Will a Giant Media Network sign off permanently?
By relcap23
@florelway (23339)
Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
December 13, 2019 5:20pm CST
With only a few months to go and the franchise of one of the giant Network has not been renewed it could probably sign off for good. The network got the ire of the president of the country and now he is bent on not granting the renewal of the franchise.
Should that happen I feel sad for the thousands of employees and their families.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Dec 19
I don't think that is possible if they do not renew the franchise of ABS-CBN. Even the speaker of the house, Alan Peter, said that personally he doesn't want to renew although it is congress that will decide. It is foolhardy to block the renewal, plain stupidity. That network is the biggest and it is already an industry in itself.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Dec 19
The network was closed during the Marcos regime, I hope history not repeating itself. My fear is that should Congress grant the renewal will the president sign it? Secondly granting they are renewed I believe the president will find ways to find errors in them. He is even hard on the water company owned by the family.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Dec 19
@florelway I am betting $1 that the network will be granted a franchise. From what I feel, the threat not to renew is a hint of extortion.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Dec 19
@Alexandoy knowing Tatay Digong, we just wait. Yesterday their foundation is donating some classrooms to one of our schools. I hope should the network close, forbid it, the foundation continues.
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Dec 19
@DianneN that network was actually closed in the early 70's and came back to air when a new president took over in 1986. We hope history not repeating itself. Looks like they always have the ire of somebody in power.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Dec 19
@DianneN my concern goes to the ordinary workers. I don't care about the actors the network kept as they can always find their ways somewhere.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 Dec 19
With a few months to go, we can only hope everything will turn out good.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
15 Dec 19
@florelway I have read of an earthquake in your country, are you safe?
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Dec 19
Just hoping everything turns out well.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Dec 19
@LadyDuck yes we are safe but my most places in our area felt it. Have no updates on the hard hit areas.
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@thelme55 (79309)
• Germany
15 Dec 19
@florelway Well, we´ll see what will happen.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Dec 19
@thelme55 that's true, we will just wait for updates.
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@yoalldudes (35030)
• Philippines
14 Dec 19
It sounds unbelievable right? Like I can't a grip that it is really happening, or the possibility of it.
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@yoalldudes (35030)
• Philippines
15 Dec 19
@florelway That sounds ominous to me. But I hope not.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Dec 19
@yoalldudes we'll see how they will deal with it.
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Dec 19
We can only wait. If it's not renewed it's repeating history, they went off air in the 70's.
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 Dec 19
It happens all the tijme over here
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
14 Dec 19
I hope they get the renewal in few days dear
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Dec 19
It's power play we will just watch and see.
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