On March 11, NTC Deputy Commissioner Ed Cabarrios said they will issue ABS-CBN a provisional permit to operate unless there is restraint from the courts. On May 5, NTC serves a cease and desist order to the media giant. Read:
The shutdown comes at a critical time when Filipinos need key information about the coronavirus crisis.
The NTC issued a cease and desist order on Tuesday afternoon after ABS-CBN's congressional franchise expired on Monday, May 4."Despite Senate Resolution No. 40, the House of Representatives' committee on legislative franchises' letter, the guidance of the Department of Justice, and the sworn statement of NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba, the NTC did not grant ABS-CBN a provisional authority to operate while its franchise renewal remains pending in Congress," ABS-CBN said.
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