Contracts and agreements under ABS-CBN--including employee or talent engagements and blocktime memoranda with other stations--will be scrutinized by the House Committee on Legislative Franchises after it ordered various government agencies to submit position papers and relevant documents on issues...
Held on May 29–30, 2026 at the SMX Convention Center Clark, Franchise Pinas Year 3 successfully concluded with strong participation from exhibitors, entrepreneurs, investors, and aspiring business owners, further strengthening its position as one of the growing business and franchising events in...
For three decades, Francorp Philippines has been the silent engine behind the nation’s most iconic franchise success stories like Jollibee, Goldilocks, Potato Corner, TGP, Shawarma Shack and so much more. Now, as it celebrates its 30th milestone year, the franchise powerhouse is pulling back the...
Transport group Manibela said on Thursday, April 23, that its transport strike remains in effect despite the removal of its protest centers, as members continue complying with government requirements. Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena clarified that the absence of picket lines does not signal the end...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (PPAB, Facebook) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda aired his appreciation to President Marcos after the latter reportedly signed into law one of...
President Marcos has signed into law the proposed measure that seeks to extend the franchise of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), Malacañang said. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin is seated beside President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the 9th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. (Office of the...
Senator Joel Villanueva is looking to have at least a second reading approval of Meralco’s franchise renewal before the Senate takes a break on Feb. 8. "Hopefully, I'm looking at before the break, mapasa naman ito (we can pass this) at least on second reading," he said on Thursday, Feb. 16,...
(Unsplash) Two House of Representatives members have came out to debunk the alleged franchise violations of transmission company National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Philreca Party-List Rep. Presley de Jesus and Cagayan de Oro...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Privately-owned power grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has reiterated to congressmen that it is Filipino-led company. NGCP highlighted this during...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Saying that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has been compliant with its franchise requirements, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...
Over 20 industry groups have expressed support for renewing Meralco’s franchise as the Senate deliberates on the proposed legislative measure. Senate Bill No. 2824 authored by Senator Joel Villanueva, seeks to grant Meralco a fresh 25-year authority to operate. In his sponsorship speech, the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda clarified that nobody influenced him into filing a new franchise application measure for shuttered television and radio giant ABS-CBN before the...
