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===COVID-19 pandemic and ABS-CBN shutdown=== | ===COVID-19 pandemic and ABS-CBN shutdown=== | ||
On March 13, 2020, Rodrigo Duterte ordered the lockdown of Metro Manila, that took effect on March 15, 2020, and was originally set to last until April 14, 2020. During this time, many TV stations, including ABS-CBN and GMA Network were forced to suspend the production of their entertainment shows and aired replays throughout the said period. He later declared an Enhanced Community Quarantine across all of Luzon two days later, that took effect on March 17, 2020. | |||
In 2020, Rodrigo Duterte ordered the [[mh:terribletvshows:ABS - CBN shutdown|shutting down of ABS-CBN]] as he accused it for bias without any proof and also because the network never aired his Campaign ads on 2016 Elections, On May 5, 2020 the TV Network was forced to shutdown it's free-to-air stations and two months later, the majority of the Congress (70 to reject-11 to approve) rejected it's Franchise renewal and the consequences of ABS-CBN's closure forced thousands of it's employees to move to other networks. | In 2020, Rodrigo Duterte ordered the [[mh:terribletvshows:ABS - CBN shutdown|shutting down of ABS-CBN]] as he accused it for bias without any proof and also because the network never aired his Campaign ads on 2016 Elections, On May 5, 2020 the TV Network was forced to shutdown it's free-to-air stations and two months later, the majority of the Congress (70 to reject-11 to approve) rejected it's Franchise renewal and the consequences of ABS-CBN's closure forced thousands of it's employees to move to other networks. | ||