Whoa…hard to believe rule of law has prevailed in the Philippines! This is a victory for all the little people who got in trouble with the law for jaywalking, not having a permit to sell, not having a driver’s licence, etc. No one is above the law, not even the mighty ABS-CBN. It would be…
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We’ve been citing the impropriety in Senator Grace Poe’s leading a Senate “inquiry” into the ABS-CBN franchise renewal “issue”. However, it seems that by merely being a Senator, Poe may already be in violation of the law. In his recent article, Manila Times columnist Bobi Tiglao points out that the Constitution forbids senators from having…
The Republic of the Philippines represented by Solicitor General Jose C. Calida charges ABS-CBN Corporation for offenses related to two conditions surrounding the operation of mass media enterprise in the Philippines. This, is according to preliminary statements recorded in this document. Specifically; Unlawful use of frequencies reserved for free-to-air broadcasting ABS-CBN is accused of charging…
