BREAKING: It remains to be seen whether the National Telecommunications Commission will make good on its promise to grant ABS-CBN a provisional authority to operate while its bid for a fresh 25-year franchise remains pending in Congress
has expired, leaving in limbo the fate of the broadcast giant and its 11,000 workers.will follow through with its promise before the House Committee on Legislative Franchises that it will grant ABS-CBN a provisional authority to operate pending a grant of a fresh 25-year legislative franchise to the network.
This runs counter to the earlier opinion of the Department of Justice, which said that the network can be granted a temporary permit in the spirit of “equity” while Congress continues to tackle its franchise renewal. Aside from its battle in the legislature, ABS-CBN also stands to duel with the Office of the Solicitor General before the Supreme Court, where a petition seeking to nullify the network’s existing franchise is still pending.
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