MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN Corporation a franchise to operate has been filed in the House of Representatives. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda filed House Bill No. 11252 on Tuesday afternoon. Citing House deliberations on the ABS-CBN franchise during the previous Congress, Salaceda pointed out that the media giant “did not violate ownership restrictions and did not have pending tax liabilities.” READ: Duterte insists ABS-CBN st…

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MANILA, Philippines – A ranking official of the House of Representatives filed a bill seeking to give ABS-CBN a fresh franchise, nearly five years since the chamber under the government of Rodrigo Duterte denied its bid to have its license renewed. Ways and means chairperson Joey Salceda is not the first person to seek a new franchise for the once-media giant, but it came after a two-year lull, when the start of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administ…

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Congressman revives bid to grant ABS-CBN new franchise

MANILA, Philippines — Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda on Tuesday filed a bill that sought to grant ABS-CBN Corporation a 25-year legislative franchise to run its television and radio broadcasting stations. The measure is House Bill 11252. "Given the merits of renewing the franchise, as well as the clarifications made by government agencies over certain allegations against the grantee, this representation urges Congress to reconsider the non…

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Nearly five years after ABS-CBN was denied a franchise, a fifth House bill was filed on Tuesday, January 7, seeking to grant the broadcasting giant a 25-year franchise to construct, install, operate and maintain stations across the country.

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ABS-CBN franchise pushed in Congress with 5th House bill filed

A leader of the House of Representatives on Tuesday formally filed a bill seeking to renew the legislative franchise of ABS-CBN Corp. for another 25 years. In filing House Bill 11252, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Joey Sarte Salceda underscored the importance of maintaining competition in the media landscape,…

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ABS-CBN franchise renewal proposed at Lower House | Jovee Marie N. de la Cruz

The ABS-CBN Franchise is aimed to be revived Albay Rep. Joey Salceda filed a new bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN franchise to operate after four years since the franchise renewal was denied. In 2020, the Kapamilya network went through a tragic phase. The majority of the congressmen voted to deny their franchise renewal. This devastating ... Read more The post ABS-CBN Franchise: Salceda Files Bill Seeking Franchise To Operate appeared first on Phil…

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ABS-CBN Franchise: Salceda Files Bill Seeking Franchise To Operate

ABS-CBN Corporation expressed its gratitude to Albay Representative Joey Salceda for filing a bill aimed at renewing the network's legislative franchise, nearly five years after its broadcast shutdown in May 2020. House Bill No. 11252, filed on January 7, seeks to grant ABS-CBN the franchise to "construct, install, operate, and maintain television and radio broadcasting

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ABS-CBN thanks Rep. Joey Salceda for filing Franchise Renewal Bill - LionhearTV

ALBAY 2nd District Representative and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Joey Salceda has filed House Bill No. 11252, seeking to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN for another 25 years. In a statement, Salceda emphasized the importance of competition in the dissemination of information, warning against a “virtual monopoly” in

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Salceda pushes for ABS-CBN franchise renewal – Frontpage PH

A BILL seeking to provide media company ABS-CBN Corp. with a fresh 25-year franchise was filed at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, more than four years since lawmakers denied its initial franchise renewal application. Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda said he filed House Bill (HB) No. 11252 to promote a “free market of ideas.” “We need a free market of ideas in the reporting of events and regarding what is happening in our country,…

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