Human rights alliance Karapatan expressed its support for the renewal of broadcasting network ABS-CBN’s franchise, which is set to expire in March, as the group called on the public to “stand against the Duterte regime’s brazen attacks on press freedom and democracy.”
“Together with press freedom advocates, journalists, and media workers, Karapatan calls on Congress to pass the bill for the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise,” Karapatan Deputy Secretary General Roneo Clamor said.