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Duterte to 'object' to ABS-CBN franchise renewal

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Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would &quot;object&quot; to the renewal of ABS-CBN Corp&#x27;s franchise, which will expire in 2020. The President renewed allegations from the 2016 campaign that the network did not air an ad that he paid for and instead showed a TV spot that was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/05/16/anti-duterte-ad-causes-uproar-online">critical of him</a> and was paid by his critic, Sen. Antonio Trillanes.“Hindi ko palusutin. Iyong franchise niyo matatapos. But let me ask you questions first. Kasi ako talaga mag-object na ma-renew kayo. Alam mo bakit? Magnanakaw kayo, estapador,” Duterte said. (I will not let that pass. Your franchise will end. But let me ask you questions first, because I will really object to the renewal. You know why? You are thieves.)The President mentioned ABS-CBN during a speech in Boracay, wherein he <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/18/duterte-distributes-land-to-ati-tribe-in-boracay">distributed land</a> to its original inhabitants, the Ati tribe.In the same speech, the President also spoke about his <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/08/18/duterte-says-eo-not-needed-for-no-casino-policy-in-boracay">stand against casinos</a> in Boracay, which reopened on Oct. 26 after a 6-month cleanup. Duterte also <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/18/duterte-why-would-i-kill-a-lawyer">slammed critics</a> for linking state troops to the death of a human rights lawyer in Negros Occidental last month. It was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/17/duterte-says-will-block-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal">not first time</a> that Duterte raised such allegations against ABS-CBN, the Philippines&#x27; largest media and entertainment company.House Bill No. 4349, which seeks to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise for 25 years, is pending in Congress.Duterte has also spoken against other news outlets that put out stories that are critical of him. <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/18/duterte-slams-rappler-anew-says-it-peddles-fake-news">News website Rappler</a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/27/18/ca-denies-rappler-appeal-remands-case-to-sec">battled the revocation</a> of its business papers in court and its reporter was <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/21/18/rappler-reporter-now-banned-from-entire-malacaang-complex">banned from covering</a> him from inside Palace grounds.News.abs-cbn.com is the official news website of ABS-CBN Corp.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would "object" to the renewal of ABS-CBN Corp's franchise, which will expire in 2020.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would "object" to the renewal of ABS-CBN Corp's franchise, which will expire in 2020.

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Duterte to 'object' to ABS-CBN franchise renewal

Dharel Placido,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 08, 2018 11:56 PM PHT

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Updated November 09, 2018 10:35 AM PHT

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