WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday (May 7) voiced concern over the Philippine government-ordered shutdown of the country's top broadcaster ...
Employees of ABS-CBN work in the editing booth at the station headquarters in Manila on May 6, 2020 before it was forced to shut down. WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday voiced concern over the Philippine government-ordered shutdown of the country's top broadcaster ABS-CBN, which has been targeted by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Ortagus said that free media was especially vital in promoting public health amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. ABS-CBN was forced off the air over the stalled renewal of its operating licence, which Duterte had repeatedly pledged to block.Duterte had regularly assailed the media powerhouse, which he accuses of failing to air his ads during the 2016 presidential election despite accepting payment to do so.
Duterte bristles at any foreign criticism and barred his cabinet from visiting the United States after the Philippines' former police chief said his US visa was cancelled.
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