Shan Lawrence Medenilla Sir.

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Grade 12-Humss 2

Philippine Congress Officially Shuts Down

Leading Broadcaster

By voting not to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN, lawmakers silenced a major network that had

come under fire from President Rodrigo Duterte.

By Jason Gutierrez

July 10, 2020

MANILA — Philippine lawmakers on Friday formally shut down the country’s largest broadcast

network, the latest major blow against the news media as President Rodrigo Duterte cracks down

on outlets that have been critical of his leadership.

After 13 hearings, a committee of the House of Representatives — most of whose members are

allied with Mr. Duterte — voted by an overwhelming majority to deny ABS-CBN’s application

for renewal of its broadcast franchise. The network had been forced off the air in May, after the

franchise expired.

“We remain committed to public service, and we hope to find other ways to achieve our

mission,” said Carlo Katigbak, ABS-CBN’s president and chief executive, in a statement on

Friday. He said the network was “deeply hurt.”

The president’s spokesman, Harry Roque, sought to distance Mr. Duterte from the decision.

“The palace has maintained a neutral stance on the issue as it respects the separation of powers

between the two coequal branches of government,” he said. “Much as we want to work with the

aforesaid media network, we have to abide by the resolution of the House committee.”

Mr. Duterte has accused ABS-CBN of bias, including favoring a political opponent in the 2016

election, and had earlier warned that he would not allow the renewal of its franchise.

The president’s critics say he has gone after media outlets that closely documented his drug war,

which has left thousands of people dead since he took office in 2016.

1.Based on the article, do you think that the President did not really affected the decision of the

congress? Why or why not?

Based on my understanding, I do not believe that the President is affected by the decision if the
Congress, since most of its members are allied with Mr. Duterte, voted by an overwhelming majority to
reject the proposal for renewal of its broadcast franchise from ABS-CBN. In May, after the franchise
expired, the network was taken off the air.

2.Which dimension of power is present? Why?

The power of dimension present is the power of decision-making It is indeed that he has the
power to implement a decision, even though he knows that is not entirely the right thing to do, he did
so because he has the power to decide and give to go ahead.

3.What type of authority do you think is used? why?

The type of authority he used is Rational Legal an authority that recognizes the ideas that are
defined by set laws and people who are selected for the power position have the ability to command
their citizens under the governing rules.