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Duterte to ABS-CBN: ‘I will see to it that you are out’

/ 07:38 PM December 03, 2019

Duterte to ABS-CBN: 'I will see to it that you are out'

President Rodrigo Duterte. INQUIRER file photo

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed his threat to block the franchise renewal of television giant ABS-CBN.

Duterte, speaking before newly-appointed officials in Malacañang on Tuesday, said the television network should not expect its franchise to be renewed once it expires in March 2020.

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“If you are expecting na ma-renew ‘yan (franchise), I am sorry. I will see to it that you are out,” Duterte said.

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(If you are expecting that your franchise will be renewed, I am sorry. I will see to it that you are out.)

Duterte has repeatedly said in his public speeches that he would hinder the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise for not airing his 2016 election advertisement and for alleged biased reporting.

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Bills seeking to extend ABS-CBN’s franchise remained pending in the House Committee on Legislative Franchises as Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez, the panel’s chair, has not tabled the measure for discussion.

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In the previous Congress, similar bills were sidelined at the House of Representatives as Duterte launched verbal attacks against the media network.

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More recently, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, a known Duterte ally, admitted he had personal objections to the renewal of the franchise of ABS-CBN but promised that the House of Representatives would be “fair” to the broadcast giant.

Cayetano was Duterte’s running mate in the 2016 elections.

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Under the law, radio and television broadcasters are required to seek a franchise from Congress, pursuant to Republic Act No. 3846.

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