ABS-CBN lays off 4,000 workers

More than 4,000 employees of ABS-CBN Corp., which shut down its television and radio stations after Congress refused to renew its franchise, will be laid off starting today, September 1.

SIGNING OFF Members of various groups gather outside the ABS-CBN building in Quezon City on Aug. 31, 2020, the last working day for employees who were laid off. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE