Claim: ABS-CBN “franchise” now owned by another broadcast outfit
Rating: FALSE
Vice Ganda erroneously claimed that another company already owned ABS-CBN’s broadcast franchise, in a widely shared clip where he answered critics of his decision to endorse opposition presidential candidate Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo.
“Para lang ho sa kaalaman ng nakararami, wala na ho kaming inaasahang prangkisa dahil ‘yung dati naming prangkisa, mayroon na hong nagmamay-ari no’n,” Vice Ganda, Jose Marie Viceral in real life, said on the noontime show “It’s Showtime!” last week.
The clip on the Jeepney TV Facebook page alone has been viewed 23,500 times.
Vice Ganda was addressing criticism that he and other ABS-CBN stars who had backed Robredo’s candidacy were only after the return of the Lopez-owned TV network’s franchise, which was thumbed down by the House of Representatives last year. The decision of the House, which is packed by allies of President Rodrigo Duterte, forced the shutdown of ABS-CBN.
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