Support for ABS-CBN endures 1 year since House killed its franchise bid Jul 10, 2021 1:52 PM PHT Dwight de Leon Filipinos online renewed their call for the Duterte government to allow ABS-CBN to operate again on free television, exactly one year since the administration-allied House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected the media giant’s bid for a fresh franchise. ABS-CBN personalities marked the anniversary with a recollection of June 10, 2020, and by using the trending hashtag #IbalikangABSCBN (bring back ABS-CBN). "After months of torture and empty promises, July 10, 2020 [came], the day they left ABS-CBN out to die," reporter Anjo Bagaoisan tweeted on Saturday. "Yet we will never forget."