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Quezon City, Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- Lawmakers in the Philippines on Friday voted against renewing the license for ABS-CBN, the largest media franchise and oldest TV station in the Southeast Asian country which has been one of the foremost critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.Since 5 May dozens of television channels and radio stations affiliated with the franchise have been closed down by order of the national telecommunications commission when the licences came up for renewal.The president of ABS-CBN, Carlo Katigbak, said: “We are deeply hurt by the decision of the committee on legislative franchises to reject the ABS-CBN franchise. We believe we are able to provide meaningful and valuable service to Filipinos.” (Camera: FRANCIS MALASIG).SHOT LIST: EMPLOYEES OF TELEVISION GIANT ABS-CBN JOIN CANDLE LIGHTING AFTER LAWMAKERS IN THE PHILIPPINES VOTE AGAINST FRANCHISE RENEWAL OUTSIDE THE ABS-CBN NETWORK HEADQUARTERS IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Quezon City, May 5 (EFE/EPA).- The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of the Philippines ordered ABS-CBN channel, the country's largest telecommunications group, to immediately stop operations on Tuesday.The order came a day after its license expired, while its renewal is pending debate in the Congress following numerous delays.ABS-CBN, which employs some 11,000 people, is Southeast Asia's oldest television channel and has been on the air for 25 years. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA). SHOT LIST: ABS-CBN NETWORK HEADQUARTERS IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES.
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