Protesters chanting slogans during a rally in metropolitan Manila, Philippines on Feb. 10, 2020. The Philippine government's chief lawyer asked the Supreme Court on Monday to shut down the country's largest TV network, ABS-CBN corp., by revoking its operating franchises because of alleged constitutional violations, in a move critics called an attempt to muzzle the media. - AP
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The renewal of television network ABS-CBN’s congressional franchise is entirely up to Congress, which could even overturn a presidential veto, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Wednesday (Feb 11).
“(W)hen it comes to the franchise, it is only Congress that could grant it. Even if Duterte vetoes the grant, Congress could overrule the veto, ” Panelo said amid outrage over Solicitor General Jose Calida’s filing of a quo warranto petition for the revocation of the network’s franchise before the Supreme Court on Monday
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