Negotiations for the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) to acquire a stake in GMA Network Inc. have collapsed anew, with PLDT Chairman Manuel Pangilinan hinting that he is getting tired of the chase.

“Our offer [to GMA] expired already. It expired in the first week of February,” Pangilinan said, adding that “a variety of reasons” led to the collapse of the talks.

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