President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. promised not to block any efforts to give ABS-CBN Corp. a new legislative franchise.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. led the national simultaneous bamboo and tree planting event in San Mateo, Rizal to mark his 65th birthday on Tuesday. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR © Provided by The Manila Times
In an interview with TV host Toni Gonzaga aired on AllTV Channel on Tuesday, Marcos said ABS-CBN's bid for a new franchise was denied because of "technical reasons" that surfaced during hearings at the House of Representatives.
He denied that ABS-CBN had failed to get a franchise because of its "political position" against his predecessor, former president Rodrigo Duterte.
"So long as those [technical issues] are attended to and those are resolved, there's no reason actually for the Committee of Franchises in the House to deny them of franchise," the President said.
ABS-CBN halted its broadcast operations on May 5, 2020 following the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC) issuance of a cease-and-desist order.
On July 10, 2020, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises rejected ABS-CBN's bid for a new 25-year franchise because of several issues, including the alleged dual citizenship of ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio Lopez 3rd; the possible violation of the constitutional limits on foreign ownership; reported labor and tax violations and other violations of the terms of its franchise.
In January this year, the NTC granted provisional authority to the Villar-led AllTV Advanced Media Broadcasting Systems Inc. to "install, operate, and maintain" digital TV channel 16 and temporary simulcast on analog TV channel 2.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. led the national simultaneous bamboo and tree planting event in San Mateo, Rizal to mark his 65th birthday on Tuesday. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR © Provided by The Manila Times
In an interview with TV host Toni Gonzaga aired on AllTV Channel on Tuesday, Marcos said ABS-CBN's bid for a new franchise was denied because of "technical reasons" that surfaced during hearings at the House of Representatives.
He denied that ABS-CBN had failed to get a franchise because of its "political position" against his predecessor, former president Rodrigo Duterte.
"So long as those [technical issues] are attended to and those are resolved, there's no reason actually for the Committee of Franchises in the House to deny them of franchise," the President said.
ABS-CBN halted its broadcast operations on May 5, 2020 following the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC) issuance of a cease-and-desist order.
On July 10, 2020, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises rejected ABS-CBN's bid for a new 25-year franchise because of several issues, including the alleged dual citizenship of ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio Lopez 3rd; the possible violation of the constitutional limits on foreign ownership; reported labor and tax violations and other violations of the terms of its franchise.
In January this year, the NTC granted provisional authority to the Villar-led AllTV Advanced Media Broadcasting Systems Inc. to "install, operate, and maintain" digital TV channel 16 and temporary simulcast on analog TV channel 2.
