NEWS RELEASE ABS-CBN Entertainment – Southeast Asia’s number one YouTube channel in media and entertainment – expands digital offerings ABS-CBN’s “YouTubeverse” offers new international content on Kapamilya Online Live, “Made for YouTube” and Superview LOS ANGELES —– With over 42.7 million subscribers, ABS-CBN Entertainment has become the number one YouTube channel in the media and … Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE iWantTFC presents special selections of movies and series this March to celebrate Women’s History Month SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Three years ago, Pope Francis said, “Women make the world beautiful; they protect it and keep it alive”, as part of his remarks on International Women’s Day on March 8. The pontiff also urged … Continue reading
News Release ABS-CBN launches Tuloy Canada, a newcomer’s guide to the Great White North The online guide provides important to-dos to survive in a new country. TORONTO — It can be exciting for newcomers to Canada who are coming from another country. They get to visit beautiful landmarks like Niagara Falls, the CN Tower, or … Continue reading
By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos NTF-RTF ELCAC MEETING. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows a gesture of respect as he takes center stage during the Joint National Task Force-Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-RTF ELCAC) Region 8 meeting at the Summit Hotel in Tacloban City, Leyte on Thursday (March 18, 2021). Duterte took … Continue reading
PRRD won’t allow ABS-CBN to operate even if it gets new franchise By Jelly Musico MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will not allow the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to grant ABS-CBN permit to operate even if the broadcast giant gets fresh franchise from Congress. “Congress is planning to restore … Continue reading
By Filane Mikee Cervantes MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto has filed a bill that would give broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp. a fresh 25-year legislative franchise. Santos filed on Jan. 5 House Bill No. 8298 seeking to renew for another 25 years ABS-CBN’s legislative franchise. A copy of the bill was obtained by … Continue reading
LETTERS FROM DAVAO By Jun Ledesma, Columnist, PNA Missing Duterte? SEVERAL days ahead of Typhoon Rolly’s landfall, announcements were made through hundreds of media outlets that the howler is extremely powerful it could cause severe destruction along its path. Bicol Region, The Southern Tagalog Region, Metro Manila, and Quezon Province had been alerted and … Continue reading
Duterte calls Drilon ‘hypocrite’ for defending Lopezes By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos SONA. Heavily-guarded President Rodrigo Duterte arrives at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City for his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 27, 2020). In his penultimate SONA, Duterte called Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon hypocrite for defending the Lopezes after … Continue reading
Several issues led to denial of ABS-CBN franchise bid: House body By Filane Mikee Cervantes MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – The House of Representatives’ Committee on Legislative Franchises on Friday denied the application of media giant ABS-CBN Corp. for a new 25-year franchise. The panel, chaired by Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez, approved the resolution denying the … Continue reading
Cayetano warns vs. media owners engaged in partisan politics By Filane Mikee Cervantes Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday warned against media owners who engage in partisan politics to protect business interests. During a House hearing on the summation of discussion on media giant ABS-CBN’s franchise, Cayetano … Continue reading
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