President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not allow media giant ABS-CBN to be given a new franchise unless it settles its tax obligations with the government.
“Unless and until mabayaran ng mga Lopez ang taxes nila (Unless and until the Lopezes pay their taxes) I will not give them the license to operate,” Duterte said in his public address on Monday.
“I will not allow the NTC (National Telecommunications Commission) to grant them the permit to operate,” he added.
ABS-CBN failed to secure a 25-year franchise from Congress last year after the House Committee on Legislative Franchises junked its franchise bid because of the network’s alleged numerous violations. Its franchise expired on May 5 last year.
The country would keep GMA as the sole TV network.
The owners of the media giant had denied allegations that it avoided paying taxes.
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