Retrenched employees came with their handmade placards.
Tags: ABS-CBN shutdown
Friend of oligarchs
By DEE AYROSO
Tears, rage over massive loss of jobs at the Kapamilya network
“Ma, hanggang August 31 na lang po ako sa ABS-CBN.”
DDS-CBN
By DEE AYROSO
Denial of ABS-CBN franchise ‘tantamount to censorship’ – group
“It is clear as day that ABS-CBN is being punished for reporting and commenting on issues in a manner unacceptable to the Duterte administration.”
Gray screen
By DEE AYROSO
Employees urge lawmakers to vote ‘Yes’ to ABS-CBN’s franchise
“To our congressmen, please vote for ABS-CBN. Please vote yes for our families. I hope you will heed our calls.”
‘Anti-Terror Bill worrying’ – UN report
The report also noted that the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act which replaces the Human Security Act of 2007 “dilutes human rights safeguards, broadens the definition of terrorism and expands the period of detention without warrant from three to 14 days, extendable by another 10 days.” Related story: UN report cites impunity for human rights violations in the…
In a bid for franchise renewal, ABS-CBN debunks allegations
“ABS-CBN’s return to the Lopezes was done in accordance with the law, and that is our truth.”
First Person | Ang araw na kami’y nawala sa ere
Habang pinagninilayan ko ang mga pangyayaring ito, marahil ay bahagyang natalo ang mga Lopez ngunit mas malaki ang pinsala nito sa mga sambayanang Pilipino kasama kaming ilang libong empleyado. Ito ay dahil sa pinagdamutan na sila ng estado na makakuha ng libangan at impormasyon sa panahon na may kinakaharap na krisis ang ating bansa, lalo na sa mga komunidad na tanging ABS-CBN lang ang napapanood nila sa pamamagitan ng analog broadcast.
Bulatlatan: Lessons from fighting a dictatorship
In this Bulatlatan episode, Mrs. Edith Burgos, then general manager of Ang Pahayagang Malaya and We Forum, and son JL Burgos, journalist and filmmaker, look back at the lessons in fighting the Marcos dictatorship and call on the Filipino people to speak the truth amid the creeping tyranny.