The Speaker says the House leadership is talking to the National Telecommunications Commission to help secure a provisional authority for ABS-CBN. ABSCBNfranchise
ABS-CBN ISSUE. A file photo of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who is in no hurry to hold hearings on the ABS-CBN franchise. Photo by Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said a notice from the House committee on legislative franchises should be “more than sufficient” for the National Telecommunications Commission to allow ABS-CBN to continue operating even if its franchise expires.insisted that a provisional authority from the NTC would allow the country’s biggest media network to continue operating even if its current franchises lapses.
Cayetano said the House is currently in talks with NTC to grant the provisional authority to ABS-CBN. "The reality is, kung gustong isara, eh 'di isang hearing, deny, sarado 'yan. Or 'wag i-hear, sabihin sa NTC isarado,""Why would we talk to you with forked tongues? What do we have to gain to lie to you? So no’ng sinabi naming 'di magsasara, 'yan ang paninindigan namin. Kung kailangan physically ako ang mag-on ng transmitter or pumunta doon, gagawin ko 'yan.
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