Philippine church and business leaders have expressed alarm over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV and radio network, which has been a major provider of news on the coronavirus pandemic.
The virus is still infecting Americans at a steady, alarming rate and there's a new concern about COVID-19 and some children.MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine church and business leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV and radio network, which has been a major provider of news on the coronavirus pandemic.
In a reflection of the extent of unease over the shutdown of the network, which went off air Tuesday night, both the opposition and key Duterte allies questioned the commission’s action. Rep. Franz Alvarez, who belongs to a pro-Duterte coalition and heads the House Committee on Legislative Franchises, said the telecommunications commission’s order “is a clear encroachment on the jurisdiction of the House.”
The Makati Business Club, a prestigious group of top business executives, said the network’s closure was a setback to national unity amid the unprecedented crisis.said the closure order was an “outrageous attack” on media freedom and asked the government to immediately to bring the network back on air.protested the closure “on behalf of journalists and thousands of workers affected by the decision” as they struggled to cope with the contagion.
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