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BREAKING: 70 lawmakers decided to vote against ABS-CBN's franchise renewal while only 11 officials cast votes in support of the network, while the remaining 1 opted to abstain.
READ: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/07/10/2026844/abs-cbn-franchise-application-rejected-congress-committees
READ: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/07/10/2026844/abs-cbn-franchise-application-rejected-congress-committees
CONTEXT: In an expletive-laden speech in 2018, Duterte admitted that "If I had my way, I will not give it back to you,” referring to ABS-CBN's franchise.
In 2020, the NTC ordered the shutdown of ABS-CBN because its franchise has not been renewed. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/08/04/1839596/duterte-if-i-had-my-way-i-wont-renew-abs-cbns-franchise
In 2020, the NTC ordered the shutdown of ABS-CBN because its franchise has not been renewed. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/08/04/1839596/duterte-if-i-had-my-way-i-wont-renew-abs-cbns-franchise
CONTEXT: In December 2019, Duterte told ABS-CBN's owners during a public speech to sell the network.
"Your contract is about to expire. You will try to renew it but I don't know what will happen to that."
"Kung ako sa inyo ipagbili niyo na 'yan." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/12/30/1980834/duterte-tells-abs-cbn-owners-just-sell-tv-network
"Your contract is about to expire. You will try to renew it but I don't know what will happen to that."
"Kung ako sa inyo ipagbili niyo na 'yan." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/12/30/1980834/duterte-tells-abs-cbn-owners-just-sell-tv-network
