Author: Filane Cervantes-PNA

MANILA – Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has blamed the owners of media giant ABS-CBN for the network’s “inevitable” shutdown.

MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday filed a measure seeking to allow virtual marriage with the use of video, audio, and data transmission devices. In filing House BIll 7042, Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo proposed that the legal meaning of presence or personal appearance as an essential requisite for the validity of marriage be liberally … Read More

MANILA – National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba on Monday said the continued operations of ABS-CBN’s digital television service, TV Plus, is a violation of its cease and desist order (CDO) against the network.

MANILA – The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday called for the resumption of operations of provincial buses with minimum health standards strictly observed.

MANILA – Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Wednesday that the ownership of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. remained with the Lopez family despite the sequestration of the network during martial law.

MANILA — A leader of the House of Representatives clarified Monday that the registration of an online business with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is for regulation purposes and does not mean it will automatically be taxed.

MANILA – Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor on Thursday said the value of a Philippine Depositary Receipt (PDR) is equal to the value of one share in ABS-CBN Corporation, which violates nationality rules on ownership of mass media companies.

MANILA – The time of reckoning has come for media giant ABS-CBN over alleged breaches in its broadcast operations, Solicitor General Jose Calida said on Monday.

Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday claimed that the embattled broadcast network ABS-CBN did not comply with the terms and conditions of its franchise, as well as with existing laws and the country’s Constitution.

MANILA – Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said a “hearing does not mean automatic renewal” of media giant ABS-CBN’s franchise

MANILA – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday said it would allow broadcast giant ABS-CBN to continue operations beyond the expiration of its franchise set on May 4. During a hearing of the House committee on legislative franchises, NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba said they would heed the advice of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to … Read More

MANILA — The House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Wednesday said it would proceed “steadily, but cautiously” in discussing the franchise renewal of broadcasting giant ABS-CBN. Isabela Representative Tonypet Albano, committee vice-chair, said given the “highly charged atmosphere” regarding the network’s renewal, the panel will stand by its processes and refuse to be “coerced into … Read More

MANILA — In an unprecedented move, the House of Representatives on Wednesday held its first out-of-town plenary session at the Batangas City Convention Center to listen to the plight of the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption. Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said the House would listen to the immediate needs and concerns of those affected by … Read More