Philippines' biggest TV network stopped broadcasting
The Government of the Philippines ordered the country's largest broadcast network, ABS-CBN, to stop broadcasting immediately on Tuesday after its license expired. In a confusing scenario, during the proceedings, Philippine Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the government could issue provisional authority to allow ABS-CBN to continue broadcasting while the network waited for official legislative approval of its license
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