THURSDAY / MARCH 12, 2o2o
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By Marl6n Ramos
@MRamosINQ
Embattled broadcast giant
ABS-CBN and its [,ooo' em-
ployees can now heave a sigh
of relief.
The National Telecommu-
iications commission (NTc)
on wednesday said it
grant a provisional license to
the network after receiving
a Senate resolution'a[o]'iirg
ABS-CBN to stay on air until
the end of the 18th Congress
on June 30, ?c22.
"We will comply with the
advice of the (Depaffment of
Justice) to issue a provisional
authoriry (to ABS-CBN) upon
receipt of the (resolutions)
would from Congress," said NTC
Deputy Commissioner Edgar-
do cabarios who personally
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"
accepted a copy of Senate Res-
olution No. 344 from Senate
Majority Leader iuan Miguel
Zubiri and other senators.
The House of Representa-
tives adopted a similar legisla-
tive measure on Tuesday.
Cabarios said the NTC will
release the temporary permit
before the expiration of ABS-
CBN'S 2s-year legislative fran-
chise on May 4. rllo