Xave Gregorio – Philstar.com, July 6, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers part of the progressive Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives have refiled a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN Corp. a new 25-year broadcasting franchise, in what they called a “challenge” for Congress. “This is a challenge for Congress to defy the rising tyranny,…
By: Miguel R. Camus – Reporter / Philippine Daily Inquirer /January 25, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte once told Manuel Villar Jr. he would back the campaign supporter, billionaire, and former senator if he ran a second time for president. Villar, the head of a powerful political and business clan, is not seeking…
DEC 24, 2021, GEMMA B. MENDOZA Patterns indicate that the ones behind the attack probably hired a black market service that was involved in, or had access to, infrastructure used in black hat SEO techniques MANILA, Philippines – The cyberattacks against the websites of newsgroups ABS-CBN News, Rappler, and Vera Files may have been initiated…
By Mario Alvaro Limos, Esquire Philippines, March 31, 2021 ABS-CBN journalist and reporter Chiara Zambrano was visiting the West Philippine Sea when an automated text blast was sent to her phone. “Welcome to CHINA!” it read. ABS-CBN journalist and reporter Chiara Zambrano was visiting the West Philippine Sea when an automated text blast was sent…
We, the undersigned journalists, editors and workers from different media organizations, express our solidarity with thousands of our colleagues in ABS-CBN who risk losing their jobs after the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises denied the network a fresh 25-year franchise. We condemn the unjust and cruel decision of the House committee that threatens…