ABS-CBN shutdown 'major electoral agenda' in 2022 polls --House leaders

THE shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting network has paved the way for press freedom to be "a major electoral agenda" in the 2022 presidential elections, lawmakers said on Wednesday.

This comes a year after the media giant was ordered by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to cease operations on May 5, 2020. The NTC had reneged on its promise to lawmakers to grant ABS-CBN a provisional permit, pending the renewal of its franchise.