Media abroad are highlighting the closure of the Philippines' 'largest TV network' amid the COVID-19 pandemic. DefendPressFreedom StandWithABSCBN NoToABSCBNShutdown
President Rodrigo Duterte himself had repeatedly said that the network's franchise would not be renewed. He had previously accused ABS-CBN of"swindling" him when it failed to air his political ads during the presidential elections in 2016.
on February 24, ABS-CBN CEO Carlo Katigbak apologized to the President and explained that they aired all of the national ads that he paid for. ABS-CBN was not able to air all of his local ads, because local ads have a shorter airtime allocation. Katigbak said that they had already refunded P4 million, but the remaining P2.6 million was delayed.the media giant's apology, but insisted that the matter of their franchise renewal was out of his hands.
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