Thursday, May 28, 2020

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Law dean: Marcoleta misinterpreted law on 50-year franchise term

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A law dean on Thursday said House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta had misinterpreted the 50-year cap on legislative franchises that Congres...

Philippines to start transition to online census this September

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The Philippines will partly transition to an online system for conducting national census this year as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

NOMO - A Vista Lifestyle Center

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ABS-CBN franchise authors: 50-year franchise limit renewable, Constitution clear

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The 50-year limit on franchises given by Congress is renewable, authors of measures granting ABS-CBN a fresh license to operate said Wednesd...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

House panel gets nearly 200 ABS-CBN petitions ahead of franchise hearing

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The House legislative franchises committee has received nearly 200 petitions for and against the grant of a fresh 25-year broadcast franchis...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Calida 'expected' to attend House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise renewal: lawmaker

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Solicitor General Jose Calida is expected by congressmen to attend the House Committee on Legislative Franchises' hearing Tuesday on ABS...

Multiply shutdown controversy

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Multiply, one of the country’s top social networking sites several years ago, announced earlier this month that it’s dumping the site’s soci...

Franchise woes loom over ABS-CBN shares

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Uncertainties over its legislative franchise slumped ABS-CBN Corp.’s shares as it resumed trading last week, shedding over 10 percent from i...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

Online plea for ABS-CBN franchise grant gets over 1M signatures in 24 hours

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A signature drive led by the head of the employees’ union of network giant ABS -CBN has garnered over a million signatures in just 24 hours....
Friday, May 22, 2020

PHILIPPINES: AN ESTIMATED FOUR MILLION ATTEND POPE'S WORLD YOUTH DAY MASS

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In a climax to Pope John Paul's visit to the Philippines an estimated four million people, the largest crowds to greet the Pontiff ...

‘Politics doomed ABS-CBN provisional franchise’

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What prompted House members to drop a proposal to grant provisional franchise to broadcast giant ABS-CBN while Congress deliberates on its f...

House set to hear ABS-CBN franchise renewal bills on May 26

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House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has confirmed the House of Representatives will finally conduct a congressional hearing on the franchise r...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Cayetano sees ABS-CBN back on air by August

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Hearings on proposals to renew the legislative franchise of ABS-CBN will begin in the House of Representatives next week, with Speaker Alan ...

Lawmaker says ABS-CBN may remain off-air for at least 3 months

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Amidst Lockdown, Philippines's Largest TV Network Goes Off Air | The Lis...

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Pagdinig sa mga panukala para sa ABS-CBN franchise sisimulan sa Mayo 26

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Sisimulan nang dinggin sa Kamara sa Mayo 26 ang 13 panukalang para sa renewal ng prangkisa ng ABS-CBN at ang resolusyong imbestigahan ang mg...

Embattled ABS-CBN’s future shrouded in doubt, but newsroom fights on

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Two weeks ago on May 5, the Philippines’ leading TV network ABS-CBN was ordered by the government’s telecommunications agency to cease opera...

PH Lawmaker: ABS-CBN may remain off air for 3 more months while House ta...

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House 'ready to decide' on ABS-CBN franchise by August

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Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said the House of Representatives would be "ready to decide" on a new 25-year franchise for...

Census to be moved from May to September

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THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) plan to move the decade census to Septe...

National ID system: 5 million registrants eyed this year

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The government is eyeing the registration of the heads of five million low-income families for the national ID system by December to ensure ...

Gov't 'can't rush' National ID System due to risks: NEDA chief

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The government "cannot rush" the implementation of the National ID System this year as there are "privacy, security and COVID...

Lawmakers lament abandonment of ABS-CBN provisional franchise bill

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Some members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday lamented the dropping of a provisional franchise bill for ABS-CBN's broadcast op...

House drops ABS-CBN's provisional franchise, to tackle bills for 25-year license

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(3rd UPDATE) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday decided to stop deliberations on a provisional franchise for ABS-CBN Corp, opting ins...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

ABS-CBN reopening delay seen with new House tack

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday abandoned a bill that would have reopened ABS-CBN sooner rather than later, opting instead to take t...