FIGHT CONTINUES. ABS-CBN workers and supporters hold a protest outside the House of Representatives to call for the approval of the network's franchise on July 9, 2020. Photo by Darren Langit/Rapplerrejected the franchise applicationAn overwhelming majority of the committee members voted against the network. Of the committee members present physically and through video call, 70 voted to reject the franchise application, 11 went for ABS-CBN, two inhibited, and one abstained.
A captured legislature did not hesitate to do the bidding of the President, who, since March 2017, has repeatedly threatened the network. He declared openly in December 2019, “I will see to it that you’re out.” That sealed the fate of ABS-CBN.We stand with the thousands of workers of ABS-CBN who will likely be laid off or terminated because members of Congress could not wait for the pandemic to ease before killing their franchise application.
When media operations are closed down on account of twisted facts and an inability to accept criticism, democracy’s death is hastened. Martial Law shut down ABS-CBN and other critical media in 1972. Illegal arrests were made, disappearances and deaths characterized the dictatorship. Learning from the lessons of history, journalists and other freedom-loving citizens must speak up because to be silent is to be complicit.
lets all speak up....laban kapamilya.....laban pilipino
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thank you rappler. were one with you in defending abscbn and press freedom.
Hahahaha...funny you are. Nagbabalita pa din nman kayo tapos sabihin nyo speak up? Lokohin nyo sarili nyo. 😂😂😂😂
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Ok kung tungkol ito sa press freedom bakit yong mga ibang network like GMA and TV5 hindi na binangit ni Duterte? Binira ni Duterte si MVP pero hindi niya binira yong TV5 na pamamay.ari ni MVP dahil ang TV5 at GMA inuulat lang nila ang sakto na balita walang labis at wlang kulang!
Being silent is complicity? That's a fallacy of equivocation. This is malice through emotional and psychological abuse. No wonder your boss was convicted. Shape up! Shut it and think first. Problema pala ang hanap nyo.
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You are encouraging us to speak up but if we disagree with your stand point, automatically we'll be labelled TROLLS. I dont understand kung ano talagang pinaglalaban nyo. Freedom of speech? but we get bashed if we speak against you..
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Freedom of speech? Anong ginawa ng ABSCBN kila DARYL ONG AT BUGOY DRILON? Pinatalsik sila dahil lang sa nageexercise sila ng freedom of speech! How ironic ABSCBN. Karma ang tawag jan. Naningil na ang kasaysayan sainyo.
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