[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives Committee of the Whole approved on Wednesday the bill giving media giant ABS-CBN a provisional franchise to operate until October 2020. House Bill 6732 or “A law that grants the ABS-CBN Corporation a franchise to build, install, operate and maintain radio and …
Read More »Cayetano presents bill that grants provisional ABS-CBN franchise until October 2020
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More than a week after media giant ABS-CBN closed its broadcast operations, several lawmakers, including President Alan Peter Cayetano, introduced a bill that gives the network a provisional franchise. to operate. According to House Bill No. 6732, ABS-CBN will be granted a provisional franchise valid until …
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[ad_1] Health Secretary Francisco Duque III speaks at a briefing on COVID-19 led by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 8, 2020. (Photo from an RTVM video) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday recorded 145 newly recovered patients from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a record-high increase posted …
Read More »House of Representatives panel approves ABS-CBN provisional franchise bill until October 2020
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives Committee of the Whole approved on Wednesday the bill giving media giant ABS-CBN a provisional franchise to operate until October 2020. The lower house approved on second reading House Bill No. 6732 or “A Law that grants the ABS-CBN Corporation a franchise …
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[ad_1] The NBA aims to decide within two to four weeks whether to restart the season. – GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS FACEBOOK PAGE Following a call from the Board of Governors with Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is “increasingly positive about the league’s drive” to resume …
Read More »Businesses allowed to reopen in Metro Manila, areas under modified ECQ by May 16
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 13) – More establishments have been allowed to resume operations starting May 16 as Metro Manila, Laguna, and Cebu City are placed under a “modified” enhanced community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. announced Wednesday a list of industries which have been cleared to …
Read More »BREAKING: The House meets in the Committee of the Whole to address the ABS-CBN franchise
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives met Wednesday afternoon in a general committee to address a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN a franchise to “build, install, operate and maintain radio and television stations in the Philippines “ The motion was made by the leader of the majority of …
Read More »The NBA will decide whether the season will resume in the next four weeks.
[ad_1] The NBA will reportedly take the next four weeks to decide whether to resume play this season, but there is growing optimism that basketball will return this year, despite the new coronavirus pandemic. The season has been suspended since March 11, when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the …
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[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A member of the Municipal Civil Guard checks the temperature of a pedestrian in the city of Niterói Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say. It registered 881 new deaths on Tuesday, …
Read More »Sinas apologizes for birthday party but claims viral photos were ‘edited’
[ad_1] Photo from the official NCRPO PIO Facebook page, published on May 8, 2020 MANILA – Metro Manila’s chief police officer apologized on Wednesday for his birthday celebration, prompting a backlash for allegedly violating the ban on mass gathering and ruling out physical estrangement during the coronavirus pandemic. In a …
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