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Tag: ABS-CBN franchise

  • #VERAfied: Mindanao newspaper’s claim on Marcos Jr. favoring franchise renewal of ABS-CBN needs context
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mindanao newspaper’s claim on Marcos Jr. favoring franchise renewal of ABS-CBN needs context

    By VERA Files  |  May 18, 2022 11:42 AM

    Marcos did not say that he favors granting a franchise to ABS-CBN. But he did say that the media network should first resolve the issues raised against it before reapplying for a franchise at the House of Representatives’ committee on legislative franchises.

    ABS-CBN franchise, bongbong marcos

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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: VP bet Sara Duterte hindi makikialam sa pag-renew ng prangkisa ng ABS-CBN nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 04, 2022 3:10 PM

    Umiwas kamakailan si vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio na magbahagi ng kanyang opinyon sa usapin ng pag-renew ng prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. Ngunit dalawang taon na ang nakalilipas, bilang mayor ng Davao City, nagpahayag siya ng suporta para sa pinakamalaking broadcasting network sa bansa.

    ABS-CBN franchise, sara duterte

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: VP bet Sara Duterte’s hands-off stand on ABS-CBN franchise renewal needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Mar 04, 2022 2:11 PM

    Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio has recently refrained from sharing her opinion on the matter of ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal. But two years ago, as Davao City mayor, she expressed support for the country’s largest broadcasting network.

    ABS-CBN franchise, sara duterte

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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: YouTube channels WRONGLY claim Chel Diokno ‘involved’ in ABS-CBN loan debacle

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 24, 2021 9:02 PM

    Nowhere in the hearing did DBP representatives discredit the former senatorial candidate.

    ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN franchise, Chel Diokno

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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: These photos of nuns are from DIFFERENT years

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 31, 2020 9:52 AM

    The two photos show a different set of nuns in different places at different times.

    ABS-CBN franchise, nuns

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Defensor mali sa paggiit na PDRs ay katumbas ng pagmamay-ari ng mga dayuhan

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 28, 2020 1:08 PM

    Ang pag isyu ng Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDR) sa mga dayuhan ay hindi kapareho ng pagbibigay sa kanila ng aktuwal na pagmamay-ari, taliwas sa pahayag ni ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor tungkol sa pagbasura sa aplikasyon para sa prangkisa ng ABS-CBN.

    ABS-CBN franchise, PDR, Philippine Depositary Receipts

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Defensor mistakes PDRs for foreign ownership

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 28, 2020 12:19 PM

    Issuing Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) to foreigners does not equate to granting them actual ownership, contrary to a statement of ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor on the denial of ABS-CBN’s franchise bid.

    ABS-CBN franchise, PDR, Philippine Depositary Receipts

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    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sites MISLEAD by inaccurately quoting Archbishop Villegas

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 21, 2020 7:07 AM

    It twisted the clergyman’s statement about the denial of ABS-CBN’s bid for a new franchise.

    ABS-CBN franchise, Catholic Church, Socrates Villegas

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    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang susunod para sa ABS-CBN matapos mawala ang prangkisa?

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 20, 2020 5:14 PM

    Sa pangalawang pagkakataon mula noong 1972, isinara ng gobyerno ang broadcast network ABS-CBN, na mag-aalis sa trabaho ng higit sa 11,000 mga manggagawa sa panahong ang ekonomiya ng bansa ay hinahagupit ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

    ABS-CBN franchise

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    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What’s next for ABS-CBN after losing franchise bid?

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 20, 2020 4:26 PM

    For the second time since 1972, the government shut down broadcast network ABS-CBN, displacing more than 11,000 workers at a time the country is grappling with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that is taking a heavy toll on the economy.

    ABS-CBN franchise

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