Congressman revives bid to grant ABS-CBN new franchise

MANILA, Philippines – A ranking official of the House of Representatives filed a bill seeking to give ABS-CBN a fresh franchise, nearly five years since the chamber under the government of Rodrigo Duterte denied its bid to have its license renewed.

Ways and means chairperson Joey Salceda is not the first person to seek a new franchise for the once-media giant, but it came after a two-year lull, when the start of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration prompted some lawmakers to file...