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Published January 28, 2021, 4:59 PM The chairman of the House Committee on Legislative Franchise declared Thursday that ABS-CBN network’s bid to return to the airwaves is no longer feasible and should instead be taken up in the next Congress and under a new president. This view shows the ABS-CBN network headquarters in Quezon City in the Metro Manila area. (Photo by Maria TAN / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez made this declaration as moves to revive the legislative franchise bills for the erstwhile network giant have become obvious in Congress. Senate President Vicente Sotto III had filed a bill granting ABS-CBN a legislative franchise covering 25 years. ....
Published January 18, 2021, 8:32 PM Key supporters of ABS-CBN’s return on the air launched Monday the difficult task of reviving the network giant by filing separate bills proposing to grant the broadcast station a 25-year legislative franchise. Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Vilma Santos and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman filed House Bill 8298 and 8322, respectively, to bring back ABS-CBN in the airwaves, six months after this chance was rejected by a vote by the House Committee on Legislative Franchise chaired by Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez. Santos and her son, Luis Manzano worked for ABS-CBN as contract stars of the network. Santos and Lagman’s moves followed a Senate action by Senate President Vicente sotto III who filed a similar bill early this month. ....