Binay has found a “common denominator” between continuing congressional hearings on ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal bid and the investigation into corruption allegations against her father in 2016. | CMRamosINQ
ADVERTISEMENTDespite this, the senator said she will vote for the renewal of the network’s franchise because “it’s not about me,” adding that freedom of information and access to information are more important., saying that freedom of the press is the “basic foundation of democracy.”
The House committees on legislative franchises and on good government and public accountability have been hearing the issue on the ABS-CBN franchise. The previous hearings focused on several controversies concerning ABS-CBN which included the citizenship of the network’s chair emeritus Gabby Lopez, the Lopez family’s reclamation of the network after the EDSA Revolution, the alleged labor violations of the network, and tax-related issues.
On Monday, the joint panel conducted its 12th hearing on the network’s franchise renewal by tackling the broadcast company’s alleged “
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