TIMELINE: The vote that killed ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div><em>This article is part of a series commemorating the House of Representatives&#x27; 70-11 vote on July 10, 2020 rejecting ABS-CBN&#x27;s franchise renewal.</em></div><script src="https://assets.sutori.com/frontend-assets/assets/iframeResizer.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="600" src="https://www.sutori.com/story/abs-cbn-franchise-hearings--KNQ3QzTTywVFnGE21AV4J2gL/embed" width="100%"></iframe><script src="https://assets.sutori.com/frontend-assets/assets/iframeResizer.executer.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>- With reports from Christian Esguerra and RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong><br/> </div>

<p>The denial of ABS-CBN's broadcast license is widely seen as a blow to Philippine democracy and a free press under the Duterte administration. Here's a timeline of the hearings in 2020 leading up to the media giant's shutdown. </p>

The denial of ABS-CBN's broadcast license is widely seen as a blow to Philippine democracy and a free press under the Duterte administration. Here's a timeline of the hearings in 2020 leading up to the media giant's shutdown.

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TIMELINE: The vote that killed ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid

TIMELINE: The vote that killed ABS-CBN's franchise renewal bid

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 09, 2021 05:00 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 09, 2021 05:13 PM PHT

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