Tag: ABS-CBN

The fact that #ABSCBN can still stream TV Patrol over the Net proves this is NOT about “press freedom”

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The fact that #ABSCBN can still stream TV Patrol over the Net proves this is NOT about “press freedom”

This tweet proves that ABS-CBN and its apologists were misleading Filipinos into thinking that their plight was an issue of “press freedom”. Kapamilya, tutok na sa @TVPatrol! ANCLivestream: https://t.co/HOpGbwLU1WFacebook: https://t.co/RtFGFiEDCwYouTube: https://t.co/dlotrnK4qHpic.twitter.com/9Xjn4nbEAE — ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) May 7, 2020 The fact is, ABS-CBN are not, in any way, being barred from delivering their content over alternative…

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The shutdown of ABS-CBN is good for Philippine society

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The shutdown of ABS-CBN is good for Philippine society

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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Entertainment, Media

The show must go on for Kim Chiu even after a near-death experience!

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The show must go on for Kim Chiu even after a near-death experience!

The Philippines’ showbiz fandom is abuzz over yesterday’s ambush of ABS-CBN mega-star Kim Chiu. Fortunately no one was hurt and it was business as usual for Chiu and her staff for the rest of the day. Some debate around the circumstances surrounding the incident, however, raised some interesting things about the latest Kapamilya drama. The…

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Crime, Entertainment

A Grace Poe presidency must be stopped from happening at all costs!

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A Grace Poe presidency must be stopped from happening at all costs!

Recent events have shown just what kind of a politician Senator Grace Poe is. She heads what is essentially an emerging powerful poltical clan and, it seems, ABS-CBN is intertwining itself into the Poe clout. This highlights just what a scary thought a Poe presidency could have been had she won the 2016 elections. Her…

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Politics

An illustrated network of relationships and family interests that bind Grace Poe to ABS-CBN

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An illustrated network of relationships and family interests that bind Grace Poe to ABS-CBN

A web of family ties and relationships past and present form a matrix of interconnection between Senator Grace Poe and embattled media conglomerate ABS-CBN. Indeed, ABS-CBN is not just a broadcast and media network, it is a political network in and of itself. Small wonder that the full might of Yellowtardom is behind ABS-CBN’s “fight”…

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Senator Franklin Drilon momentarily asleep during CNN interview with Pinky Webb

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Senator Franklin Drilon momentarily asleep during CNN interview with Pinky Webb

Watch as Opposition Senator Franklin Drilon is seen seemingly nodding off as CNN Philippines broadcast journalist Pinky Webb discusses the issues surrounding the ABS-CBN franchise renewal with him. (Video below is set to begin at the 11 min, 53 sec where the incident happens.) This puts a bit of perspective on one of the pillars…

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To prove they are GENUINE, the Opposition should focus on other issues besides Duterte

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To prove they are GENUINE, the Opposition should focus on other issues besides Duterte

The recent fiasco surrounding the handling of a Senate “inquiry” into the ABS-CBN franchise renewal issue highlights the existence of many cases of dishonesty perpetrated by government officials that the Opposition are turning a blind eye to. It is notable indeed that when awareness of the vested interests of Senator Grace Poe in ABS-CBN exploded,…

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Senator Grace Poe possibly in violation of the law due to financial interests in ABS-CBN!

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Senator Grace Poe possibly in violation of the law due to financial interests in ABS-CBN!

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…

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Crime, Government, Media

Grace Poe conflict-of-interest laid BARE in interview with Karen Davila on ABS-CBN Senate “inquiry”

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Grace Poe conflict-of-interest laid BARE in interview with Karen Davila on ABS-CBN Senate “inquiry”

It seems ABS-CBN had no choice but to face the music on the issue of the bald conflict-of-interest in Senator Grace Poe’s heading of the Senate “inquiry” into the plight of the giant media conglomerate. Poe clearly stammered her way through an interview with Davila as she defended the exercise that all but gave ABS-CBN…

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Business, Media

Grace Poe and ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak are cronies!

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Grace Poe and ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak are cronies!

A photo making the rounds on the Net shows Senator Grace Poe and her mom Susan Roces together with ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak in what looks like a social gathering. This further highlights the whole problem with the recently-concluded Senate “inquiry” into issues surrounding the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN which Poe led. She…

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