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NTC SHOULD BE ABOLISHED – ABANTE

Post author By Mario Sineneng
Post date May 8, 2020
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House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. called on Congress to abolish the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and transfer its powers to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Abante made the call following the NTC’s issuance of a cease and desist order directing media network ABS-CBN to cease operations immediately despite its commitment to […]

Tags abolition, ABS-CBN, DICT, franchise, NTC, OSG, Rep. Abante, Solicitor General Calida

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CONGRESS HAS MANDATE TO ACT ON ABS-CBN FRANCHISE RENEWAL – ARAGONES

Post author By Mario Sineneng
Post date February 12, 2020
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A veteran lawmaker at the House of Representatives said Congress has the mandate to act on the franchise renewal of broadcast giant ABS-CBN. Laguna Representative Sol Aragones said while she respects the decision of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file a quo warranto petition asking the Supreme Court to revoke the legislative franchise […]

Tags ABS-CBN franchise renewal, house of representative, legislative franchise, OSG, Rep. Sol Aragones, Solicitor General Calida