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#VoteYesToABSCBNFranchise trends worldwide as House committee nears decision

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/05/06/20200505-abs-cbn-closure-fsj-5875-2.jpg"/><figcaption>ABS-CBN&#x27;s free-television and radio broadcast have been off air since May. FILE/ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The call to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN ranked among top trends on Twitter globally on Thursday, as a House panel neared the voting that would determine the fate of the embattled network.As of 6 p.m., #VoteYesToABSCBNFranchise was the No. 1 trending topic in the Philippines, and was in the top five of the worldwide list.The vocal support for ABS-CBN came from different sectors, from Kapamilya viewers, celebrities and their fandoms, rights groups, to organizations across industries.Previous campaigns backing ABS-CBN&#x27;s restoration similarly became trends on social media, including #LabanKapamilya and #KapamilyaForever.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/07/09/20200709-abs-trending.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>#VoteYesToABSCBNFranchise ranked among the worldwide trends on Twitter Thursday night. Screenshot</figcaption></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/09/20/can-conscience-vote-save-abs-cbn">Can &#x27;conscience vote&#x27; save ABS-CBN?</a></li></ul>ABS-CBN&#x27;s free-TV and radio broadcast have been off air since May 5, when the government issued a cease and desist order a day after the network&#x27;s franchise was left to expire despite an application first filed in Congress back in 2014.Further broadcast platforms of ABS-CBN were ordered shut in June — TVPlus and SKYdirect.On Thursday, the House Committee on Legislative Franchises held summations of the 12 panel hearings on ABS-CBN&#x27;s franchise renewal.Voting was expected after the summations, determining whether the ABS-CBN franchise bills would go through to plenary deliberations.

As of 6 p.m., #VoteYesToABSCBNFranchise was the No. 1 trending topic in the Philippines, and was in the top five of the worldwide list.

As of 6 p.m., #VoteYesToABSCBNFranchise was the No. 1 trending topic in the Philippines, and was in the top five of the worldwide list.