ABS-CBN ordered shut down today

on Tuesday, May 05, 2020
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ABS-CBN franchise was approved in 1995 by virtue of Republic Act 7966 which expired on May 4, 2020 (25 years).

Attempts to renew the franchise from 2016-2020:

House Bills: 14
Senate Bills: 3
House Joint Resolutions: 2
House Resolution: 1
TOTAL: 20

March 5, 2020
Senate Bill No. 1403 was filed by Sen. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Jr.

February 26, 2020
House Joint Resolution No. 29 was filed by Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

February 20, 2020
Senate Bill No. 1374 was filed by Sen. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Jr.

February 18, 2020
House Joint Resolution No. 28 was filed by Rep. Raul V. Del Mar

February 13, 2020
House Bill No. 6293 was filed by Rep. Loren B. Legarda

January 30, 2020
House Bill No. 6138 was filed by Rep. Mark O. Go

January 27, 2020
House Bill No. 6052 was filed by Reps. Isagani T. Zarate, Ferdinand R. Gaite, Eufemia C. Cullamat, France L. Castro, Arlene D. Brosas, and Sarah Jane I. Elago

January 6, 2020
Resolution No. 639 was filed by Representatives Edcel C. Lagman, Micaela S. Violago, Joy Myra Tambunting, Johnny Pimentel, Doy Leachon, Jocelyn Limkaichong, Emmanuel Billones, Christopher 'Kit' Belmonte, France Castro, Carlos Zarate, and Eufemia Cullamat

December 9, 2019
House Bill No. 5753 was filed by Rep. Josephine Y. Ramirez Sato

December 4, 2019
House Bill No. 5705 was filed by Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez

November 25, 2019
House Bill No. 5608 was filed by Reps. Aurelio D. Gonzales, Johnny T. Pimentel, and Paulino Salvador C. Leachon

September 2, 2019
House Bill No. 4305 was filed by Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto

August 28, 2019
Senate Bill No. 981 was filed by Sen. Ralph G. Recto

August 14, 2019
House Bill No. 3947 was filed by Rep. Sol Aragones

August 8, 2019
House Bill No. 3713 was filed by Rep. Joy Myra S. Tambunting

August 6, 2019
House Bill No. 3521 was filed by Rosemarie 'Baby' Arenas

July 29, 2019
House Bill No. 3064 was filed by Jericho Jonas B. Nograles

July 1, 2019
House Bill No. 676 was filed by Rep. Micaela S. Violago

August 30, 2018
House Bill No. 8163 was filed by Reps. Karlo Alexie B. Nograles and Jericho Jonas B. Nograles

November 10, 2016
House Bill No. 4349 was filed by Rep. Micaela S. Violago


References:

COVID-19 Coronavirus Ourbreak: ASEAN Statistics

on Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020
10:30 P.M. Philippine Standard Time

As of this posting, Malaysia has the highest number of recorded COVID-19 cases at 790, followed by Singapore (313), Indonesia (227), Thailand (212), and the Philippines (202). Brunei and Vietnam recorced 68 cases each while Cambodia has 35 cases. The remaining countries which are COVID-19-free are Myanmar and Laos. There are now 1,915 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the whole ASEAN Region.

Table 1

In terms of number of deaths, Indonesia recorded 19 deaths, followed by the Philippines at 17 deaths. The death toll in Malaysia is at 2 while there is one (1) death in Thailand. Other ASEAN countries do not have any recorded death as of this writing. The total number of deaths in ASEAN is 39.


Table 2

The Philippines has the highest mortality rate among 10 ASEAN Member-States which is 8.42%, followed by Indonesia at 8.37%. Thailand's mortality rate due to COVID-19 is 0.47% while Malaysia has 0.25% death rate. The average mortality rate in the ASEAN Region is 1.75%.

Table 3


Sources:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
ASEAN Flags Source: https://www.pngguru.com/free-transparent-background-png-clipart-kixrw
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200317-sitrep-57-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=a26922f2_4

NOTES:

Data cited in this post is solely from Worldometer, ''an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world.'' It is owned by Dadax, an independent company. According to the website, it does not have political, governmental, or corporate affiliation.


Official data can be accessed at the World Health Organization website. The latest statistics released by WHO is of March 17, 2020. To view the official results, you may download the WHO Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report – 57 at https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200317-sitrep-57-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=a26922f2_4