Manila, Feb. 14 -- Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said the House of Representatives would not be able to tackle the pending bills seeking to renew ABS-CBN's franchise even until its expiry on March 30.
In an ambush interview at the sidelines of a mass wedding ceremony in Paranaque City, Cayetano said the ABS-CBN franchise renewal must be discussed "soberly and very reasonably" at the lower chamber, possibly in May when other pressing issues are dealt with and "cooler heads" take over the discussions.
"So bakit sinasabi kong hindi urgent? Don't get me wrong. Napakaimportante po ng franchise ng ABS-CBN, hindi lang sa 11,000 empleyado. Importante 'to sa buong bansa, sa demokrasya natin. Pero hindi ganun ka-urgent. Bakit? Kasi hanggang...