Lawmakers vote down Philippine TV network

Updated July 10 2020 - 9:11pm, first published 9:09pm
Protesters have unsuccessfully pushed for the licence renewal of Philippine network ABS-CBN.
Protesters have unsuccessfully pushed for the licence renewal of Philippine network ABS-CBN.

Philippine lawmakers have voted against the renewal of a 25-year franchise for top broadcaster ABS-CBN Corp, ensuring a media conglomerate that has clashed with the country's firebrand president stays off the air indefinitely.