Malacañang on Tuesday said it respects the decision of the Supreme Court to dismiss the quo warranto case filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida in February against broadcasting giant ABS-CBN.
Bohol Chronicle Radio Corp. has denied an ABS-CBN report that it has existed for more than 50 years and that Sagip party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta was a main author of its franchise bill that was passed into law last year.
Unable to broadcast on free TV after being shuttered by the government, ABS-CBN will air prime-time drama “Ang Probinsyano” and other shows such as the K-drama series “The World of a Married Couple” on cable and satellite television starting June 13.
Lawmakers grilled ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III over his dual citizenship on Wednesday, but the former network boss got the backing of the Department of Justice, which said he never lost his Filipino citizenship.
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.