Detained opposition senator Leila De Lima is
joining the fray regarding the shutting down of the Lopez-owned television
giant ABS-CBN following the cease and desist order issued by the National
Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
"All is not lost for ABS-CBN. There are
available legal remedies," De Lima said in a statement.
"[It will be] Another test for our
courts," she said.
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| Detained opposition senator Leila De Lima (photo credit to owner) |
Senators noted there is a loophole in the law
on how to treat a media company whose license expired while Congress is still
tackling its renewal application.
There were 8 other networks with a similar set
up as ABS-CBN was allowed to operate beyond the expiry of its franchise,while waiting for its license approval.
"The ABS-CBN forced shutdown is another
abominable illustration of the weaponization of the rule of law to serve personal
ends of vendetta and power-tripping," De Lima said.
"It breaks my heart to see that the very
same tyranny that caused the gross injustice against me finds another victim
and further erodes the democracy that we have worked so hard to
build," said the opposition senator who have been in detention since
2017 in Camp Crame in Quezon city for charges relating to masterminding the
production of illegal drugs in the national penitentiary during her stint as
Justice Secretary.
De Lima said its up to her colleagues in the
House of Representatives to save the 11,000 ABS-CBN workers by acting upon the
stations franchise renewal.
"I continue to urge my colleagues in the
legislature to put their money where their mouth is and make this happen,"
De Lima said.
"Tama na po ang salita at magtrabaho na
po tayo. Kung talagang sinusuportahan natin ang ABS-CBN, panahon na po para
dinggin ng Kongreso ang kanilang franchise renewal," she said.
(Stop talking, and start working. If we really
support ABS-CBN, it's time for Congress to pass their franchise renewal.)
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