House urged to tackle 'unfinished business' of ABS-CBN franchise

Jan 28, 2021 2:18 am

CLOSURE A Manila Times file photo of ABS-CBN after it was ordered closed by the National Telecommunications Commission in early 2020 when its 25-year franchise lapsed. A committee at the House of Representatives rejected the network's application for renewal later in the year. The House has been called upon to settle its 'unfinished business', including ABS-CBN, when it resumes session next week.

THE House of Representatives has been urged to tackle its 'unfinished business', which includes the bill granting a franchise to shuttered media network ABS-CBN, when it resumes session next week.

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