The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) slammed SAGIP-Partylist Representative Rodante Marcoleta for turning the House hearing on ABS-CBN’s franchise on Monday, June 8, into a platform “for personal revenge to bully” ABS-CBN reporter Mike Navallo, whom the NUJP said “did not deserve to be bullied for the truth”.
ABS-CBN President Carlo Lopez Katigbak on Monday answered persistent allegations that his family illegally took back the TV network after the 1986 People Power revolt that topped the Marcos dictatorship.
According to the resolution, “there is precedent for entities whose franchises have expired to be allowed to continue to operate, pending the grant of franchise renewal by Congress.”
The University of Santo Tomas said ABS-CBN’s shutdown was a “clear disservice” to Filipinos amid the Covid-19 pandemic “when information, delivered fast and wide is key to saving lives.”