Vice President Leni Robredo got mad at the quo warranto petition in the Supreme Court of the Office of the Solicitor General seeking to revoke the legislative franchise of tv network giant ABS-CBN because of abuses committed.
She said:
“Panggigipit ito, ayon sa pansariling agenda ng iilan nasa poder. Samakatuwid, pang-aabuso ito ng kapangyarihan.”
In a statement, Robredo said freedom of the press is not just about freedom of speech but also about the right of the people to hear the truth to its fullest extent.
The ABS-CBN franchise is set to expire on March 30, 2020, its franchise renewal petition dating back to August 2019 pending in the House Committee on Legislative Franchises under the leadership of Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez but to this day has not acted.
March 11 is set to adjourn the session of Congress and if ABS-CBN's franchise renewal petition is not discussed, it will automatically expire.
As a result, Robredo urged the public to be wary about the harassment of the Duterte government on ABS-CBN.
“Taliwas sa karaniwang proseso ng pag-renew ng prangkisa ang nangyayari.
Panggigipit ito. Ang itanong po natin, kung nagagawa ito sa pinakamakapangyarihang network sa ating bansa, gaano pa katagal para magawa ito sa iba pang mas maliliit na network, sa mga pahayagan at istasyon ng radyo at pati sa sari-sarili nating social media feed, upang madiktahan tayo kung ano ang totoo at mahalaga. Sino ang magtatakda ng totoo? Kapag sinasamsam ng gobyerno ang kapangyarihang ito ay sinasamsam din nila ang kolektibong tungkulin nating kilatisin ang katotohanan,” paliwanag ni Robredo." Robredo explained.
Robredo also challenged lawmakers to do their job and fight for press freedom.
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