaw for the news and entertainment it has provided Filipinos in the previous year.
ABS-CBN president and chief executive officer Carlo Katigbak was also awarded with the Gawad Natatanging Filipino sa Pamamahalang Broadcast Media (Telebisyon at Radyo), while Kapamilya stars Angel Locsin and Enchong Dee were recipients of the Gawad Tanglaw para sa Sining ng Sangkatauhan and Gawad Natatanging Kabataang Filipino para sa Sining at Kultura, respectively.
ABS-CBN Integrated News was a big winner with flagship newscast “TV Patrol” (including “TV Patrol Weekend”) winning Best News Program while “Heroes in the Hot Zone” and ANC’s “Beyond Politics” took home Best TV Documentary and Best Public Affairs Show, respectively.
In entertainment, “ASAP Natin ‘To” got the nod as Best Variety Show, “MMK” won Best Drama Anthology, and “Pamilya Ko” notched this year’s Best Drama Series award. Irma Adlawan’s moving performance in the “Passport” episode of “Maalaala Mo Kaya” also won her Best Actress in a Single Performance. Former “The General’s Daughter” co-stars Maricel Soriano, Janice De Belen, Eula Valdez, and Angel Locsin were co-winners in the Best Actress in a Drama Series category, while Arjo Atayde won Best Actor in a Drama Series for the role he played in the same program.
Gawad Tanglaw also presented the Jury Award for Arts and Sciences in Philippine Television (Posthumous) to the late Gina Lopez for her role in the creation of classic ETV shows “Hiraya Manawari,” “Sine’skwela,” and “MathTinik,” the travel and environmental show “G Diaries,” and Knowledge Channel. Documentary series “Dayaw,” which is hosted and conceptualized by Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, was also honored with the Jury Award for Culture and Arts in Philippine Television.
No franchise, no problem and even those other than the Kapamilya Artists have taken over the fence, you are the show must go on.
They should show these on Kapamilya Channel instead of the old rerun shows and the Kapamilya Box Office.
"Together as one sa IWantTFC: Count Your Lucky Stars, Tenement 66, Horrorscope, Hoy I Love You, A Tale of a Thousand Stars and Unloving You"
let's wait and see.
Even the Star Cinema series. Guess we'll just have to wait.
2021 is an exciting year to wait.
yes .. especially with the vaccine we can see the full potential of their shift to digital new media and whether there will be a franchise.
For me, the situation is ok first because at least the digital sector of ABS-CBN has developed.
They don't push too much to get the franchise, especially since Marcoleta and the gang are heating them up, maybe later ABS-CBN's properties in Mother Ignacia will also be stolen.
I can't wait either .. Let's just wait for the next election.
but they apply right? It's a pity because the regional stations.
As far as I know, they have not applied again .. Lito Atienza just became vocal about giving the franchise again next year on ABS-CBN so the issue resounded even if only the regional stations could come back and DZMM on radio for in the news.
Teleradyo is still available on iWantTFC and cable and there is still an ABS-CBN Radio App in the app store .. MOR Philippines will also be re-launched on digital platforms.
how about those in far flung areas where internet is not accessible? It's a pity
By 2022 maybe, slowly first, it will also rise; willing to wait po
There is no pity there .. they got up when Martial Law is still here so true boss, the one in IWant TFC would have been released on Kapamilya Channel puro rerun lang kasi sa weekend hahaha
I kinda get the reason why not .. they want to rake new subscribers to iWantTFC like Netflix.
in fact, it seems like the ads are really low as long as cable and satellite TV. So maybe they just prefer digital platforms.
You forgot that they are also on free TV analog and digital and there are too many ads .. There are really dead timeslots that are much better for them not to air new shows for no loss .. Automatic because they can also be aired on Kapamilya Online Live by chance .. so for him to be exclusive, only at iWantTFC so that they can force people to subscribe. They also make a lot of money with adsense.
December 24, 2020: Abraham Baladad, Jr., head of Technical Production Systems of ABS-CBN News Digital Media, died after battling cancer.
"At muli rin nagbalik as Kapamilya Channel kaya lang sa cable, iWantTFC, Kapamilya Online Live sa Facebook at YouTube"
Good thing na iba ito sa nangyari sa kanila noong Martial Law. They can still operate at least on Cable and Satellite TV in the meantime. Matatagalan pa talaga bago sila mabigyan ng bagong prangkisa. Or better wait for new administration na umupo. (Good thing this is different from what happened to them during Martial Law. They can still operate at least on Cable and Satellite TV in the meantime. It will be a long time before they are given a new franchise. Or better wait for new administration to sit down.)
Have you ever heard of plot twist? I am not a Kapamilya but we know that they are still influential? Yes I do. But you need to see the possible scenarios. Daming balimbing in Congress and Senate. Unless they will use this opportunity to show elegance for 2022 elections. But who knows what will happen in the future.
There is one in a million scenarios. 2021 is significant year to begin with. (no politicking intended) The underlying reason with what I've said is politics. Will some of them need ABS-CBN to increase their chances? Yes. All of them? No. I am sure that this franchise fiasco will end this year. 2022 is coming.
There have been pronouncements to renew the ABS-CBN franchise this 2021. Cayetano's allies who voted for franchise denial in Congress, Velasco is being replaced by some of his allies, pro-ABS-CBN congressmen.
This year would be an exciting year for ABS-CBN.
After series of consultations and meetings on the resumption of ABS-CBN as a TV channel including its sister S+A (later as A23), radio stations DZMM and DWRR from September 2020 to August 2021. These are the lifting of temporarily suspension of live studio audience admission in television programs and the lifting of banning all cigarette advertisements in print, radio, television and billboards as well as sponsorship by tobacco companies of sports, cultural or educational events would repeal Republic Act No. 9211 or Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 and Republic Act No. 10643 or the Graphic Health Warnings Law of 2014 as well the resumption of its businesses.
The NTC returned the radio and television frequencies to ABS-CBN from the Philippine government on February 10, 2022, followed by series of test broadcasts on April 1, 2022 to June 29, 2022; and officially and finally returning to the air with a grand relaunch on June 30, 2022, the corporate name ABS-CBN Corporation and the official logo which used from January 1, 2014 to present.
It airs provisional programs (such as Walang Hanggan, The Legal Wife, Got To Believe, 100 Days to Heaven, May Bukas Pa, On the Wings of Love, Wildflower and Tubig at Langis), while it airs promotional plug of the upcoming programs.
June 30, 2022: The network finally resumed daily broadcasts nearly two years after the franchise denied.
https://dzrhnews.com.ph/abscbnshutdown-how-philippines-ended-its-leading-broadcast-network-amid-pandemic/
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