THE denial of a franchise for broadcasting giant ABS-CBN Corp. is not a prelude to the declaration of martial law in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte’s top legal counsel has assured the public.

In his “Counterpoint” program aired over state-run PTV-4 on Friday, Salvador Panelo said legislators just followed the law when they decided to reject the network’s bid to get a new franchise.

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