MANILA, Philippines — The attacks against media personalities and institutions have not stopped even a year after ABS-CBN was taken off free television and radio, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 5, marked a year after the franchise network giant went off the air as ordered by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Its franchise expired on May 4, 2020, and the House denied its application for another franchise.
“(The) shutdown a year ago today of the country’s largest network by undemocratic forces may have sent some chilling effect and dented the freedom of the press but it failed to silence a nation seeking accountability amid this …
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