Philippines regulator orders top broadcaster off the air
The headquarter of ABS-CBN in Quezon City near Manila. The radio, television and internet giant is still on air so far this evening. – EPA pic, May 5, 2020.
PHILIPPINES top broadcaster ABS-CBN today was ordered off the air over a stalled operating licence renewal, drawing fresh charges that authorities are cracking down on press freedom. Since running afoul of President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016, the media powerhouse has seen bills to extend its franchise languish in Congress as the leader repeatedly attacked ABS-CBN in speeches.
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