Philippines' Largest TV Network shut down by Duterte's Congress allies

[Sorcerer 12,526]

Allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in the House of Representatives voted on Friday to deny the renewal of ABS-CBN's broadcast franchise, affirming a government order to shut down the country's largest television network in a move critics say is a major blow to press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation.

Congress members voted against giving the company another 25-year licence to operate after a total of 12 public hearings and testimony establishing the channel had violated no legal provisions.

With the closure order, thousands of ABS-CBN employees could lose their jobs. According to ABS-CBN, it has a total of 11,000 permanent and freelance contract workers.

The Philippines has long been one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists to work. Kidnappings and murders of reporters are regular occurrences. It ranks 136th among 180 countries and territories on the Reporters Without Borders press freedom index.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/duterte-congress-allies-order-shut-philippines-abs-cbn-200710043240204.html

This is like Trump shutting down TV networks so that FOX News is the only remaining channel.

[RAMROD 117,012]

Terrible. Why did people enable him?

[DeanWinchester 41,390]

8 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Terrible. Why did people enable him?

the same way the US enables Trump

[RAMROD 117,012]

12 minutes ago, DeanWinchester said:

the same way the US enables Trump

Touché  

But Trump can't do that here, the way any Dems can't do the same to Fix, since we have First Amandement. 

[Eighteen 5,430]

9 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

But Trump can't do that here, the way any Dems can't do the same to Fix, since we have First Amandement. 

idk i've learned to never say never in regards to US politics these days. 

[RAMROD 117,012]

1 minute ago, Eighteen said:

idk i've learned to never say never in regards to US politics these days. 

 

Nothing on Amandement can be stomped away easily. Thought y'all learned already why we can't banned firearms yet.

[audrey horne 1,180]

rising dictatorships everywhere  what a time to be alive

[Eighteen 5,430]

25 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

 

Nothing on Amandement can be stomped away easily. Thought y'all learned already why we can't banned firearms yet.

we also have an amendment that supports the freedom to assemble and yet trump tear gassed peaceful protestors without much of a peep from republicans so....

[Lumiere 5,825]

WE NEED TO OUST HIM NOW