According to the congressman, the station's vi0lations cannot be forgotten. “Nasa 18th Congress pa tayo, hindi pa natatapos ito. Ang napalitan lang ay ang dati nating Speaker na si Speaker Alan, at ngayon ay si Speaker Lord na. Para sa akin, ang statement ng 18th congress ay hindi na namin binigyan ng prangkisa ang ABS-CBN. Hindi naman porke napalitan ang speaker at bagong taon na tayo, ay nakalimutan na natin na ni-reject natin ang franchise ng ABS-CBN,” said Marcoleta.
Congressman Marcoleta further stressed out that ABS-CBN has many more issues that need to be answered and should not be forgotten. Some of these issues are the land occupied by ABS-CBN headquarters in Mother Ignacia St. in Quezon City.
According to Marcoleta, Abs-cbn's violati0n can reach up to 1.6 trillion.
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In a separate interview, Anakalusugan Partylist Congressman Mike Defensor stressed out that the bill for the mass media franchises should come from congress.
“Dapat manggaling muna sa amin (sa House of Representatives) at doon nila (sa Senado) tingnan kung ano ‘yong kanilang gagawin. Kasi ang hirap nung sinabi na, o mayroon na kaming bill dito hintayin na lang namin ‘yong sa Kongreso. Hindi po ganoon eh,” said Defensor.
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In the beginning of January 2021, Senator Sotto filed a bill to grant the giant media a franchise. According to the senator, the quality of programs seems to be declining due to the loss of ABS-CBN. There is also a need for competition between networks.
“I noticed TV stations have been replacing their news programs with Animes. It means competition is absent and mediocrity is creeping in because of the absence of a strong competitor like ABS-CBN,” said Sotto.
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