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'When NTC went to the DOJ, it was purely asking a legal question. There was no mention of names...in the same manner when NTC went to the [Office of the Executive Secretary],' Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles clarifies after the government temporarily granted the use of ABS-CBN's old frequencies to a company controlled by Manny Villar, an ally of the administration.

The National Telecommunications Commission's decision to grant the frequencies previously held by ABS-CBN to a media company linked to former senator Manny Villar was based on its rules and on existing laws, Malacañang said Wednesday.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has temporarily granted Advanced Media Broadcasting System Inc. (AMBS), a company linked to billionaire Manuel Villar Jr., the provisional license to operate broadcasting services in Metro Manila via the frequencies that were used to be held by ABS-CBN Corp.  In a statement sent to reporters…

'When NTC went to the DOJ, it was purely asking a legal question. There was no mention of names...in the same manner when NTC went to the [Office of the Executive Secretary],' Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles clarifies after the government temporarily granted the use of ABS-CBN's old frequencies to a company controlled by Manny Villar, an ally of the administration.

THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) announced on Wednesday it has also granted the group of the late ambassador Antonio L. Cabangon Chua as well as the media arm of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy separate provisional authorities to use the frequencies previously held by ABS-CBN Corp. The announcement came a day after…