ABS-CBN Corporation expressed gratitude to House Representative Joey Salceda for filing a bill to grant the network a new 25-year legislative franchise. Salceda emphasized the importance of ABS-CBN as a news source, particularly for his constituents in Albay, and argued that a free market of ideas necessitates competition.
Broadcast media giant ABS-CBN Corporation thanked members of the House of Representatives for taking the initiative to renew its bid for a fresh legislative franchise.
“We would also like to express our sincerest thanks to Reps. Gabriel Bordado Jr., Arlene Brosas, France Castro, Raoul Manuel, Johnny Pimentel, and Rufus Rodriguez, who have previously filed similar bills,” it added.
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